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The 14th meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Competition took place in Paris, France on 29-30 October 2015. Discussion focused on:
PROGRAMME (pdf): ENGLISH • FRENCH
DAY 1 SESSIONS
Opening session
Opening remarks by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD
Keynote speakers:
- Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organisation | transcript
- Mario Monti, Senator, Italian Senate, former Prime Minister of Italy | summary
Introductory comments: Frédéric Jenny, Chair, OECD Competition Committee
Session 1.
Does competition kill or create jobs? The links and drivers between competition and employment
Chair: Frédéric Jenny
Panellists:
- Mario Monti, Senator, Italian Senate, former Prime Minister of Italy
- Victor Norman, Professor of Economics, NHH, Norges Handelshøyskole, former Minister of Labour, Norway
- Klaus Tilmes, Director of Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, the World Bank Group
- Jean-Luc Schneider, Deputy Director, Economics Department, OECD
Session 2.
Peer Review of Kazakhstan's Competition Law and Policy
Chair: Frédéric Jenny
Lead Examiners: Colombia, Finland, Romania, United Kingdom
Introduction: Alexey Ivanov, Director, Skolkovo-HSE Institute for Law and Development, Moscow
Session 3.
The impact of disruptive innovations on competition law enforcement
Chair: Frédéric Jenny
Panellists:
- Alexandre de Streel, Professor and Director of the Research Center Information, Law and Society, University of Namur and CRIDS, Belgium
- Han Li Toh, Chief Executive, Competition Commission of Singapore
DAY 2 SESSIONS
Session 4.
Serial offenders: Why do some industries seem prone to endemic collusion?
Chair: Francis Kariuki, Director-General, Competition Authority of Kenya
Panellists:
- Joseph Harrington, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Robert Marshall, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Penn State University, Bates White
- Valerie Suslow, Professor, Vice Dean for Faculty and Research, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
- Robert Wilson, Partner, Webber Wentzel, South Africa
Breakout sessions: Serial offenders
Wrap-up plenary session
Chair: Francis Kariuki, Director-General, Competition Authority of Kenya
Other business and proposals for future work
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29-30 October 2015 
Paris