Competition in the Online Environment
Overview
An invitation only conference hosted by The University of Melbourne and Google.
As the internet becomes an increasingly important part of the Australian economy and society, understanding and supporting the pro-competitive dynamics of the online environment is of greater importance for policy-makers and regulators.
The purpose of this conference is to discuss research on the economics, management, marketing and legal analysis in this relatively new area of debate here in Australia.
This thought leadership is underpinned by independent academic research, commissioned by Google, performed by: Professor Bob Harris, University of California, Berkeley; Professor Stephen King, Monash University; Professor Catherine Tucker, Sloan MIT; and, Dr Alexandra Merrett, The University of Melbourne.Program
Melbourne
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Melbourne Business School
The University of Melbourne
Enquiries
Ms Lyn Buchanan
Ph: +61 3 8344 2153
Fax: +61 3 8344 2111
Email: info@ipria.org
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| 9:30-10:00 | Registration and morning tea on arrival | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Welcome and housekeeping
Iarla Flynn, Google Australia |
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| 10:10-11:10 | Panel 1: Switching costs and implications for competition & consumers Presenter: Professor Robert Harris, University of California, Berkeley Moderator: Dr David Gruen, The Treasury Panelist: Richard York, Frontier Economics Panelist: Professor Henry Ergas, University of Wollongong and Deloitte |
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| 11:10-12:10 | Panel 2: Market definition and market power in two-sided markets Presenter: Professor Stephen King, Monash University - View presentation Moderator: Simon Uthmeyer, DLA Piper Panelist: Graeme Samuel AC, Greenhill & Co. Australia Panelist: Dr Philip Williams, Frontier Economics |
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| 12:10-1:10 | Lunch | |
| 1:10-1:40 | Keynote: The science of search Introduction: Professor Beth Webster, The University of Melbourne Presenter: Alan Noble, Google Australia |
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| 1:40-2:40 | Panel 3: Facing up to (virtual) reality: meeting the online retail challenge Presenter: Dr Alexandra Merrett, The University of Melbourne - View presentation Moderator: Dr Jill Walker, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Panelist: Dr Tom Hird, Competition Economists Group Panelist: Scott Minehane, Windsor Place Consulting - View presentation |
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| 2:40-3:00 | Afternoon tea |
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| 3:00-4:00 | Panel 4: Competitive impact of measurability on online advertising markets Presenter: Professor Catherine Tucker, Sloan MIT - View presentation Moderator: Ramin Marzbani, Smart Services CRC Panelist: Professor Catherine de Fontenay, Melbourne Business School Panelist: Rob Chandler, BMF |
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| 4:00-4:20 | Closing Remarks |
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