The CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section’s Economics and Law Committee presents:

Economist Roundtable with the Competition Bureau 

May 23, 2024 | 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern
Online or Attend In-Person | McCarthy Tetrault (66 Wellington St W Suite 5300, Toronto, ON M5K 1E6)

This event is the annual Economist Roundtable hosted by the Economics and Law Committee and the Economic Analysis Directorate of the Competition Bureau. This year’s Roundtable will consist of two panels and a keynote speaker. The first panel will discuss coordinated effects in merger analysis. The second panel will discuss competition assessments involving effects on product quality, variety and repositioning. As an introduction to each panel, there will be a 30 minute overview of the recent academic research in the topic. Professor Matthew Weinberg (Ohio State University) will provide the overview for the panel on coordinated effects. Professor Chris Sullivan (University of Wisconsin) will provide the overview for the panel on competition assessments. The Keynote speaker will be Professor Matthew Osborne (University of Toronto). He will speak to the issue of increasing concentration in economies such as Canada.

10:00 am – 10:15 am     Introduction

10:15 am – 10:45 am Opening presentation for panel 1
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Panel 1 discussion
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch break (A lunch will be available for in-person attendees)
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Luncheon keynote address
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm Opening presentation for panel 2
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Panel 2 discussion

Moderators and Speakers

Gideon Kwinter (McCarthy Tetrault, Chair of the Economics and Law Committee) 

Nicholas Janota (Associate Deputy Commissioner, Economic Analysis Directorate, Competition Bureau)
 

Panel 1

Coordinated effects in merger analysis

Moderator:

Sebnem Gavin (Competition Bureau)

Speaker:
Matthew Weinberg (Ohio State University) 

Markus Von Wartburg (Analysis Group)

Beth Riley (McMillan)

Panel 2

Competition assessments involving effects on product quality, variety and repositioning

Moderator:

Matthew Strathearn (Competition Bureau)

Speaker:
Chris Sullivan (University of Wisconsin) 

Nadia Soboleva (Charles River Associates) 

Nicole Henderson (Blakes)