On the occasion of its second anniversary, the Scientific Committee of the magazine and its publisher Wolters Kluwer decided to organise, in partnership with Cullen International, an international conference on new forms of governance that are being set up for network industries. The conference will focus on all aspects of the governance of regulatory authorities.

Programme

14.00 Welcome words

14.15 Governance of regulatory authorities
Pierre de Bandt, Founding partner of & DE BANDT Law Firm

14.35 Independence of regulatory authorities
Jean-François Furnémont, Founding partner of Wagner-Hatfield Consultancy, former Chairman of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA)

14.55 The ideal scope of competences for independent regulatory authorities - the experience of the USA
Prof. William Kovacic, Director of the Competition Law Center of George Washington University, former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

15.15 To merge or not to merge? 
Chris Fonteijn, Chairman of Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, former Chairman of the Netherlands Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority and of the Netherlands Competition Authority

15.35 Break

16.15 Working as a network: takeaways from over 10 years of operation of the ECN 
Bruno Lasserre, Chairman of the French Competition Authority

16.35 The efficiency of a regulator: a perspective from the practice 
Axel Desmedt, Member of the Board of the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (BIPT)

16.55 Regulatory authorities and public interest 
Face-to-face between Karine Lalieux and Peter De Decker, members of the Infrastructure, Communications and Public Enterprises Commission, Belgian Chamber

17.25 Final drink