28 February 2003

8.30 - 9.00

9.00 -9.30

Registration

Opening speeches by:
Mr. Philippe Brusick, Head, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Dr. S. Sothi Rachagan, Regional Director, Consumers International Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (CI ROAP)  

Session 1: Consumer Protection  

09.30 - 9.50

 

09.50 - 10.10

10.10 - 11.00

11.00 - 11.15

Compliance Strategies for Consumer Protection:
Ms. Jennifer McNeill, Commissioner, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australia

The UN Guidelines in Light of Contemporary Consumer Concerns:
Ms. Elizabeth Gachuiri, Legal Affairs Officer, UNCTAD

Discussion

Coffee Break  

Session 2: Consumer Credit  

11.15 - 11.45

11.45 - 1.00

1.00 - 2.00

Consumer Credit Regulation: [view]
Mr. Nick McBride, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand

Country Presentations and Discussion
Hong Kong: Mrs Pamela Chan, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Consumer Council  [view]
India:Professor Manubhai Shah, Chairman Emeritus, Consumer Education & Research Society
Japan:Professor Toshiya Bando, Kyoto Gakuen University [view]
Malaysia: Mr. K.L. Yap, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs [view] 

Lunch Break

Session 3: Competition Policy and Law  

2.00 - 2.30

2.30 - 3.15 




3.15 - 3.45

3.45 - 4.30

Differing Approaches to and Scope of Competition Policy & Law:
Hassan Qaqaya, Chief, Advisory Services and Capacity Building Section, Competition Law and Policy Branch, UNCTAD

Country Reports
India: Mr. Nitya Nanda, Economist, Consumer Unity & Trust Society
Sri Lanka: Professor A.D.V. de Indraratna, Chairman, Fair Trading Commission
Vietnam: Mr. Hoang Xuan Bac, Expert of Legal Dept., Ministry of Trade

Coffee Break

Discussion

1 March 2003

Session 4: Making Competition Policy and Law Serve the Consumer Interest 

09.00 - 09.40

09.40 - 10.30

10.30 - 10.45

Competition Policy and Law in the Consumer Interest
Dr. S. Sothi Rachagan, Regional Director, CI ROAP

Discussion

Coffee Break 

Session 5: Consumer Issues for Cancun  

10.45 - 11.25

11.25 - 12.00

12.00 - 12.40

12.40 - 13.15

13.15 - 14.15

14.15 - 15.30




15.30 - 16.30

16.30 - 16.45

16.45 - 17.30

TRIPS, the Doha Mandate & Other Intellectual Property Issues
Professor Peter Drahos, Australian National University

General Discussion

Agriculture & Food Security - Doha Outcomes and Outstanding Issues
Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh

Discussion

Lunch

An International Regime for Competition Regulation: Implications of the Doha Mandate
Philippe Brusick, Head, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD
Mr. Francois Souty, Counsel for International Affairs, Competition Council, France
Meenakshi Raman, Legal Advisor, Consumers Association of Penang, Malaysia

Discussion

Tea Break

Final Reports, Recommendations and Closing Remarks