SCHEDULE
September 15, 2023
9:30 am - 10:00 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE/TEA
10:00 am - 10:30 am
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Abha YADAV, Assistant Professor of Law & Faculty Conference Coordinator, NLU Delhi
Harpreet KAUR, Professor of Law & Registrar, NLU Delhi
10:30 am - 11:00 am
OPENING KEYNOTE & INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Ravneet KAUR, Chairperson, CCI
11:00 am - 11:15 am
INTRODUCTORY KEYNOTE
M.S. SAHOO, Distinguished Professor, National Law University Delhi and Former Chairperson, IBBI
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Shaping India's Digital Competition Landscape: Exploring the
Need, Design, and Impact of Digital Competition Law on Innovation in India
Navneet SHARMA, Director General, CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition
Meghna BAL, Head of Research & Fellow, Esya Centre
Oles ANDRIYCHUK, Professor, Newcastle University Law School
Nishant CHADHA, Visiting Faculty of Economics, India Development Foundation and Ashoka University
Moderator: Aparajita BHATT, Assistant Professor of Law, NLU Delhi
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch break
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Importance of Economic Analysis in Competition Cases and How India Can Make Use of Economic Analysis in Competition Cases
M.S. SAHOO, Distinguished Professor, National Law University Delhi and Former Chairperson, IBBI
Geeta GOURI, former Member, CCI
Rahul RAI, Partner, Axiom 5 Law Chambers
Benoît DURAND, Partner, RBB Economics
Moderator: Rahul SINGH, Associate Professor, NLSIU
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
COFFEE BREAK
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Crafting Effective Remedies: Insights from Commitments, Settlements, and Global Best Practices
Dhanendra KUMAR, Former Chairperson, CCI
Sachin GOYAL, Joint Director, CCI
Seema GAUR, Former Principal Economic Adviser, Government of India
Moderator: Ritu GUPTA, Professor of Law, NLU Delhi
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
COFFEE BREAK
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Refining Fine Guidelines: Proportionality, Mitigating Circumstances, and Unintended Consequences in Leniency-Plus Regime
Bhawna GULATI, Joint Director, CCI
Avirup BOSE, Professor of Competition Law and Policy, Jindal Global Law School
Shilpi BHATTACHARYA, Professor, Jindal Global Law School
Ram Kumar POORNACHANDRAN, Senior Partner, AZB & Partners
Moderator: Abha YADAV, Assistant Professor of Law & Faculty Conference Coordinator, NLU Delhi
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Wrap Up
Abha YADAV, Assistant Professor of Law & Faculty Conference Coordinator, NLU Delhi
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Closing Reception