Infrastructure networks are becoming increasingly digitalized, making it possible to contemplate new levels of efficiency and service delivery. This process is already advanced in the case of communications networks and is also beginning to transform networks for energy and transportation. The digitalization of infrastructure is posing new challenges for the regulation of infrastructure services, reshaping the boundaries of natural monopoly and competition, while fundamentally disrupting cost structures and business models.
Events
#Infra4Dev Conference: Infrastructure in the Digital Era¡ªHow Should Regulation Adapt?
December 11, 2019
Centre de Congr¨¨s Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France
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Jointly organized by the World Bank¡¯s Infrastructure Vice Presidency and the Toulouse School of Economics, the first annual #Infra4Dev conference aims to explore the intersection of infrastructure, digitalization and regulation, and to survey the current policy debate on these issues within the frontier markets, with a view to reflecting upon the implications for the developing world.
The conference will take place at the Centre de Congr¨¨s Pierre Baudis on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, drawing upon the combined forces of the Toulouse School of Economics, the Digital Economy Research Center, and the Energy and Climate Research Center. In addition, the conference will be held the day before the annual workshop of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), ensuring that a strong development perspective will be brought to the discussion on infrastructure regulation in the digital era.
The conference is intended for distinguished academics, practitioners and entrepreneurs with an expertise in the conference theme.
The conference will include a keynote address by Jean Tirole, Honorary Chairman of the Jean-Jacques Laffont-Toulouse School of Economics Foundation, opening remarks by Makhtar Diop, World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure, and a series of contributions by senior scholars.
For more information about the conference, please contact infra4dev@worldbank.org.
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08:30-09:00
Coffee & Registration
09:00-09:15
by Makhtar Diop, VP Infrastructure, World Bank
09:15-10:00
by Jean Tirole, Honorary Chairman, Toulouse School of Economics
10:00-11:30
Session 1:
Moderator: Boutheina Guermazi, World Bank
¡¤ Alexia Gonzalez Fanfalone, OECD,
¡¤ Edward Oughton, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University,
¡¤ Marja Matinmikko-Blue, University of Oulu,
¡¤ Martha Suarez, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance,
¡¤ Daniel Bjorkegren, Brown University,
11:30-11:45
Coffee Break
11:45-13:00
Session 2:
Moderator: Pablo Fajnzylber, World Bank
¡¤ Bruno Jullien, Toulouse School of Economics,
¡¤ Ioannis Lianos, Hellenic Competition Commission,
¡¤ Beatriz Kira, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University,
13:00-13:15
by Sebastien Soriano, Chairman, ARCEP
13:15-14:15
Lunch
14:15-16:00 Parallel Sessions on Energy and Transport
Parallel Session 1:
Parallel Session 2:
Moderator: Mike Toman, World Bank
¡¤ Thomas-Olivier Leautier, Toulouse School of Economics,
¡¤ Carlos Batlle, Comillas Pontifical University Institute for Research in Technology,
¡¤ Michael Pollitt, Cambridge Judge Business School,
¡¤ Shaun McRae, ITAM Mexico,
Moderator: Nancy L. Vandycke, World Bank
¡¤ Konstantinos Gkoumas, European Commission,
¡¤ Anne Yvrande-Billon, ART,
¡¤ Yannick Perez, Centrale Supelec Paris,
¡¤ Alejandro Molnar, World Bank,
¡¤ Gabriel Kreindler, Harvard University,
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-1800
Closing Panel:
Moderator: Paul Noumba Um, Regional Director, World Bank
¡¤ Bruno Liebhaberg, Director General, CERRE
¡¤ Francis Kariuki, Director General, Competition Authority of Kenya
¡¤ Jean-Michel Glachant, Director, Florence School of Regulation
¡¤ Patricia Alessandra Morita Sakowski, Deputy Chief Economist, CADE, Brazil
¡¤ Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER, India
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Opening Remarks/Keynote Speeches:
- Makhtar Diop, World Bank
- Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
- Sebastien Soriano, ARCEP, France
Digital Infrastructure:
- Alexia Gonzalez Fanfalone, OECD
- Daniel Bjorkegren, Brown University
- Edward Oughton, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University
- Marja Matinmikko-Blue, University of Oulu
- Martha Suarez, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
Digital Platform:- Beatriz Kira, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University
- Bruno Jullien, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
- Ioannis Lianos, University College London
Energy:- Carlos Batlle, MIT/ Comillas Pontifical University¡¯s Institute for Research in Technology (IIT)
- Michael Pollitt, Cambridge Judge Business School
- Shaun McRae, ITAM Mexico
- Thomas-Olivier L¨¦autier, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
Transport:
- Alejandro Molnar, World Bank
- Anne Yvrande-Billon, French Regulatory Authority for Transport (ART)
- Gabriel Kreindler, Harvard University
- Konstantinos Gkoumas, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Yannick Perez, Centrale Supelec Paris
Policy Panel:
- Bruno Liebhaberg, Center on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
- Francis Kariuki, Competition Authority of Kenya
- Jean-Michel Glachant, Florence School of Regulation
- Patricia Alessandra Morita Sakowski, CADE, Brazil
- Rajat Kathuria, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
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- by Makhtar Diop, VP Infrastructure, World Bank
- by Jean Tirole, Honorary Chairman, Toulouse School of Economics
- Session 1:
- Session 2:
- Parallel Session 1:
Parallel Session 2: - Closing Panel:
CONFERENCE DETAILS
- WHEN: December 11, 2019
- WHERE: Centre de Congr¨¨s Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France
- CONTACT: For more information:
- infra4dev@worldbank.org