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Monday, 30.11.2015

Welcome Reception for International Participants

Tuesday, 01.12.2015

10:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Mr. Paul Linnarz, Regional Representative for Economic Policy, Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung
• Mr. Thomas Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN CSR-Network, Singapore

10:20 Keynote: Welfare Effects of Competition Policy: Consumer Welfare and Competitiveness

• Prof. Dr. Andre Schmidt, Chair of Macroeconomics and International Economics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany

• Mr. Henry J. Schumacher, Executive Director, ECCP, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines

Coffee Break

11:30 Podium Discussion: Competition Culture: An Institutional Framework for an Effective Protection of Competition

• Prof. Dr. Madan Kumar Dahal, Chairman, Mega Bank Nepal Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
• Ms. Ruhi Murshid Ahmed, Head of CSR, PR & Communications, BSRM Group of Companies, Bangladesh
• Dr. Edilberto C. de Jesus, Professor Emeritus, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
• Mr. Shihar Aneez, Correspondent Sri Lanka and Maldives, Thomson Reuters, Sri Lanka
• Moderator: Mr. Alastair Carthew, Phuket News, Journalist
• Q&A

Lunch

14:00 The EU Competition Law – Practice - Experience

• Building Regional Competition Policy in ASEAN: Lessons from the European Competition Network
• Dr. Alexandr Svetlicinii, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China

• Podium Discussion: The EU & ASEAN Competition Law – Practice - Experience
• Mr. Meng Songkheang, Official of Legal Affairs Department, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia
• Prof. Dr. Andre Schmidt, Chair of Macroeconomics and International Economics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
• Dr. Alexandr Svetlicinii, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China

• Moderator: Mr. Alastair Carthew, Phuket News, Journalist
• Q&A

Coffee Break

16:00 Challenges for Competition Policy in the Upcoming Years

• FTAs, Competition Policy and Trade Policy in the ASEAN region and consequences for Europe
• Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer, Former Vice-President, Kiel Institute for World Economy, Germany

• Podium Discussion
• Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer, Former Vice-President, Kiel Institute for World Economy, Germany
• Mr. Henry J. Schumacher, Executive Director, ECCP, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
• Mr. Martin Schulz, Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute, Japan

• Moderator: Mr. Sam Lee, CEO, InnoCSR, South Korea
• Q&A

17:30 Closing Remarks

• Ms. Gisela Elsner, Head of the Rule of Law Programme Asia, Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung

Wednesday, 02.12.2015

09:00 Welcome Remarks & Wrap-up of previous findings

• Mr. Paul Linnarz, Regional Representative for Economic Policy, Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung

09:20 Country Reports: Part 1

• Mr. Sam Lee, CEO, InnoCSR, South Korea
• Mr. Martin Schulz, Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute, Japan
• Prof. Dr. Madan Kumar Dahal, Mega Bank Nepal Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
• Prof. Suthiphand Chirathivat, Chairman, Chula Global Network, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• Moderator: Mr. Edi Utama, Editor-In-Chief, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

Coffee Break

11:20 Country Reports: Part 2

• To Compete or not Compete – Regulatory Competition and its Limits
• Prof. Christian Hofmann, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

• Podium Discussion
• Dr. Charit Tingsabadh, Acting Director, Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• Ms. Huynh Minh Ha, Deputy Director, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Mr. Posh Raj Pandey, Executive Chairman, South Asia Watch on Trade, Nepal

• Moderator: Mr. Edi Utama, Editor-In-Chief, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

12:50 Closing Remarks

• Mr. Paul Linnarz, Regional Representative for Economic Policy, Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung

Farewell Luncheon