"Competition Policy in Regulated Sectors" - 2007 Conference

The 2007conference was held in partnership with the Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy, City University, London. Where possible, papers and presentations are available below.

 

'Market Investigations in regulated sectors' (slides) - John Davies - Chief Economist, Competition Commission

 

'Competition, Regulation and Market References - UK airports' (slides) - Tony Donaldson - Director of Economics,

Office of Fair Trading

 

'Albion water and the ECPR' (slides) - George Yarrow - Director, Regulatory Policy Institute

 

'Energy Market Manipulation: Case Studies from the United States experience' (slides) (paper) - Mary Anne

Mason - Partner, Hogan & Hartson

 

'Policing wholesale energy markets: Reflections from GB experience' (slides) - Stephen Smith -Managing Director

Markets, Ofgem

 

'Slots at Congested Airports: The Limitations of Competition Law' (paper) - John Pheasant - Partner, Hogan &

Hartson

 

'Franchised Passenger Services and 'excessive' pricing' (slides) - Annette Egginton - Head of Competition Policy,

Office of Rail Regulation

 

'Margin Squeeze and the BT/Wanadoo case' (slides) - Paolo Palmigiano - Head of Competition and Regulatory

Law, BT Group

 

'The abuse of 'Margin Squeeze' under Article 82 of the EC Treaty and its application to new and emerging markets'

(paper) - Paolo Palmigiano - Head of Competition and Regulatory Law, BT Group

 

'Openreach and the BT Undertakings' (slides) - Steve Unger - Director of Competition Policy, Ofcom

 

'The use of Competition Law powers for Regulatory purposes' (paper) - John Temple Lang - Cleary Gottlieb Steen

& Hamilton LLP

 

 

SPEAKERS

John Davies - Chief Economist, Competition Commission

Tony Donaldson - Director of Economics, Office of Fair Trading

Annette Egginton - Head of Competition Policy, Office of Rail Regulation

Michael Grenfell - Partner (competition, regulatory, EU), Norton Rose, London

Dr. Frank Maier-Rigaud - Economist, DG Competition (Policy), European Commission

Mary Anne Mason - Partner, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C

Paolo Palmigiano - Head of Competition and Regulatory Law, BT Group

John Pheasant - Partner, Hogan & Hartson, London

Steve Smith - Managing Director, Markets, Ofgem

John Temple Lang - Consultant, Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton LLP, Brussels

Steve Unger - Director of Competition Policy, Ofcom

Dr. Mark Williams - Director, NERA Economic Consulting, London and Brussels

Sean Williams - Executive Director of Markets and Projects, Office of Fair Trading

Prof. George Yarrow - Director, Regulatory Policy Institute

 

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