National Strategy Towards a Modern Competition Law for Jordan

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.E. AMER AL-HADIDI, MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

Monday, June 22, 2009

08.30 h

Registration of Participants

09.00 h

Opening Session and Welcome (Public Session)

• Mustafa Nasereddin, Senior Executive Director, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Jordan
• Michael Däumer, Director, KAS Amman

09.30 h

Keynote Speech

H.E. Amer Al-Hadidi, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

10.00 h

Presentation 1: Competition Laws – A Theoretical Approach

Dr. José A. Campos Nave, Attorney, Rödl & Partner, Eschborn, Germany

10.30 h

Presentation 2: Competition and the Concept of the Social Market Economy

Prof. Marcus Marktanner, Institute of Financial Economics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

10.50 h

Presentation 3: Competition Law, Intellectual Property Rights and the Business Environment

Prof. Heinz Goddar, Patent Attorney, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich, Germany

11.20 h

General Discussion

12.15 h

Presentation 4: The Jordanian Experience with Competition Laws

The Jordanian Competition Law – An Overview

Dr. Ruba Qalyoubi, Senior Legal Counsel, Executive Affairs Authority, Abu Dhabi

12.45 h

Presentation 5: The 2002 Competition Law – Achievements, Challenges and Lessons Learned

Hussein Al-Hamadani, Competition Director, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Jordan

13.25 h

General Discussion

13.45 h

Closing Session

• Michael Däumer, Director, KAS Amman
• Mustafa Nasereddin, Senior Executive Director, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Jordan

The Workshop will be held in Arabic and English with Translation Available

Organization:

KAS Amman / Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business