Under the French G7 Presidency, Banque de France and the French Ministry of Economy and Finance organized, on April 8th 2019, a high-level conference on competition in a globalised world and the role of public policies. Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Economy and Finance, opened the conference, and Fran?ois Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France, closed the debates. Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for competition, gave a keynote speech on the main issues facing competition authorities in a globalised and digital world, and how to adapt merger rules.
8:45 | Registration and welcome coffee |
9:10-9.30 | Opening address by Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for the Economy and Finances - Espace presse Bruno Le Maire |
9:30-11.00 | Session 1 – Why is competition important for growth, wages & monetary policy? |
Chair: | Claudia Buch, Bundesbank Vice-President |
Speakers: | Gilbert Cette, Banque de France Deputy Director General Romain Duval, IMF Research Department Advisor Carolyn A. Wilkins, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor |
11.00-11.20 | Coffee break |
11:20-13.00 | Session 2 – Competition policies in a global and digital world: new challenges |
Chair: | Isabelle de Silva, President French Competition Authority |
Speakers: | Caroline Atkinson, Executive Committee, Peterson Institute for International Economics Giuseppe Nicoletti, OECD Head of Structural Policy Analysis Division Anne Perrot, Economist - Member of Council of Economic Analysis Thomas Philippon, Professor of Finance NYU Stern |
13.00-14.00 | Buffet lunch |
14:00-14.45 | Keynote address by Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition |
14:45-16.15 | Session 3 – Competition and regulation in the financial sector |
Chair: | Andrea Enria, Chair of Supervisory Board SSM |
Speakers: | Marie-Anne Frison-Roche, Professor of Law Sciences Po Peter Randall, SETL President Xavier Vives, Professor of Economics and Finance IESE Business School |
16.15-16.45 | Coffee break |
16:45-17.45 | Policy Panel on the current state and the future of competition policies |
| Bruno Lasserre, Vice-President of France’s Council of State Mario Monti, President of Bocconi University Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition Sylvie Goulard, Banque de France Deputy Governor, moderator |
17:45 | Closing address by Fran?ois Villeroy de Galhau, Banque de France Governor |
18:00 | Cocktail |
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