| FRIDAY, APRIL 13 |
8:30 - 9:00 |
Continental breakfast and registration |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcoming remarks
Harold Krent
Dean and Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law |
Video 1
(9:00 - 10:15) |
9:15 - 9:35 |
Trade Liberalization, Competition Policy and Free Trade Agreements in the Latin American Context
D. Daniel Sokol
Hastie Fellow, University of Wisconsin Law School |
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9:35 - 9:45 |
Comments and questions |
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9:45 - 10:05 |
Development and Access to Credit: The Law of Secured Transactions in Latin America
Alejandro Garro
Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law |
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10:05 - 10:15 |
Comments and questions |
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10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:00 |
Open Markets, Competitive Democracy and Transparent and Reliable Legal Systems: The Three Legs of Development
James Jones
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Former U.S. Congressman
Former Chairman and CEO, American Stock Exchange
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Video 2
(10:30 - 12:45) |
11:00 - 11:15 |
Comments and questions |
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11:15-11:35 |
Domestic Bonds, Credit Derivatives and the Next Transformation of Sovereign Debt
Anna Gelpern
Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law |
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11:35-11:45 |
Comments and questions |
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11:45-12:05 |
Trust, Money and Contracting in Latin America
Claire Hill
Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Law and Rationality
University of Minnesota Law School |
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12:05 - 12:15 |
Comments and questions |
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12:15 - 12:35 |
Recent Changes in Competition Law in the United States and Europe: Lessons in Development for Emerging (and Emerged) Economies
David Gerber
Distinguished Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law |
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12:35 - 12:45 |
Comments and questions |
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12:45 - 2:00 |
Lunch and break |
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2:00 - 2:20 |
Industrial Policy and Competition Law in Mexico
Eduardo Perez Motta
Director, Federal Antitrust Commission, Mexico |
Video 3
(2:00 - 3:00) |
2:20 - 2:30 |
Comments and questions |
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2:30-2:50 |
Competition Policy and Promotion of Investment and Pro-Poor Growth in Least Developed Economies
R. Shyam Khemani
Advisor, Competition Policy
Private Sector Development
The World Bank |
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2:50 - 3:00 |
Comments and questions |
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3:00-3:15 |
Break |
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3:15-3:35 |
Competition Policy in Latin America: From Efficiency to Institution Building
Ignacio de Leon
Managing Director,
EconLEX Consultants
Former President, Venezuela Competition Authority
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Video 4
(3:15 - 4:45) |
3:35 - 3:45 |
Comments and questions |
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3:45- 4:05 |
The Meaning of Property in Financial Crises: Emergency Transplants from the U.S. Supreme Court's Decisions
Horacio Spector
Dean of the School of Law, Professor of Law and Economics, and Vice Rector
Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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4:05- 4:15 |
Comments and questions |
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4:15 - 4:35 |
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Regulation in Developing Countries
Antonio Vives
Senior Deputy Manager
Private Enterprise and Financial Markets
Inter-American Development Bank |
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4:35 - 4:45 |
Comments and questions |
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5:00 - 6:30
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Cocktail reception |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14 |
9:00-9:30 |
Coffee |
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9:30-9:50 |
Social Fragmentation and Economic Growth
Tade Okediji
Visiting Associate Professor
Dept. of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota |
Video 5
(9:30 - 10:30) |
9:50-10:00 |
Comments and questions |
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10:00-10:20 |
Competition Law and Policies in Latin America: Experiences at National and Regional Level (COMPAL and UNCTAD Research on Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements)
Ana Maria Alvarez
Economic Affairs Officer
Competition and Consumer Policies
UNCTAD |
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10:20-10:30 |
Comments and questions |
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10:30-10:45 |
Break |
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10:45 - 11:05 |
The First "Think Tank" in Mexico: Developing Novel Approaches to Development
Andres Roemer
Director, Cultural Projects
TV Azteca, Mexico |
Video 6
(10:45 - 12:30) |
11:05 - 11:15 |
Comments and questions |
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11:15 - 11:35 |
The Future of the Economic Analysis of Law in Latin America: A Proposal for ALACDE Model Codes
Juan Javier del Granado
Associate Professor of Law & Director, Law and Economics Program
Faculty Director, Latin American and Caribbean Law Library
American Justice School of Law
and
Matthew Mirow
Associate Professor of Law
Florida International University |
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11:35-11:45 |
Comments and questions |
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11:45-12:05 |
The Eternal Battle Against Corruption: An Update on Latin America
Thomas Hill
Visiting Professor of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law |
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12:05-12:15 |
Comments and questions |
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12:15-12:30 |
Closing Remarks
Richard Warner
Professor of Law and Director of Project Poland
Chicago-Kent College of Law |
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