"The efficient detection, investigation and punishment of conduct
- making the best use of agency resources"
Day 1 - Tuesday, October 5th (agencies only)
Plenary Session 1 : Cartel Awareness, Outreach and Compliance
Moderator :
Ana Maria Melo Netto
Head of the Competition Division
Secretariat of Economic Law (Brazil)
Ministry of Justice
Speakers :
Assistant Chief
National Criminal Enforcement Section
United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Director General
Investigation Bureau
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Director of Studies, Competition Law
Course Director, Juris Doctor Program
Melbourne Law School
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Plenary Session II : Ex Officio Detection (Complaints, Informants and other Detection Methods)
Moderator :
Paul Malric-Smith
Acting Director, Cartels Directorate
DG Competition
European Commission
Speakers :
André Andeweg
Unit Manager Agriculture
Manufacturing and Construction Industry Competition Department
The Netherlands Competition Authority
Director General
Cartel and Interstate Commerce Investigations Division
Mexican Federal Competition Commission
Major Case Director and Strategic Policy Advisor
Criminal Matters Brancht
Competition Bureau Canada
Simultaneous Breakout Sessions Related to Investigations (5 rooms)
Session 1: Cartel Awareness and Outreach
Moderators :
Abdulgani Gungordu
Senior Competition Expert
Turkish Competition Authority
Scott Gregson
Group General Manager
Enforcement Operations
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Session 2: Detecting, Selecting and Prioritizing Cases
Moderators :
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Criminal Matters Branch
Competition Bureau Canada
Advisor to the Chairman
Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
Session 3: Managing the Investigation and Team
Moderators :
Director, Division I, Investigation Bureau
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Chief Advisor
Enforcement Branch
New Zealand Commerce Commission
Session 4: Sourcing Evidence Efficiently
Moderators :
Mohammad Reza
Head of Investigation Bureau
Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition, Indonesia (KPPU)
Eksteen Maritz
Case Officer
Cartels Division
Irish Competition Authority
Session 5: Information Sharing and Cooperation During Investigations
Moderators :
Stephen Blake
Director
Cartels and Criminal Enforcement
UK Office of Fair Trading
Peter Langkjaer
Head of Division, Cartels
Danish Competition Authority
Plenary Session III : Reporting Back on Breakout Sessions
[ Breakout Session Moderators ]
Day 2 - Wednesday, October 6th (agencies and NGAs)
Plenary Session IV : Investigating International Cartels
Moderator :
Scott Hammond
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement
United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Speakers :
Sari Suurnakki
Deputy Head of Unit, Cartels Directorate
DG Competition
European Commission
Robert Russell
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
Canadian NGA
Akinori Yamada
Director General, Criminal Investigation Department
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Plenary Session V : The Decision to Request Leniency / Immunity
Moderator :
Gary R. Spratling
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
US NGA
Speakers :
Marc Hansen
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
EC NGA
Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Japan NGA
Timothy J. Smith
Squire Sanders & Derraik
Brazilian NGA
Simultaneous Breakout Sessions Related to Plenary V (5 rooms)
Breakout Session #1 (mix of NGAs and agencies)
Moderators :
Amilcar Peredo
Basham, Ringe y Correa, SC
Mexican NGA
Stanislas Martin
Deputy General Rapporteur
Autorit de la concurrence France
Breakout Session #2 (mix of NGAs and agencies)
Moderators :
Cormac Keating
Manager
Cartels Division
Irish Competition Authority
Tsutomu (Riki) Nakato
Partner, Hibiya Sogo Law Office Japan NGA
Breakout Session #3 (mix of NGAs and agencies)
Moderators :
Andreas Keidel
Administrator, Cartels Directorate
DG Competition
European Commission
Ray Hartwell
Partner, Hunton & Williams
US NGA
Breakout Session #4 (agencies only)
Moderators :
Katsunori Inaguma
Director, Information Analysis Office, Investigation Bureau
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Michele Casagrande
Administrator, Cartels Directorate
DG Competition
European Commission
Breakout Session #5 (agencies only)
Moderators :
Giovanni Napolitano
Director of International Affairs
Italian Competition Authority
Hiroo Iwanari
Director, Division IV, Investigation Bureau
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Plenary Session VI : Reporting Back on Breakout Sessions (mixed sessions only)
[ Breakout Session Moderators ]
Day 3 - Thursday, October 7th (agencies and NGAs)
3 Simultaneous mini Plenary Sessions
Mini Plenary I: Prosecutions
Moderator / Speaker :
Peter Renehan
Special Counsel
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Speakers :
David Rawlings
Deputy Director
Cartels and Criminal Enforcement
UK Office of Fair Trading
John Dixon
Crown Prosecutor for the New Zealand Commerce Commission
Mini Plenary II: Case Resolutions
Moderator / Speaker :
Head of Cartel Unit
Hungarian Competition Authority
Speakers :
Director General
Swedish Competition Authority
Partner, Blake Dawson
Australian NGA
Mini Plenary III: Settlements and Sentencing
Moderator / Speaker :
Head of Unit, Cartels Directorate
DG Competition
European Commission
Speakers :
Katharina Krauss
Head of the Special Unit for Combating Cartels
Bundeskartellamt Germany
Jim Marshall
Senior Counsel
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Simultaneous Breakout Sessions Related to the Mini Plenary Sessions (5 rooms)
Session 1: Preparing Evidence for Presentation at Trial (agencies only)
Moderators :
Katharina Krauss
Head of the Special Unit for Combating Cartels
Bundeskartellamt Germany
Cristina Marelim Vianna
Federal Prosecutor
Brazil
Session 2: Preparing Evidence for Presentation at Trial(mix of NGAs and agencies)
Moderators :
Kimberly A. Justice
Trial Attorney, Philadelphia Field Office
United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Madeleine Renaud
Partner, McCarthy Tetrault
Canadian NGA
Session 3: Preparing Evidence for Presentation atAdministrative Hearings (agencies only)
Moderators :
Mervin Dorasamy
Senior Legal Counsel
Competition Commission South Africa
Felipe Irarrazabal
Head of Agency
FNE Chile
Session 4: Settlements and Alternative Case Resolutions- benefits / appropriateness;how to decide (mix of NGAs and agencies)
Moderators :
Director of the Secretariat
Swiss Competition Commission
Michal Cohen
Deputy Legal Advisor
Israel Antitrust Authority
Session 5: Settlements and Alternative Case Resolutions- benefits / appropriateness;how to decide (agencies only)
Moderators :
Diyaa Atiya
Market Monitor Manager
Egyptian Competition Authority
Hanna Lekas
Head of Divison
Swedish Competition Authority
Concluding Remarks and Completion of Feedback Forms
Speakers :
John Pecman
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition
Criminal Matters Branch
Competition Bureau Canada
SG-2 Co-Chair
Marcus Bezzi
Executive General Manager
Enforcement and Compliance Division
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
SG-2 Co-Chair
Paul Malric-Smith
Acting Director, Cartels Directorate
DG Competition
European Commission
Cartel Working Group Co-Chair
