IBRAC/ABA – ANTITRUST IN THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE

Date:   June 16 – 17, 2011

Location:       JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro Avenida Atlantica 2600 Copacabana

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

15:30 – 17:30 Registration

Thursday, June 16, 2011

8:45 – 9:00 am Welcome remarks

9:00 – 10:15 am Multi-Lateral Cooperation

Competition enforcement agencies are flexing their muscles throughout Latin America, an important development that reflects not only a broad policy consensus as to the value of competition to economic development but also a cooperative effort among numerous governments in recognition of the increasing globalization of business. This panel will explore the emergence of multi-lateral cooperation as an aid to national competition enforcement efforts throughout the Americas, and will examine both the benefits and the challenges of this process.

Moderator:

Terry CALVANI, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, DC

Panelists:

Melanie L. AITKEN, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada, Gatineau QC, Canada

Olavo Zago CHINAGLIA, Commissioner, CADE–Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, Brasilia, Brazil

Julián PEÑA, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Randolph W. TRITELL, Director, Office of International Affairs, US Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC

10:15 – 11:30 am

Anatomy of a Leniency Deal

The most important development for cartel enforcement in the modern era has been the emergence and steadily growing embrace of “leniency” as an aid to uncovering wrongdoing and a tool for determining appropriate punishment for offenders. This panel of experts featuring unmatched experience from both sides of the leniency negotiating table will explore both the opportunities and the landmines that face