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CRESSE CONFERENCE,

SUMMER SCHOOL,

LAWYERS‟ COURSE,

ADVANCED SHORT COURSES &

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME (CALEP)

www.cresse.info

on Competition Policy and Regulation

Sponsors

Sponsors of the latest CRESSE events:

Platinum sponsors (in alphabetic order)

Gold Sponsors (in alphabetic order)

Other Sponsors (in alphabetic order)

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Who We Are

CRESSE is a Network of academics and of professionals, practicing in Competition or Regulatory Authorities, Consultancies and Legal Practices, with

an interest in Competition Policy and Sectoral Regulation.

The main objectives of CRESSE are:

I. To organize an annual Conference in which the latest research in the areas of Competition and Regulation is presented and discussed;

II. To organize an annual Summer School in which Visiting Faculty from a large number of European and US Universities, deliver high

quality training to practitioners of competition policy and sectoral regulation that wish to be acquainted with the new economic literature

and the recent legal developments;

III. To organize an annual Lawyers‟ Course in which a Course on "The Role of Economics in Competition Law and Practice" is

taught by some of the foremost competition economists in the world and is targeted to legal experts (lawyers, enforcers or judges)

practicing in competition law or in another field of law in which knowledge of economics is helpful;

IV. To organize Advanced Short Courses targeted to the more experienced professionals working in competition authorities or

regulatory bodies or in consultancy companies who are trained in economics at undergraduate and postgraduate level;

V. To co-organize with OECD an annual Executive Programme (CALEP) targeted to the Heads of Competition Agencies, the

Commissioners, the Board Members and the Senior Officials (Directors General and other high-level officers) of Competition Agencies

throughout the world, with courses in competition economics, law and management taught by leading experts with deep expertise and vast

practical experience in competition law and its enforcement from both the academia and from the private and public sector;

VI. In cooperation with Competition Authorities and universities throughout the world, to disseminate research and contribute to the

public debate in the areas of competition policy and regulation through the organization of Summer Schools, Review Workshops, Round

Tables and Conferences.

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Scientific Committee

Prof. Thomas Ross (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia) has been a member of the Scientific Committee since 2014 and also a Lawyers‟ Course Lecturer.

CRESSE was initiated and founded by Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos in 2005.

Prof. Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business) has been in charge of organizing the CRESSE annual events

since its founding. He acts as the Chairman and Coordinator of the Scientific Committee.

Other Members of Scientific Committee*:

Prof. Joe Harrington (Business Economics and Public Policy Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

has been a member of the Scientific Committee and also a Summer School Lecturer since 2010.

Prof. Patrick Rey (Toulouse School of Economics (IDEI and GREMAQ)) has been a member of the Scientific Committee

since 2006 and also a Lawyers‟ Course Lecturer.

Prof. David Ulph (University of St Andrews) has been a member of the Scientific Committee since 2006.

Prof. Pierre Regibeau (currently Chief Economist, DGCOMP) has been a member of the Scientific Committee

and also a Summer School Lecturer since 2006.

* Prof. Massimo Motta (Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and former Chief Economist DG COMP, EC) was a member of the Scientific Committee from

2006 to 2010.

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Prof. Leslie Marx (Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business) has been a member of the Scientific Committee

since 2019.

Advisory Board

The Board consists of individuals of outstanding reputation in Competition Law and Policy.

The Members of the Board are:

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Dr. Cristina Caffarra (Charles River Associates)

Prof. Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School; Chairman, OECD Competition Committee)

Prof. William Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School, former Federal Trade Commission Chairman)

Prof. Fiona M. Scott Morton (Yale School of Management)

Prof. Aviv Nevo (The Wharton School and Dept. of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, former Chief Economist at Antitrust Division of Dept. Of Justice)

Prof. Howard Shelanski (Georgetown University, formerly Director of the Bureau of Economics at the U.S. FTC and

Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs)

CRESSE

Associates CRESSE Associates is an international network of prominent scholars, policy makers and practitioners in competition policy

and regulation that are involved in the Summer School, the Lawyers‟ Course and / or the Conference as regular participants and

provide a channel between CRESSE and the academic, policy and consultancy community.

CRESSE Associates (Academics – Economists): Prof. Volker Nocke (UCLA, University of Mannheim and CEPR)

Prof. Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim)

Prof. Michele Polo (Università Bocconi)

Prof. Eduardo Pontual Ribeiro (Instituto de Economia, Federal

University of Rio de Janeiro)

Prof. Maarten Pieter Schinkel (University of Amsterdam)

Prof. Giancarlo Spagnolo (SITE – Stockholm School of Economics)

Prof. Yossi Spiegel (Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University)

Prof. Rune Stenbacka (Hanken)

Prof. Guofu Tan (University of Southern California)

Prof. Tommaso Valletti (Chief Economist, DG COMP, EC)

Prof. Frank Verboven (KU Leuven)

Prof. Thibaud Vergé (ENSAE ParisTech)

Prof. Nikolaos Vettas (Athens University of Economics and Business and

IOBE)

Prof. Glen Weyl (Microsoft Research)

Prof. Julian Wright (National University of Singapore)

Prof. Guangliang Ye (Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and

Finance, Renmin University of China)

Prof. John Asker (University of California, Los Angeles)

Prof. Heski Bar-Isaac (Rotman School of Management, University of

Toronto)

Prof. Gregory Crawford (University of Zurich)

Prof. Claude Crampes (Toulouse School of Economics)

Prof. Vincenzo Denicolò (University of Leicester)

Prof. Federico Etro (Università Ca‟Foscari Venezia)

Prof. Amelia Fletcher (University of East Anglia)

Prof. Chiara Fumagalli (Università Bocconi)

Prof. Neil Gandal (Tel Aviv University)

Proh. Christos Genakos (Cambridge Judge Business School, Athens

University of Economics and Business)

Prof. Elisabetta Iossa (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Prof Katerina Kyriazidou (Athens University of Economics and

Business)

Prof. Kai -Uwe Kühn (University of East Anglia, Former Chief Economist

DG COMP, EC)

Prof. Peter Møllgaard (Copenhagen Business School)

Prof. Juan-Pablo Montero (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile))

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CRESSE

Associates

CRESSE Associates (Law, Policy and Practice):

Mr. Tembinkosi Bonakele (South African Competition Commission)

Dr. Jet Deng (Dentons Beijing)

Mr. John Davies (Compasslexecon)

Dr. Eliana Garces (Facebook)

Prof. Damien Geradin (The University of Melbourne)

Prof. Ioannis Kokkoris (University of Reading)

Dr. Assimakis Komninos (White and Case Law Firm)

Prof. Ioannis Lianos (UCL Centre for Law)

Dr. Frank P. Maier-Rigaud (NERA Economic Consulting)

Prof. Philip Marsden (Deputy Chairman, Competition and Markets Authority)

Dr. Libert Mncube (South African Competition Commission)

Dr. Dan O' Brien (Compass Lexecon)

Dr. Jorge Padilla (Compass Lexecon)

Dr. Ana Sofia Rodrigues (Portuguese Competition Authority)

Prof. Daniel Sokol (University of Florida)

Prof. Dimitris Tzouganatos (Tzouganatos and Partners Law Firm)

Dr. Keith Waehrer (Bates White)

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CRESSE

Conference

CRESSE Conferences provide an annual forum for the presentation of the latest ideas in Competition and/or Sectoral

Regulation.

The primary objective is to give the opportunity for the presentation of high quality academic research both through the

presentation and discussion of recent individual papers and through Keynote Lectures by leading internationally

recognized academics that provide more wide-ranging perspectives on specific topics.

A second objective is to provide an opportunity for academics (economists, legal experts) to meet and exchange ideas

with policy makers and practitioners – particularly representatives from Competition Agencies, consultancies and developing

countries. An important vehicle for doing this is the organization of Special Policy Sessions/Round Tables bringing

together academics, policy makers and consultants to discuss specific highly topical issues of Competition Policy.

CRESSE 2019 moment, Special

Keynote Lecture by F. Scott

Morton on Competition in Digital

Platforms: A strong economics

approach

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Latest CRESSE (2019) Conference

Keynote Speakers

COMPETITION POLICY KEYNOTE LECTURE by Prof. Richard Gilbert (University of California Berkeley)

on Competition Policy for Innovation

JJ LAFFONT KEYNOTE LECTURE by Prof. Robert Porter (Northwestern University, Co-Director, Center for the Study of

Industrial Organization)

on Mergers and Coordinated Effects

LAWYERS‟ KEYNOTE LECTURE by Prof. Kathryn Fenton (Jones Day) & Prof. Bill Kovacic (The George

Washington University Law School)

on It’s Not Over Until It’s Over: Who Can (and Should) Enforce Competition Laws

SPECIAL KEYNOTE LECTURE by Prof. Fiona Scott Morton (Yale School of Management)

on Competition in Digital Platforms: A strong economics approach

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Past CRESSE Conference

Keynote Speakers 9

Prof. Carl Shapiro (University of California at Berkeley)

Prof. Louis Kaplow (Harvard Law School)

Prof. William Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School)

Prof. Aviv Nevo (Northwestern University)

Prof. William Rogerson (Northwestern University)

Prof. Daniel Sokol (University of Florida, Levin College of Law)

Prof. Jean Tirole (Nobel Laureaute 2014, Toulouse School of Economics)

Prof. Ariel Pakes (Harvard University)

Prof. Hal Varian (University of California at Berkeley)

CRESSE 2018

CRESSE 2017

CRESSE 2016

CRESSE 2015

Prof. Dennis Carlton (The University of Chicago Booth School of Business)

Prof. Sir John Vickers (University of Oxford)

Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp (University of Pennsylvania Law School)

Dr. David Evans (Chairman of Global Economics Inc.)

Dr. Prof. Eleanor Fox (New York University School of Law)


Keynote Speakers

CRESSE 2014

CRESSE 2013

CRESSE 2012

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CRESSE 2011

Prof. Michael Riordan (Columbia University)

Prof. Luis Cabral (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Prof. Michael Katz (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley)

Prof. Xavier Vives (IESE Business School, University of Navarra)

Prof. Joe Farrell (University of California, Berkeley)

Prof. Massimo Motta (Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and Former

Chief Economist, DG COMP, EC)

Prof. Jacques Cremer (IDEI and University of Toulouse I)

Prof. Michael D. Whinston (Northwestern University)


Keynote Speakers

Prof. Jonathan Baker (American University, Washington College of Law)

Prof. Mark Armstrong (University College London)

CRESSE 2007

CRESSE 2009

CRESSE 2008

CRESSE 2010

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Prof. Joe Harringon (Business Economics and Public Policy Department, The

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

Prof. Paul Klemperer (Oxford University)

Prof. William Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School)

Prof. Richard Schmalensee (MIT Sloan School of Management)

Prof. Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School)

Prof. Martin Cave (Warwick Business School, University of Warwick)

Prof. Martin Hellwig (Max Planck Institute for Research of Collective

Goods)


Keynote Speakers

Prof. Patrick Rey (Toulouse School of Economics)

CRESSE 2006

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Latest CRESSE (2019) Conference

Invited Speakers

Prof. John Kwoka (Northeastern University)

on Reviving Merger Control

Prof. Xavier Vives (IESE Business School)

on Common Ownership, Market Power and Innovation

CRESSE 2019 Conference, Invited Speaker X. Vives

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Some Recent CRESSE Conference

Special Policy Sessions & Panelists

Perspectives and Developments on Merger Control

Gregory S. Crawford (University of Zurich and CEPR)

Luke Froeb (Federal Trade Commission)

Kai-Uwe Kuhn (University of East Anglia, Brattle)

Ana Sofia Rodrigues (Portuguese Competition Authority)

Keith Waehrer (Bates White) – Session Chair

Common Ownership, Market Power and Innovation

Neil Campbell (McMillan LLP)

Roy Rosenberg (Senior Vice President, Compass Lexecon)

Antonio Gomes (OECD)

Oliver Latham (Charles River Associates)

Fiona Scott Morton (Yale School of Management)

Giancarlo Spagnolo (SITE, Tor Vergata, EIEF & CEPR)

Yossi Spiegel (Tel Aviv University) – Session Chair

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CRESSE 2019 Special Policy Session on Common Ownership, Market Power

and Innovation: (From Left to right) F. Scott Morton, A. Gomes, Y. Spiegel, G.

Spagnolo, N. Campbell, O. Latham, R. Rosenberg

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Enforcement Developments in Digital Markets in BRICS

Svetlana Avdasheva (National Research University Higher School of Economics,

Moscow)

Tembinkosi Bonakele (Competition Commission of South Africa)

Yang Gui (SAMR, Beijing)

Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School)

William Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School) - Session Chair

Augustine Peter (Former Member, CCI)

Eduardo Pontual Ribeiro (Institute of Economics, Universidade Federal do Rio de

Janeiro (UFRJ))

Di Xiao (SAMR, Beijing)

Cryptocurrencies: What are the regulatory issues?

Neil Gandal (Tel Aviv University) - Session Chair

Joshua Gans (Rotman University of Toronto)

Sarit Markovich (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)

Pierre Régibeau (Charles River Associates)


Special Policy Sessions & Panelists

Dealing with the digitalization of economies: should the

enforcement rules be changed and how?

Cristina Caffarra (Charles River Associates)

Jacques Crémer (Toulouse School of Economics, University of Toulouse

Capitole) - Session Chair

Amelia Fletcher (University of East Anglia)

Hans Friederiszick (E.CA Economics)

Tommaso Valletti (Chief Economist, DG Comp, European Commission)

CRESSE 2019 Special Policy Session on Dealing with the digitalization of

economies: should the enforcement rules be changed and how?: (From Left to

right) T. Valletti, C. Caffarra, J. Crémer, F. Scott, A. Fletcher, H. Friederszick


Special Policy Session & Panelists 16

Lessons from the EU and US Google and Qualcomm cases

Cristina Caffarra (Charles River Associates) - Session Chair

Guilio Federico (Head of Unit, CET, DG Competition European Commission)

Richard Gilbert (University of California Berkeley)

Kirti Gupta (Qualcomm Inc.)

Miguel de la Mano (Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon)

Peter Davis (Cornerstone Research)

Keith Weahrer (Bates White LLC)

The role of Industrial Policy in Competition Law

Enforcement: Lessons from Siemens/ Alstom

Tembinkosi Bonakele (Competition Commission of South Africa)

Kai-Uwe Kuhn (University of East Anglia, Brattle)

Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim and MaCCI)

Maarten Pieter Schinkel (University of Amsterdam)

Patrick Rey (Toulouse School of Economics, University of Toulouse Capitole,

IDEI and GREMAQ) - Session Chair

Tommaso Valletti (Chief Economist, DG Comp, European Commission)

James Venit (Dentons)

Developments in Exploitative Practices Enforcement

Matthew Bennett (Vice President, Charles River Associates)

John Davies (Compass Lexecon) - Session Chair

Max Engels (Bundeskartellamt)

Eliana Garces ( Director for Economic Policy, Facebook)

Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School)

Massimo Motta (Barcelona Graduate School of Economics)

CRESSE 2019 Special Policy Session on The role of Industrial Policy in Competition Law

Enforcement: Lessons from Siemens/ Alstom: (From Left to right) J. Venit, T. Valletti,

M.P. Schinkel, P. Rey, T. Bonakele, K.U. Kuhn

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Testimonies 17

CRESSE 2019 Conference moments: R. Gilbert

“The conference was again excellent and could well

have been the strongest one yet. The panels were

cutting edge and populated with terrific people, and

the quality of the contributed sessions was very good

and continues to improve. We’ve gotten to the point

that it’s difficult to find a time to take a break

because there is always an interesting session.

Prof. Joseph E. Harrington, Jr.

(The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

CRESSE 2019 Conference moments: R. Porter

“Dear Yannis,

I did, as always, enjoy the event . As you know I have

always found the format particularly good and unique

and the large number of excellent academics that

regularly attend is a testament to that.”

Prof. Kai-Uwe Kühn

(University of East Anglia, Former Chief Economist DG COMP,

EC)

“What a great conference. My feedback to

our team was that it continues to be a great

conference (I came a few years ago) and

that we should definitely continue to help

support it next year if we can.”

Dr. Peter Davis

(Cornerstone Research)

“Thank you so much for a terrific

conference. I had a great time, and

learned so much"

Prof. Luke Froeb

(Federal Trade Commission)

“Thanks Yannis for a

wonderful event!”

Dr. Eliana Garces

(Facebook)

“I wanted to thank you again for a

wonderful event. Great content and fantastic

atmosphere. It is very valuable what you do

for the community. Great pleasure to have

been part of it again”

Prof. Maarten Pieter Schinkel

(University of Amsterdam)

“Just wanted to thank you for the invitation to be

part of this great event. It was a real pleasure

and I want to congratulate you for what you put

together! Many thanks!”

Dr. Ana Sofia Rodrigues

(Portuguese Competition Authority)

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CRESSE 2018 Conference moments: J. Vickers.

“It was a pleasure to participate. Thank you for

inviting me. A very impressive gathering”

Prof. John Vickers

(University of Oxford , CRESSE 2018 Keynote Speaker)

CRESSE 2018 Conference moments: D. Carlton.

“Thanks for inviting me and for your hospitality. You

are to be congratulated for putting together an

impressive conference.”

Prof. Dennis Carlton

(The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, CRESSE

2018 Keynote Speaker)

“This is the best it's ever been. Really.

What a great event! …Thank you

again so much for the fantastic CRESSE

event, the best academic conference in

Europe in my view"

Cristina Caffarra

(Vice-President, Head of European

Competition Practice, Charles River Associates

“It was great being back once again at CRESSE. The conference was great,

and the "social programme" just as good!”

Prof. Massimo Motta

(Barcelona Graduate School of Economics,

Former Chief Economist DG COMP, EC)

“It was both rewarding and enjoyable. You did a

great job.

Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp

(University of Pennsylvania Law School, CRESSE 2018

Keynote Speaker)

“Hi Yannis, thanks again for having me. I thought the conference

was excellent. You’ve really done an amazing job at developing

CRESSE…..”

Dr. David Evans (Chairman of Global Economics Inc, CRESSE 2018 Keynote Speaker)

“Thanks again for running a terrific

conference...“

Prof. Michael Whinston

(Northwestern University and NBER,

CRESSE 2011 Keynote Speaker)

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Testimonies

“I really enjoyed my visit and

the conference was first rate.

Thanks for inviting me!”

Prof. Hal Varian

(University of California at Berkeley,


CRESSE 2015 Conference moments: (from Left to right)

Y. Katsoulacos, J. Tirole, G. Spagnolo

“Thanks very much for the opportunity

to be part of this wonderful program.

It reminds me why I wanted to be an

academic in the first place.”

Prof. William Kovacic

(The George Washington

University Law School,


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“I thought the conference was very good!”

Prof. Jean Tirole

(Nobel Laureate 2014,Toulouse School of Economics,


“Thank you so much for including me.

The conference was excellent and the

venue was spectacular. Sincerely,

Leslie”

Leslie M. Marx(Duke University,

CRESSE 2018 Invited Speaker)

I was very happy to join CRESSE this

year and I thought that the conference

was excellent. Very interesting papers;

very interesting policy discussions and

wonderful organization.

Prof. Elisabetta Iossa (University of Rome „Tor Vergata‟)

“I just wanted to thank you for

organizing a great conference and for

inviting me to be part of it. The

sessions and policy panels were

universally very interesting. I look

forward to attending in future years.

Best regards, Keith”

Keith Waehrer (Bates White)

“Thank you for inviting me and for

organizing such a splendid event. I was

very impressed - I enjoyed myself,

learned a lot, and had a chance to

meet and talk with a lot of great

people.”

Carl Shapiro

(University of California at Berkeley, CRESSE

2017 Keynote Speaker)

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“I wish to thank you and your teams –

professional/scientific and administrative –

for the many things, large and small, that

you did to make CRESSE a wonderful

experience for me and everyone else.

Professionally, it was above expectations.

I had so many terrific discussions on my

own projects and presentations and others’

work...... I am not in Europe often, so the

opportunity to spend so much time with

people, with opportunities for extended

discussions, was terrific. Also, I always

forget what a pleasure it is to interact with

early-career economists who bring so much

enthusiasm to our field.”

Prof. Louis Kaplow

(Harvard Law School, CRESSE 2017 Keynote

Speaker)

CRESSE 2017 Keynote Lecture

by L. Kaplow

CRESSE 2016 Keynote Lecture by A.

Nevo

“…Even though it was

a long way to travel

the conference was well

worth it. Thank you for

inviting me and for

putting together a

great conference.

Happy to come back in

the future.”

Prof. Aviv Nevo

(Northwestern University,

CRESSE 2016 Keynote

Speaker)

“Thank you very much for this wonderful conference! We had a great

and very productive time. You have now the best IO event in Europe.

Well done!”

Jorge Padilla

(Senior Managing Director and Head of Compass Lexecon Europe)

“Here's a brief message to tell you how

impressed I am with the development and

the success of CRESSE; having had a few

managerial responsibilities, I am aware

of (but still probably underestimating)

the time, energy and creativity that this

must involve…WELL DONE!”

Prof. Patrick Rey

(Toulouse School of Economics, IDEI and

GREMAQ)

The Summer School

Objective of the Summer School

The aim of the CRESSE Summer School is to familiarize participants with the new economic literature, the recent

legal developments and the methods that are used to assess business practices in the context of competition Law. Also to

establish a clear link between the new theories and the day to day work of practitioners, enabling participants to face and

answer difficult questions about the practical matters they come across in their work in an economically and legally informed

manner.

The School provides a comprehensive account of the most up-to-date developments in economic theory, empirical analysis,

legislation and policy in the areas of competition and regulation. Participants of the Summer School join a vibrant community

of motivated students from all over the world and a distinguished international faculty.

The Summer School is designed for professionals working in the

wider areas of competition policy and network industry regulation, in:

Competition Authorities and in regulatory bodies.

Economic or law consultancies.

Private and public firms and organizations affected by interference

in the form of sectoral regulation or antitrust and merger policies.

Ministries or International Organizations.

Postgraduate (and Doctoral) students specializing in competition and

regulation.

CRESSE 2019 Summer School Welcome Drinks with

J. Harrington, Y. Katsoulacos, T. Ross and Summer School

Students

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The Summer School

The Summer School contents are organized in 8 Modules of 4 to 16 hours duration each and three shorter Modules (Advanced Short Course 1, 2 & 3) of 4 hours duration each. Particular emphasis is placed on the presentation and discussion of Case Studies.

The 8 Core Modules (Module 1- Module 8) cover all aspects of Competition Policy and Sectoral Regulation providing a comprehensive account of the most up-to-date developments in economic theory, empirical analysis and legislation in these policy areas.

Module 1: Part a) Industry Economics and Game Theory for the Analysis of Market Power (8 a.h.)

Part b) Market Definition and the Assessment of Market Power (4 a.h.)

by Prof. Nikos Vettas (Athens University of Economics and Business and IOBE)

Module 2: Dominance and its Abuse (the economics of art. 102) (12 a.h.)

by Prof. Chiara Fumagalli (Bocconi University)

Module 3: Collusive Practices (the economics of art. 101) (12 a.h.)

by Prof. Joe Harrington (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

Module 4: Economics of Mergers (12 a.h.)

by Prof. Leslie Marx (Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business)

Module 5: Quantitative Analysis of Competition Policy (12 a.h.)

by Prof. Frank Verboven (KU Leuven) (Module 6 concentrates on quantitative tools and techniques and is directed mainly to those with an educational background in economics).

Module 6: Competition and Regulation in Network Industries (16 a.h.)

by Prof. Richard Green (Imperial College Business School) & Prof. Tommaso Valletti (Imperial College Business School)

Module 7: Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights (12 a.h.)

by Prof. Pierre Regibeau (Charles River Associates) & Prof. Katharine Rockett (University of Essex)

Module 8: Recent Developments in Competition Law (4 a.h.)

by Dr. Assimakis Komninos (White & Case)

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Advanced Short Courses

The Advanced Short Courses are targeted to more experienced professionals working in Competition

Authorities or regulatory bodies or in consultancy companies, trained in economics at undergraduate and

postgraduate level.

They are also directed to those interested in competition economics who are already trained at postgraduate

level in microeconomic theory and industrial organization but may have had limited opportunity for focused

study in the field.

Advanced Short Course 1: Econometric Techniques for Competition Analysis (4 a.h.)

by Prof. Christos Genakos (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge)

Advanced Short Course 2: Cartel Screening Techniques and Methods (4 a.h.)

by Prof. Joe Harrington (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

Advanced Short Course 3: Economics of Platforms: Competition and Regulation (4 a.h.)

by Prof. Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim)

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I really enjoyed CRESSE. It was such a

privilege to be there and I learned a ton. I

like how CRESSE Summer School provides a

crash course on essentially all of the main

strands of competition policy. The

Conference was an awesome perk! There

were so many high-calibre speakers and

highly topical sessions. It was great to

attend and to network with some of the

speakers over lunch/dinners. I found the

whole experience to be immensely

rewarding. I will be a big champion of

CRESSE!!

I think that some of the Competition Bureau

lawyers would also benefit from this as they

often have to work closely with economists

and interpret economic theories and

evidence.

I liked how the Advanced Short Courses

provided an option to go more “in depth” or

“technical” on a particular topic like

quantitative techniques. Given the

heterogeneity of our group it made sense to

make these “optional” – our group from the

Competition Bureau certainly took

advantage of them!

Matthew Chiasson Competition Bureau Canada, CRESSE 2018 Summer

School Student

CRESSE 2018 Summer School

Welcome Drinks with

J. Harrington, Y. Katsoulacos and

Summer School Students

Y. Katsoulacos, J. Harrington and CRESSE 2017 Summer School Students

“Thank you for everything. I found CRESSE to be very

interesting and rewarding experience: I learned new things,

got the chance to meet new friends and interact with very

smart professors. I also think that being able to interact with

other economists and lawyers from different competitions

bureaus and consultancy firms was very interesting.”

Camilo Acosta-Mejia (PhD Candidate, Rotman School of Management, Canada)

"I’ve been looking for a training course in the format of

CRESSE Summer School for a long time. There is no parallel

of CRESSE in any part of the world. Nothing so

comprehensive. Nothing with that team of the best experts in

the economics of Competition Policy and Network

Regulation. Thanks a lot.”

César Mattos (FA Consultoria, Brazil)

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Testimonies

“…A must-attend competition economics course for an academic rich and

intellectually stimulating two-weeks’ experience in a beautiful location. It is

also an excellent forum for practitioners to revise, and challenge the academic

literature on competition economics.“

Rajeev Hasnah (Chief Economist/Deputy Executive Director, Competition Commission of Mauritius)

“Participating in the

summer school has

certainly improved my

knowledge of antitrust

and will be invaluable

throughout my career.

Everyone involved with the

organization of both the

school and the conference

did an excellent job, as

everything went

seamlessly from our

perspective. Looking

forward to keeping in

touch, and certainly hope

to attend the conference

again!”

Andrew Kelly (Competition Law Officer,

Mergers and Monopolistic

Practices Branch, Competition

Bureau, Government of

Canada)

“Thank you very much for a wonderful Summer School and Conference. It was

very well organized and we found the presentations highly relevant and

interesting.

Hope to see you next year!”

Magdaleen Van Wyk (Competition Commission South Africa)

T. Ross, J. Harrington, Y. Katsoulacos and CRESSE 2015 Summer School Students

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“Thank you once again

for an excellent course. I

learned a lot and am sure

that my newly acquired

knowledge will come to

great use in my work here

at the Swedish

Competition Authority.”

Lena Fredriksson (Swedish Competition

Authority)

CRESSE

Lawyers‟ Course

The Lawyers‟ Course is targeted to lawyers practicing in competition law as counsels, enforcers or judges or in another field of

law in which knowledge of economics is helpful.

As such, the course does not require students to have any prior knowledge of economics or quantitative techniques.

Lectures rely on verbal descriptions and graphs which convey key concepts. Special emphasis is given in drawing on case

examples in order to review and apply the economic principles and methods.

Objective of the course

To introduce the economic theories that underlie competition law

To introduce the methods and tools that are used to assess whether business practices are socially harmful or benign

To enable participating lawyers to communicate effectively with economists

To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of economic concepts and theories, how they are applied to

competition policy and a solid grounding in the tools and methods used in the examination of specific cases.

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Lawyers‟ Course

Contents

Session 1: The Role of Economics and Review of Fundamental Economic Concepts I

by Prof. Thomas Ross (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia)

Session 2: Markets, Welfare and the Benefits of Competition

by Prof. Patrick Rey (Toulouse School of Economics)

Session 3: The Role of Economics and Review of Fundamental Economic Concepts II

by Prof. Thomas Ross (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia)

Session 4: Game Theory: Applications in Competition Policy

by Prof. Maarten Pieter Schinkel (University of Amsterdam)

Session 5: Market Definition and the Determinants of Market Power

by Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business)

Sessions 6 & 7: Assessment of Mergers

by Dr. Matthew Bennett (Vice President, Charles River Associates)

Session 8: Cartels and Other Coordinated Practices


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Lawyers‟ Course

Contents

Session 9: Assessment of Pricing Abuses by Dominant Firms

by Prof. Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School)

Session 10: Assessment of Non-Pricing Abuses by Dominant Firms

by Prof. Amelia Fletcher (University of East Anglia)

Session 11: Assessing Economic Evidence in Courts


Session 12: The Economics of Exploitative Abuses

by Dr. John Davies (Senior Vice President, Compass Lexecon)

Session 13: The Implications for Competition Policy of Behavioural Economics

by Prof. William Kovacic (Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University)

Sessions 14 & 15: The Economics of Inter-firm Vertical Agreements – Vertical Restraints in Practice

by Prof. Patrick Rey (Toulouse School of Economics)

Session 16 : Antitrust and Intellectual Property

by Prof. Pierre Regibeau (Vice President, Charles River Associates)

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Selected Lawyers‟ Course

Testimonies

“…Congratulations on the successful program! Overall, the

program was excellent. I found the lecture of Prof. Rey

especially interesting and relevant to the concerns of our

new Commission.”

Ma Leonila Papa (Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman, Philippine Competition

Commission)

“We extend our sincere thanks to you for

the idea and organisation of the Lawyers

Course we attended. We found the course

on "The Role of Economics in Competition

Law and Practice" extremely interesting and

helpful for competition law practitioners. The

quality of the lecturers exceeded all

expectations. A combination of teaching

skills and the enthusiasm of academics with

practical experience in applying economics

in a competition law environment helped in

understanding issues that are sometimes very

difficult for lawyers. Needless to say, the

event greatly promoted Corfu as a summer

destination for travellers.

Thank you and best regards”

Malgorzata Szwaj (Partner, Linklaters Warsaw, Poland)

“I am writing to

congratulate you for a most

wonderfully organized event!

It was a great experience

for me to be part of it, both

for the knowledge it

imparted, and also for the

connections I was able to

forge with

world-renowned academics.”

Ivona Zegrean (University of British Columbia)

P. Regibeau lecture

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“Thank you for being such a wonderful host.

It has been a pleasure taking part in CRESSE

Course.”

Maria João Melícias (Member of the Board, Portuguese Competition

Authority)

“The course was intellectually stipulating and rewarding. It

was worthy to make the trip to the beautiful; Rhodes Island.

Thank you! I hope to attend CRESSE future Events.”

Elton Jangale (PFI Partnerships)

Selected Lawyers‟ Course

Testimonies

“..My thanks go of course to lecturers and

organizers – thank you for organizing this

course and wish you all the best for the

next years.”

Robert Neruda (Partner, Havel, Holásek & Partners s.r.o.,

Attorneys at law, Czech Republic)

"I would like to congratulate you for

hosting the extremely successfully

CRESSE 2016 Lawyers' Course. I

would also like to take this

opportunity thank you for all of

your help in connection with our

officers’ registration and stay...”

Orsolya Gartner (The Hungarian Competition Authority)

“I would like to thank you one more time for

the great time we had during Lawyer’s Course

both in terms of academic and social

experience.”

Anna Laszczyk (Junior Associate, Linklaters, Warsaw, Poland)

CRESSE 2016 Lawyers‟ Course participants.

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“Cresse Lawyers’ Course 2018 was organized

very well. All the professors were excellent

and the method of presentation was very

interesting.

I think that the course was very useful,

especially the economic approach.

I never had an opportunity to listen some of

the topics before, so

I have learned a lot.”

Marija Kovacevic (Serbian Competition Authority)

CRESSE

Executive Programme (CALEP)

Starting with the 14th Annual CRESSE, in June-July 2019, CRESSE co-organises with the OECD Competition Division the

Competition Agency Leaders Executive Programme (CALEP). CALEP is a yearly executive training taught by

eminent competition professors, lawyers, economists and members of the OECD secretariat.

Objective of the course

To give an opportunity to participants to get acquainted with the economic theories that underlie competition law and the

methods and tools that are used to assess potentially anticompetitive business practices.

To learn about how to manage the external and internal environments of competition agencies and about the assessment of

economic evidence in Courts;

To learn about the latest developments in competition law in EU, North America and other jurisdictions;

To get acquainted with OECD instruments, guidelines and best practices, as well as with recent OECD policy work and

discussions on the digital economy and other topics;

To get acquainted with HR management issues, developing talent, career progression, leadership and leading change.

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Contents

Session 1: Market Definition and the Determinants of Market Power


Session 2: Assessment of Mergers I


Session 3: Assessment of Mergers II


Session 4: Cartels and Other Coordinated Practices


Session 5: Assessment of Pricing Abuses by Dominant Firms


Session 6: Assessment of Non-Pricing Abuses by Dominant Firms

by Prof. Amelia Fletcher (University of East Anglia)

Session 7: Recent Developments in Competition Law I


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Contents

Session 8: Recent Developments in Competition Law II


Session 9: Assessing Economic Evidence in Courts


Session 10: Legal and Substantive Standards in Competition Law Enforcement


Session 11: Managing the External and the Internal Environment of Competition Agencies I


Session 12: Managing the External and the Internal Environment of Competition Agencies II


Session 13: Competition Assessment of Regulations

by by Dr. Antonio Gomes (Acting Deputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD)

Session 14: Public Procurement and Fighting Bid Rigging

by Mr. Antonio Capobianco (Acting Head of Division, Competition Division, OECD)

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Contents

Session 15: Best Practices in Conducting Market Studies

by Mr. Antonio Capobianco (Acting Head of Division, Competition Division, OECD)

Session 16: Competition in the Digital Era

by Dr. Antonio Gomes (Acting Deputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD)

Session 17: HR Management Issues, Developing Talent and Career Development

by Prof. Nancy Papalexandris (Athens University of Economics and Business)

Session 18: Leadership and Leading Change

by Prof. Olga Epitropaki (Durham University Business School)

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Selected Executive Programme (CALEP)

Testimonies

“Excellent course!”

Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo (Finnish Competition and

Consumer)

“I have found CALEP an excellent program for leadership in competition authorities.

There was a good balance between the breadth and the depth in the courses or the

various lectures and courses. This program put into light the key challenges that

competition authorities are facing.”

Deshmuk Kowlessur (Competition Commission of Mauritius)

“Thank you for the opportunity to attend the

OECD CALEP course. The knowledge gap is

now reduced and it will help a lot in my

organization. I hope to attend more courses in

future.”

Martha Kaukonde (Competition & Fair Trading Commission-Malawi)

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Other Conferences & Training Activities organised by CRESSE Worldwide

CRESSE also organises or co-organises a number of other Training Activities on Competition Law and Regulation.

Workshop on Advances in Competition Policy Analysis, co-organised by Research Group in Law, Economics and Competition of

the Institute of Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (GDEC/IE/UFRJ) and CRESSE, 5-6 December 2019, in Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil.

Workshop on Competition Economics, co-organised by Competition Commission South Africa and CRESSE, 27 August 2019, in

Pretoria, South Africa.

Latin American Summer School on Competition Economics, co-organised by ISCI and CRESSE, 10-13 December 2018, in

Santiago, Chile.

Workshop on Competition Economics, co-organised by Competition Commission South Africa, CRESSE and University of

Witwatersrand, 05-07 September 2018, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

International Workshop on Competition Law and Policy, co-organised by CRESSE and Renmin University, Beijing, 7 May, 2018,

in Beijing, China.

International Conference on Competition Policy, co-organised by CRESSE and JUFE University, 11-12 May, 2018, in Nanchang,

China.

Lectures in Competition Analysis co-organised by CRESSE, the Research Group in Law, Economics and Competition of the

Economics Institute – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (GDEC) and the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE),

Cade‟s Auditorium, 8 November 2017, Brasilia, Brazil.

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Other Conferences & Training Activities organised by CRESSE Worldwide

International Workshop on Advances in Competition Policy Analysis, co-organised by CRESSE and the Research Group in Law,

Economics and Competition of the Institute of Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (GDEC/IE/UFRJ), 6 November,

2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

11th Annual Conference on Competition Law, Economics and Policy on “The Future of Competition Policy”, co-organised by

Competition Commission of SA, Gordon Institute of Business Science University of Pretoria, Competition Tribunal of SA and

CRESSE, 30 August – 1 September, 2017, in South Africa.

Workshop on Economics of Competition Policy, co-organised by Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) and CRESSE, 22-23

February 2017, in Nha Trang city, Vietnam.

Review (Training) Workshop and Competition Day co-organised by CRESSE, Fiscalía Nacional Económica and Institute Complex

Engineering Systems (ISCI), 16-17 November, 2016, in Santiago, Chile.

Joint Workshop co-hosted by the Competition Commission of South Africa, University of Cape Town and CRESSE, 5 October,

2016, in Cape Town, South Africa.

Joint Workshop co-organised by Competition Commission South Africa, CRESSE and University of Kwazulu-Natal on Lectures on

Competition Policy on the Pre-BRICS International Competition Conference, 10 November 2015, in Durban, South Africa.

Training Program for National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) organised by CRESSE, 28-30 October,

2015, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Winter School on the “Role of Economics in Competition Law” organised by CRESSE and CUTS Institute for Regulation and

Competition (CIRC), 11-15 November, 2013, in New Delhi, India.

Training of National Judges in EC competition Law and Judicial Co-Operation Between National Judges, 3-day session

organized by CRESSE in cooperation with IMEDIPA (Institute for studies in Competition Law and Policy), 4-6 July, 2011, in

Rhodes, Greece. (The programme was funded by European Commission, Competition DG, HT.2769 - Training of Judges

Programme).

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CRESSE Publications

Journal Special Issues

Special issue by the International Journal of Industrial Organization

The Special Issue will contain selected papers presented at the 2018 and 2019 CRESSE Conferences.

Guest Editors: Prof. Juan-Pablo Montero (Ponticia Universidad Católica de Chile), Prof. Yossi Spiegel (Coller School of Management,

Tel Aviv University), Prof. Frank Verboven (KU Leuven).

Special issue by the Journal of Antitrust Enforcement

The Special Issue contains selected papers presented at the 2018 CRESSE Conference.

Guest Editors: Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business), Prof. William Kovacic (The George Washington

University Law School), Prof. Pierre Regibeau (Essex University and CRA).

• CRESSE – CPI Antitrust Chronicle

The October 2018 CPI Antitrust Chronicle includes articles based on presentations from Special Policy Sessions (“SPS”) and invited

lectures of the 2018 CRESSE Conference.

Special issue by the International Journal of Industrial Organization

The Special Issue contains selected papers presented at the 2016 and 2017 CRESSE Conferences.

Guest Editors: Prof. Juan Pablo Montero (Ponticia Universidad Católica de Chile), Prof. Thomas Ross (Sauder School of Business,

University of British Columbia), Prof. Yossi Spiegel (Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University).

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CRESSE Publications

Journal Special Issues

Special issue with selected papers on the theme of “Competition Policy in Developing Countries”

published by the Review of Industrial Organization, 2018

Guest Editors: Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business), Prof. William Kovacic (Competition Law Center,

The George Washington University) and Prof. Thomas Ross (Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia).

Special Issue on Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy and Regulation published by the

International Journal of Industrial Organization

The Special Issue contains selected presentations from the 2014 CRESSE Conference which was held in Corfu, on July 4th – July 6th

and the 2015 CRESSE Conference which was held in Rethymnon (Crete) on July 3rd – July 5th.

Guest Editors: Prof. Joe Harrington (Business Economics and Public Policy Department, The Wharton School, University of

Pennsylvania) and Prof. Yossi Spiegel (Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University)

Special Issue published by the Journal of Industrial Economics

Papers from CRESSE 2008 Symposium on Competition Policy: Procedures, Institutions and Intellectual Property Rights.

Guest Editors: Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business), Prof. Pierre Regibeau (Vice President in Charles

River Associates) and Prof. David Ulph (University of St Andrews). JIE September 2009.

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CRESSE Publications

Books

Special CRESSE Volume “Excessive Pricing and Competition Law

Enforcement: Legal and Economic Aspects” published by SPRINGER

The book contains a review of the international situation with regard to excessive pricing and its

evolution, analysis of the main methodological issues and challenges of enforcement and eight

chapters on the development in the enforcement of Competition Law in this area in all the BRICS

countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and also, in UK, Italy and Israel, by a

very strong group of academics and policy makers in these countries.

Editors: Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business) and Prof. Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School)

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Special CRESSE Volume “Competition Law Enforcement in the BRICS and

in Developing Countries – Legal and Economic Aspects” published by

SPRINGER

The Volume contains selected papers that were presented at the 2014 CRESSE Conference

which was held in Corfu, on July 4th – July 6th and the 2015 CRESSE Conference which was

held in Rethymnon (Crete) on July 3rd – July 5th.

Editors: Prof. Frederic Jenny (ESSEC Business School) and Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of

Economics and Business).

CRESSE Publications

Books

CRESSE 2012 - 2013 Volume of Proceedings, “The Analysis of

Competition Policy and Sectoral Regulation”, published by World

Scientific – Now Publishers

The Volume contains selected papers that were presented at the 2012 CRESSE Conference which

was held in Chania, Crete, on July 6-8, and the 2013 CRESSE Conference which was held in

Corfu, on July 5-7.

Editors: by Prof. Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim) and Prof Yossi Spiegel (Coller School of

Management, Tel Aviv University).

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Volume “Recent Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy and

Regulation”, published by Edward Elgar Publising

The volume contains selected papers that were presented at the 2010 CRESSE Conference

which was held in Chania, Crete, on July 2-4, and the 2011 CRESSE Conference which was held

in Rhodes, on July 1-3.

Editors: Prof. Joe Harrington (Business Economics and Public Policy Department, The Wharton

School, University of Pennsylvania) and Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics

and Business).

CRESSE Publications

Books

Volume “Abuse of Dominance”, proceedings of the 1st European Conference in

Competition and Regulation, published by Athens University of Economics and Business – AUEB

The volume contains selected papers that were presented at the 1st CRESSE Conference which

was held in Corfu, in July 2006.

ISBN: 978-960-86157-8-6

Editor: Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business)

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15th Annual CRESSE Event (2021)

15th CRESSE Conference will take place from July 2 to July 4, 2021.

Conference Keynote Speakers:

Those who wish to present should send their paper to [email protected]. Deadline for paper submission: March 19, 2021. Acceptance of papers by April 30, 2021.

15th CRESSE Summer School will take place from June 26 to July 8, 2021.

7th CRESSE Lawyers‟ Course will take place from July 2 to July 5, 2021.

Advanced Short Courses will take place from July 5 to July 6, 2021.

2nd Executive Programme (CALEP) will take place from July 3 to July 7, 2021

Deadline for applications to Summer School and Lawyers‟ Course and CALEP: June 11, 2021.

For participation fees, discounts and application forms you may visit official website www.cresse.info or contact CRESSE Secretariat at [email protected], +30 210 82 03348.

CRESSE 2021 will take place in Out of the Blue CAPSIS ELITE RESORT, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

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Competition Policy Keynote Lecture by

Prof. Jean Tirole (Toulouse School of Economics)

J-J Laffont Lecture by

Prof. Volker Nocke (University of Mannheim)

Keynote Lawyers‟ Lecture by

Prof. Einer Elhauge (Harvard Law School)

Special Keynote Lecture by

Prof. Nancy Rose (MIT Economics)

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