21 Nov 2019 Conference
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Algorithms: Regulation, Governance, Markets
Collusion, Algorithms and Competition Law
Date: November 21, 2019
Venue: Kyushu University Inamori Center 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
Organiser: Steven Van Uytsel, Kyushu University
https://www.kyushu-university-law.com/
26 Nov 2019 Seminar
Merger Regulation in Germany: Current Issues
Speaker: Thomas Weck, Lead Analyst, Monopolies Commission, Germany
Date: 26 November 2019 2 - 5 PM
Venue: Kyoto University Law and Economics Main Building (3F) Meeting Room
Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 606-8501 Japan https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/main-campus-map.html
Organiser: Masako Wakui, Kyoto University Contact: wakui@law.kyoto-u.ac.jp
3 December 2019 Seminar
Can the New Australian Competition Law Stop Algorithmic Collusion?
Speaker: Baskaran Balasingham, Macquarie Law School
Date: 3 December 2019 3 - 5 PM
Venue: Osaka Ryoso Club Osaka Ekimae Dai1 Building, 1-3-1 Umeda, Kita, Osaka 530-0001
Contact: wakui@law.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
14 December 2019 Seminar
Predation and Other Exclusionary Conduct in the Digital Economy
Speaker: Thomas K. Cheng, University of Hong Kong
Date: 14 December 2019 2 - 5 PM
Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/main-campus-map.html
Organiser: Masako Wakui, Kyoto University Contact: wakui@law.kyoto-u.ac.jp
21 December 2019 Workshop
Antitrust Enforcement Against State Owned Enteprises in the Central and Eastern Europe Member States
Speaker: Alexandr Svetlicinii, University of Macau
Discussant: Thomas K Cheng, University of Hong Kong
Date: 21 December 2019 2-5 PM
Venue: Kobe University School of Law Building (Building II) 2-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 657-0013 Japan
https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campuslife/campus_guide/campus/rokkodai1.html
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: infoi@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
4 March 2020 Workshop
Kobe University Center for Interdisciplinary Programs Econo-Legal (ELS)
Platform Companies and Independent Research Companies: Possible Role of the “Secondary Market” for Patents
Speaker: Robert Patrick Merges, UC Berkeley Comments: Toshiaki Takigawa (Kansai University) & Ichiro Nakayama (Hokkaido University)
Date: 4 March 2020 2:00 -5:30 PM
Venue: Kobe University Academic Hall for Social Sciences Room 504
Host: Kobe University Centre for Interdisciplinary Programs
Co-host: Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
Contacts: intl-prg@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/intl-cip/events/20200304.html
20 June 2020 KOBE Webinar
Pledging Patents in Response to Covid-19
Speaker: Prof Jorge L. Contreras, The University of Utah
Date: 20 June 2020 10-12 AM JST (about 90 min)
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: infoi@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
Fee: Free ZOOM webinar.
25 - 27 June 2020 ASCOLA (Main)
15th ASCOLA Online Conference Competition and Innovation in Digital Market
+ sessions on all competition law issues
Date: 25-27 June 2020
https://ascola.org/news/program-virtual-annual-ascola-conference-june-25-27-2020
11 July 2020 KOBE Webinar
Online News, Advertising and Competition
Speaker: Claudio Lombardi, KIMEP University
Date: 11 July 2020 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: Masako Wakui m_wakui@nifty.com
18 July 2020 KOBE Webinar
Digital Ecosystems, Decision-Making, Competition and Consumers ? On the Value of Autonomy for Competition
Speaker: Prof Rupprecht Podszun, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf
Date: 18 July 2020 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: infoi@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
22 August 2020 KOBE Webinar
Competition and Development [1]: Competition Law and Economic Growth
Speaker: Thomas K Cheng, The University of Hong Kong
Commentator: Noriaki Matsushima, Osaka University
Date: 22 August 2020 14:00 - 16:00 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken Project' (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Fee: Free online webinar. Contact: m_wakui@nifty.com
29 August 2020 KOBE Webinar
The Political Misuse of Antitrust
Speaker: Spencer Weber Waller (Loyola University)
Date: 29 August 2020 11:00 AM - 12:30 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Fee: Free online webinar.
Contact: m_wakui@nifty.com
19 September 2020 Webinar
Competition and Development [II]:
Competition Law Enforcement and Economic Development
Speaker: Thomas K Cheng, The University of Hong Kong
Commentator: Claudio Lombardi, KIMEP University
Date: 19 September 2020 18:00 - 19:30 JST
20 September 2020 KOBE Webinar
Sustainability, Innovation and Merger Regulation
'What Is the Role of EU Merger Control in Ensuring Sustainability? Innovation Output, Innovation Diversity and the Commission's Innovation Theory of Harm in Agrochemical Mergers'
Speakers:
Elias Deutscher, University of East Anglia
Stavros Makris, European University Institute
Commentator:
Julian Nowag, Lund University
Date: 20 September 2020 18:00 - 19:40 JST
Host: Kobe University Centre for Social Systems Innovation & Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: infoi@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
2 October 2020 KOBE Webinar
Big Tech and News: A Critical Approach to Digital Platforms, Journalism, and Competition Law
Speakers:
Baskaran Balasingham, Macquarie Law School
Tai Neilson, Macquarie University
Commentator:
Claudio Lombardi, KIMEP University
Date: 2 October 2020 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: Masako Wakui wakui@law.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Free online webinar.
9 & 10 October 2020 ASCOLA ASIA & EURASIA
Online Regional Conference.
23 October 2020 Online WS
Competition and Development [III]: Industrial Policy and Competition Law Enforcement
Speaker: Thomas K Cheng, The University of Hong Kong
Commentators:
Commissioner Johannes Bernabe, Philippine Competition Commission
Prof Akira Negishi, Kobe University
Prof Yosuke Okada, Hitotsubashi University
Date: 23 October 2020 18:00 - 19:30 JST
13 Nov 2020 Kobe Online Workshop
Abuse Control of Digital Platforms - Current Developments
Speaker:
Dr Thomas Weck & Philipp Reinhold,
Monopolies Commission, Germany
Date: 13 November 2020 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Contact: Masako Wakui m_wakui@nifty.com
21 November 2020 KOBE Online WS
Digital Conglomerates
Speaker: Prof Marc Bourreau, Telecom Paris
Date: 21 Oct 2020 18:00 -19:30 JST
Host: Kobe University 'Innovation Kaken' Project (Leader: Prof Akira Negishi)
Fee: Free. Contact/Registrations: infoi@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
