Agenda of the State Aid Day

THURSDAY, 16th April 2009

9:30-10:00  Registration

10:00-10:30   Welcome and opening speeches - Chairman of the Office Mr. Martin Pecina and the European Commission Mr. Humbert Drabbe

10:30-13:00  The role of the Member state in the State aid policy

  • Czech Republic: Office for the Protection of Competition - Mr. Kamil Rudolecký, Mr. Petr Križan

11:15-11:45  Coffee break

  • Denmark: Danish Competition Authority - Mr. Preben Pettersson
  • Austria: Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth - Mr. Roland Schachl
  • European Commission - Mr. Humbert Drabbe - resume

13:00-14:00  Lunch

14:00-17:00  Latest development in State aid policy, Financial and real economy crisis

  • European Commission: Mr. Humbert Drabbe - Introduction / Current issues
  • European Commission: Mr. Klaus-Otto Junginger-Dittel - Temporary Framework, Rescue and Restructuring Aid
  • Questions & Answers / Discussion

15:15-15:45  Coffee break

  • European Commission: Mr. Humbert Drabbe - Financial and Economy Crisis - Latest developments / Cases
  • Mr. Conor Quigley - State aid lecturer / Barrister
  • Questions & Answers / Discussion

19:00  Evening reception

FRIDAY, 17th April 2009

10:00-12:30  Financial and real economy crisis and State aid

  • Denmark: Danish Competition Authority - Mr. Preben Pettersson
  • Austria: Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth - Mr. Roland Schachl

11:00-11:30  Coffee break

  • Office for the Protection of Competition - Mr. Petr Križan
  • Lithuania: Competition Council - Ms. Jurgita Ratkevičiūté
  • Discussion and closing words

12:30  Official conclusion of the conference

List of speakers

Office for the Protection of Competition

  • Mr. Martin Pecina - Chairman
  • Mr. Kamil Rudolecký - First Vice-chairman
  • Mr. Petr Križan - Director of the State aid Department

European Commission / Directorate General for Competition

  • Mr. Humbert Drabbe - Director - Directorate H: Cohesion, R&D&I and Enforcement
  • Mr. Klaus-Otto Junginger-Dittel - Deputy Head of the Regional aid Unit

Representatives of the member states

  • Mr. Roland Schachl - Austria - Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth - Head of the EU State Aid Law Unit
  • Mr. Preben Pettersson - Denmark - Danish Competition Authority - Head of the State Aid Department
  • Ms. Jurgita Ratkevičiūté - Lithuania - Competition Council - Head of the State Aid Division

Experts

  • Mr. Conor Quigley - Barrister, Brick Court Chambers, London, Dublin and Brussels
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