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International Symposium on Digital Economy and Competition Law (Register by July 10)

The one-day symposium will discuss what the Indian experience with antitrust enforcement in the digital economy is and whether Indian comeptition law is sufficient.

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About Bennett University

Bennett University is a Private University in Uttar Pradesh with the aim of providing Ivy League quality of education to undergraduate and postgraduate students making them, ‘life and career ready’.

Bennett University located at Greater Noida, commenced its operations on 08 Aug 2016. The University fosters a proactive environment of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, while enhancing skills in all areas of higher education through the internationally acclaimed Centers of Excellence such as Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) and Centre of Executive Education (CEE).

About School of Law

The School of Law (SOL) was established in July 2017 with the approval of the Bar Council of India and is headed by Prof. Nuzhat Parveen Khan, an acknowledged academic from Jamia Millia Islamia, with a team of faculty drawn from the best institutes from the country.

The school currently offers a five-year integrated honours programme of BBALLB and BALLB, and three-year integrated honours program of LLB.

About International Symposium

The one-day symposium will discuss the following major themes:

1. What is the Indian experience with antitrust enforcement in the digital economy? What type of practice have been addressed and how successful have been (or could be) the remedies devised by the Competition Commission (CCI)?

2. Is Indian competition law sufficient to address the challenges associated to the most common anticompetitive practices of the big digital platforms? Pros and cons. Would ex-ante regulation be necessary and in case what type of institutional structure should be needed?

Who should attend?

Government Officials, Industry Personnel, Lawyers, Policy Makers, Regulators, Academicians and Students.

Panellist for the Day

Panel 1

Chair - Mr. Alberto Heimler, Working Party on Competition and Regulation, OECD Professor, Scuola Nazionale dell’Amministrazione, Rome, Italy.

Panellist 1 - Ms. Rohini Srivatsa, National Technology Officer, Microsoft.

Panellist 2 - Mr. Aditya Bhattacharjea, Professor, Delhi School of Economics.

Panellist 3 - Mr. Manas Chaudhuri, Competition Partner at Khaitan & Co.

Panellist 4 - Ms. Payal Malik, Advisor, Competition Commission of India.

Panel 2

Chair - Mr. Augustine Peter, Former Member, Competition Commission of India.

Panellist 1 - Mr. Alberto Heimler, Working Party on Competition and Regulation, OECD Professor, Scuola Nazionale dell’Amministrazione, Rome, Italy.

Panellist 2 - Mr. Pierre Bichet, European Commission.

Panellist 3 - Mr. Vikas Kathuria, Observer Research Foundation.

Panellist 4 - Mr. John Handoll, Senior Adviser, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

The conference will be held on Monday, July 12, 2021 from 03:00 PM to 07:00 PM

Registration Link for the symposium: https://lnkd.in/dzQMnWQ

Registration Fee: Nil

Last Date to Register: July 10th 2021

Contact Info:

1. Dr. Ashita Allamraju, Associate Professor, School of Law, Bennett University

(Ashita.allamraju@bennett.edu.in + 919866692790)

2. Mr. Praveen Tripathi

(Praveen.tripathi@bennett.edu.in + 91 9743546709)

Link to the Poster: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2aC_wizq7xykGL_e3TPjiOHhzuePLSI/view?usp=sharing

Symposium Digitial Economy and Competition Law - Brochure.pdf
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