Day 1 (Oct. 12) (Thurs.)

(Official Transcript)

OPENING

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The Importance of Competition to U.S. Competitiveness in a Global Economy

The Honorable Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the FTC (Prepared Remarks)
The Honorable Joseph E. Stiglitz, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
How Firms Are Adapting to Changing Competitive Conditions; Whether Antitrust Law Impedes the Ability of U.S. Firms to Compete Vigorously and to Innovate

Lewis E. Platt, Chairman, President and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Sanford M. Litvack, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief of Corporate Operations, The Walt Disney Co.
Ryal R. Poppa, Chairman, President and CEO, StorageTek (Prepared Statement)

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Should Antitrust Enforcers Adjust Their Enforcement Policy In Light of Changes Stemming From Global and Innovation-Based Competition?

Professor Kenneth W. Dam, Univ. of Chicago Law School (Prepared Statement)
James F. Rill, Collier, Shannon, Rill, & Scott; former Ass't Att'y General Antitrust, DOJ (Prepared Statement)

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