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A Joint Conference between the International Bar Association (IBA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Bank Group.
Read more DownloadJoin us at the IBA-ICC-World Bank Group Pre-ICN Forum, Porto, May 9 2017
Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce that the World Bank Group together with the International Bar Association and the International Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 2017 Pre-ICN Forum in Porto on May 9 2017h under the theme “New Trends in Global Competition Policy”.
Keynote speakers:
· Caroline Freund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington
· Johannes Laitenberger, Director General DG COMP, European Commission, Brussels
· Andreas Mundt ICN Chair and President of the Bundeskartellamt, Berlin
· Paul Lugard, Baker Botts, Chair of the ICC Commission on Competition, Brussels,
· Ana L. Revenga, Deputy Chief Economist of the WBG, Washington DC
Enforcement authority speakers invited include:
· Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, Competition Commission of South Africa
· Esteban Greco, President, Commission for the Defense of Competition of Argentina
· Margarida Matos Rosa, President, Portuguese Competition Authority
· Alejandra Palacios, President Mexican Federal Competition Commission
· Ivo Gagliuffi Pierechi, President Peruvian Competition Authority
· Rod Sims, Chairman Australia Competition and Consumer Commission
· Yuriy Terentyev, Chairman, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
Topics will include:
· Reaping competition efficiencies in global markets
· Fostering global antitrust enforcement
· Competition enforcement trends and challenges
· Compliance 2.0: agencies' and business perspective
· Elevating competition policies in economic policy agendas
The World Bank Group together with the ICC wish to invite representatives from ICN Member Agencies and observers as well as ICC affiliates to participate in this important event.
Given the restrictions in the number of attendants, the World Bank Group and the ICC will receive expressions of interest to participate until April 10 in the following link.
Final invitations will be sent by April 12 on a personal basis in order to ensure a balanced and diverse regional and institutional representation of ICN Member Agencies and observers.
Attendants to the ICN with a different affiliation wishing to participate in this conference shall pursue registration through the IBA webpage at the following link.
We look forward to seeing you in Porto
Conference Co-Chairs:
Klaus Tilmes
The World Bank Group, Washington DC; Director of the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice
Paul Lugard
Baker Botts, Brussels; Co-Chair, ICC Antitrust Committee
Janet McDavid
Hogan Lovells, Washington DC; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Committee
Pieter Steyn
Werksmans, Johannesburg; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Committee
A meeting of the African Competition Forum.
A joint event between the UNCTAD and the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC).
Read more DownloadIn last October, in IGE meeting of UNCTAD, “Enforcement of Competition Law in Food Retails Sector” was adopted as one of agenda, then not just panelist but also many participants from floor raised many questions or problems to be further discussed especially regarding abuse of superior bargaining power against small and medium enterprises (SMEs). On the other hand, Japan Fair Trade Commission, JFTC, has developed regulations on abuse of superior bargaining power and accumulated enforcement experiences for many decades. And, based on these experiences, in ICN Kyoto Annual Conference in 2008, JFTC moderated panel discussion on this regulation which draw very much attention from many jurisdictions. Now, many competition agencies have recently become much more aggressive in this regulation than ever. Thus, this event will be an ideal place to follow up last year IGE meeting and also ICN Kyoto 2008.
The session will entail an interactive conversation on some of the most topical competition enforcement aspects across various jurisdictions.
Read moreJoin W@Competition Talk with Enforcers on cross-cutting global antitrust challenges featuring:
• Michal Halperin, Director General, the Israel Antitrust Authority;
• Rose Webb, Chief Executive Officer, the Hong Kong Competition Commission; and
• Gabriella Muscolo, Commissioner, the Italian Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato.
The session will entail an interactive conversation on some of the most topical competition enforcement aspects across various jurisdictions.
WHEN: Wednesday, 10 May, 17:40 – 18:40
WHERE: São João Room, Edifício da Alfândega, ICN Meeting 2017, Porto
Moderator: Evelina Kurgonaite, Founder & Chair of W@Competition – a platform for women competition professionals, www.womenat.com/w-at-competition