Agenda
| Day 0: Tuesday 6 May | |||||
| Time | Topic | Format | Location | ||
| Technologist Forum | |||||
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration and refreshments | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 09:30 – 09:35 | Opening remarks and welcome | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 09:35 – 09:45 | Objectives and outline for the day | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 09:45 – 12:00 | Theme 1: State of play – AI and competition | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Lunch | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Keynote address | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 13:45 – 15:00 | Theme 2: Building the frontier | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Theme 3: Building our capability – fit for the future | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Closing remarks | Theatre | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| 17:30 – 18:30 | ICN Working Group Co-Chairs Meeting | Meeting | Harris Suite, EICC | ||
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Welcome Reception | Drinks reception | Mansfield Traquair | ||
| Day 1: Wednesday 7 May | |||||
| Time | Topic | Format | Room | ||
| 07:30 – 09:00 | Registration and refreshments | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 07:45 – 08:45 | Introduction to the ICN | Theatre | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Opening session | Theatre | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 09:35 – 10:20 | CMA Host Showcase: The key role of competition in driving productivity, innovation and growth Moderator: Sarah Cardell, CMA, UK Speakers: Andreas Mundt, BKA, Germany Olivier Guersent, DG COMP, EU Doris Tshepe, CCSA, South Africa Andrea Marván, COFECE, Mexico | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee break | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Operational Framework Working Group drop-in session | Drop-in session | Harris Suite, EICC | ||
| 10:40 – 11:25 | CMA Host Plenary: Global update on competition in digital markets Moderator: Will Hayter, CMA, UK Speakers: Gina Cass-Gottlieb, ACCC, Australia Ravneet Kaur, CCI, India Reiko Aoki, JFTC, Japan Benoît Cœuré, AdlC, France | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Keynote Speech: Andrew Ferguson, US FTC | Keynote plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 11:55 – 12:55 | Mergers Plenary: Entrenchment theories of harm in merger reviews Moderator: Matthew Boswell, CCB, Canada Speakers: Guillaume Loriot, DG COMP, EU Ya-Lun Yen, TFTC, Taiwan Andrea Marván, COFECE, Mexico Rachel Brandenburger, NGA, UK | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 12:55 – 14:00 | Lunch | Cromdale Hall, EICC | |||
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Breakout sessions | ||||
| HOA Session (Heads of Agency only): On emerging competition issues: Making competition policy work for the current needs of the population Moderator: Andrea Marván, COFECE, Mexico Speakers: Reiko Aoki, JFTC, Japan Nuno Cunha, AdC, Portugal | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Kilsyth Suite, EICC | |||
| Mergers: Unconventional merger remedies Moderator: Kaeleigh Kuzma, NGA, Canada Speakers: Mwila Zambwe, CCPC, Zambia Daniele Calisti, DG COMP, EU Joel Bamford, CMA, UK Maria Fernanda Viecens, NGA, Argentina John Kwoka, NGA, Mauritius | Interactive panel discussion with moderated Q&A | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| Unilateral Conduct: Synergies between unilateral conduct enforcement and merger review Moderator: Fabricio Cardim, NGA, Brazil Table Moderators: Rita Leandro Vasconcelos, NGA, Portugal David Nordström, KKV, Sweden Herbert Fung, SCCC, Singapore James Musgrove, NGA, Canada Dr. Ingo Brinker, NGA, Germany | Interactive panel discussion with moderated Q&A | Harris Suite, EICC | |||
| Cartels: The launch of the CWG Anti Cartel Enforcement Manual updated Chapter 1 on Raids Moderator: Louise Baner, CMA, UK Speakers: Dongwhan Shin, KMOJ, Korea Beatriz Pérez Siles, CNMC, Spain Orla Shevlin, CCPC, Ireland Elisabeth Eklund, NGA, Sweden Josephine Chanda Katoma, CCPC, Zambia | Moderated roundtable discussions | Tinto Suite, EICC | |||
| Agency Effectiveness: The role of economists in effective enforcement: Best practices, success stories and challenges in applying economics to competition analysis Moderator: Dr. Jenny Haydock, CMA, UK Speakers: Annemiek Whilpshaar, DG Comp, EU Dr. Elisa Mariscal, NGA, Costa Rica Rolando Diaz, CONACOM, Paraguay Farha Nabiha, Malaysia | Cocktail-style discussions | Moorfoot Suite, EICC | |||
| Technology Session: Reflecting on the ICN 2025 Technologist Forum Moderator: Dr. Karen Croxson, CMA, UK Speakers: Herbert Fung, CCCS, Singapore Dr. Penelope Papandropoulos, DG Comp, EU Sally Foskett, ACCC, Australia | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Carrick 2 & 3 Suite, EICC | |||
| 15:15 – 15:40 | Coffee break | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 15:40 – 16:25 | CMA Host Plenary: Public procurement and competition Moderator: Juliette Enser, CMA, UK Speakers: Cani Fernandez, CNMC, Spain Ki-Jeong Han, KFTC, Korea Prof. Elisabetta Iossa, AGCM, Italy Alexandre Baretto, CADE, Brazil | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Unilateral Conduct Plenary: Challenges ahead in antitrust enforcement: Assessing dominance/exclusionary abuses/standard of proof/economic assessment Moderator: Eleanor Fox Speakers: Prof. Dr. Hakan Bilir, RK, Turkey Marie Östman, KKV, Sweden Cani Fernandez, CNMC, Spain Reiko Aoki, JFTC, Japan | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Steering Group Dinner | ||||
| WG Co-Chairs Dinner | |||||
| Day 2: Thursday 8 May | |||||
| Time | Topic | Format | Room | ||
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Welcome refreshments | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 08:00 – 09:00 | ICC: ICC Global Competition Commission ICN Task Force (Non-ICN event) | Tinto Suite, EICC | |||
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Cartels Plenary: Opportunities and challenges: The fight against cartels Moderator: Diogo Thomson, CADE, Brazil Speakers: Jorge Grunberg, Chilean Competition Authority Dr. Derek Johnston, CC, New Zealand Lucilia Falsarella Pereira, CMA, UK Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, AdC, Portugal | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 10:05 – 10:25 | Host Interview: Teresa Ribera, European Commission Moderator: Sarah Cardell, CMA, UK | Interview plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Food Project Plenary: Global market power in food and agricultural markets Moderator: Carin Smaller, NGA, COMESA Speakers: Csaba Rigó, GVH, Hungary David Kibet Kemei, CAK, Kenya Gina Cass-Gottlieb, ACCC, Australia Dr. Fahad Alshathri, Saudi Arabia | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 11:15 – 11:40 | Coffee break | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 11:40 – 12:55 | Advocacy: Advocating for competition in emerging areas – food & agriculture, digital economy, BigTech & AI Moderator: Joel Omari, CAK, Kenya Speakers: Ana Sofia Rodrigues, AdC, Portugal Gavin Thompson, CMA, UK Martyna Derszniak, UOKiK, Poland Dr. Yusuke Takamiya, NGA, Japan Isaac Tausha, COMESA | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| HOA Session (Heads of Agency only): Competition and digital markets Moderator: Will Hayter, CMA, UK Speakers: Andrea Marvan, COFECE, Mexico Doris Tshepe, CCSA, South Africa Reiko Aoki, JFTC, Japan Olivier Guersent, DG COMP, EU | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Kilsyth Suite, EICC | |||
| Mergers: Market definition in digital mergers Moderator: Jeanne Pratt, CCB, Canada Speakers: Tzu-Shun HU, TFTC, Taiwan Kenta Suzuki, JFTC, Japan Andrea Pomana, NGA, DG Comp Pedro Hinojo, CNMC, Spain | Moderated roundtable discussions | Moorfoot Suite, EICC | |||
| Unilateral Conduct: Current trends and challenges in digital markets Moderator: Camila Alves, CADE, Brazil Speakers: Linsey McCallum, DG Comp, EU Lenvic Elicer R. Lesigues, PHCC, Philippines Sayako TAKIZAWA, NGA, Japan Prof. Konstantinos Stylianou, NGA, Greece | Interactive panel discussion | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| Cartels (agency only): Cross-border collaboration in detecting cartels Moderator: Grant Chamberlain, CC, New Zealand Speakers: Maria Jaspers, DG Comp, EU Una Butler, CCPC, Ireland Dr. Botond Horváth, GvH, Hungary Dr. Willard Mwemba, COMESA | Moderated roundtable discussions | Harris Suite, EICC | |||
| NGA Engagement: Pursuing the improvements to the NGA involvement within the ICN Moderator: Alexandre Cordeiro, CADE, Brazil Speakers: Pinar Akman, NGA, UK Macin Trepka, NGA, Poland Ameera Ashraf, NGA, Singapore Wang’ombe Kariuki, NGA, Kenya Bill Kovacic, NGA, USA Melanie Aitken, NGA, Canada | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Carrick 2 & 3 Suite, EICC | |||
| 12:55 – 14:00 | Lunch | Cromdale Hall, EICC | |||
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Advocacy: Collaborations between competition authorities and sector regulators on emerging areas Moderator: Kouhei Yoshida, JFTC, Japan Speakers: Brian McHugh, CCPC, Ireland Ori Schwarz, OECD Dr. Eduardo Neri González, CONACOM, Paraguay Kate Jones, DRCF Prof. Sandra Marco Colino, NGA, Hong Kong | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||
| Agency Effectiveness: Ex-post impact assessments of enforcement and advocacy work Moderator: Antonio Capobianco, OECD Speakers: Csaba Kovács , GVH, Hungary Ninette Mwarania, CAK, Kenya TBC, KT, Norway | Demonstrations and roundtable discussions | Kilsyth Suite, EICC | |||
| Mergers: Review of mergers below the reporting thresholds: Comparative approaches Moderator: Giuliana Galbiati, AdlC, France Speakers: Saverio Valentino, AGCM, Italy Vanessa Turner, NGA, DG Comp Evrim Özgül Kazak, RK, Turkey Jorge Grunberg, Chilean Competition Authority Maria Coppola , US FTC | Moderated roundtable discussions | Moorfoot Suite, EICC | |||
| Unilateral Conduct: Challenges / interplay between competition law and other regulated sectors (including self-preferencing, among other issues) Moderator: Sung Kim, UNCTAD Speakers: Melinda McDonald, ACCC, Australia Jonathan Cwikel, ICA, Israel Karan Singh, NGA, India Laura Alicia Mendez Rodriguez, NGA, Luxembourg | Moderated roundtable discussions | Harris Suite, EICC | |||
| Cartels: Using data science or any other technological process or tool to detect cartels Moderator: Charlotte Emin, NGA, France Speakers: Susana Campuzano Fernández, CNMC, Spain Dr. Willard Mwemba, COMESA Haim Arbiv, ICA, Israel | Interactive panel discussion with moderated Q&A | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| Younger Agencies/Bridging Project: Building a new competition agenda from the perspective of young and small agencies | Moderated roundtable discussions | Carrick 2 & 3 Suite, EICC | |||
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee break | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Agency Effectiveness Plenary: New antitrust powers and tools in a fast-changing world Moderator: Doris Tshepe, CCSA, South Africa Speakers: Diego Solano, SIC, Columbia Hara Nikolopoulou, HCC, Greece Rasul Butt, CC, Hong Kong Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, NGA, Kenya | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 16:50 – 17:20 | ICN / WB Advocacy Contest Winners Presenters: Roberto Rustichelli, AGCM, Italy Mario Guadamillas, World Bank Group | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| 19:00 – 23:00 | Conference Dinner | Dinner | National Museum of Scotland | ||
| Day 3: Friday 9 May | |||||
| Time | Topic | Format | Room | ||
| 07:30 – 09:00 | Welcome refreshments | Strathblane Suite, EICC | |||
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Draft Article 102 Guidelines on exclusionary conduct (Non-ICN event) | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| 09:00 – 10:15 | Advocacy: Advocating for fair competition in public procurement Moderator: TBC, World Bank Group Speakers: David Miller, FTC, Jamaica Irma Urmonaite, Lithuanian Competition Council Gegham Gevorgyan, CPCRA, Armenia TBC, COPROCOM, Costa Rica | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Moorfoot Suite, EICC | ||
| Agency Effectiveness: Navigating the ICN Recommended Practices for investigative process: Enhancing due process with effective tools Moderators: Paul O'Brien, US FTC and Barbara Schulze, Bundeskartellamt, Germany Speakers: Dave Anderson, NGA, DG Comp, EU Lefkothea Nteka, NGA, Greece Jundrich Kloub, NGA, Hong Kong | Demonstrations and roundtable discussions | Kilsyth Suite, EICC | |||
| Enforcement Cooperation: Bridging the gaps through international enforcement cooperation Moderators: Rachel Burgess, ACCC, Australia and Cristina Camacho, AdC, Portugal Speakers: Maria Coppola, US FTC Johanne Peyre, APC, French Polynesia Hanna Koehler, UOKiK, Poland Hilary Jennings, Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authority Graeme Jarvie, KKV, Sweden | Panel discussion and interactive roundtable discussions | Tinto Suite, EICC | |||
| Technology Session: Horizon scanning; approaches and future actions Moderator: Dr. Nicky Brassington, CMA, UK Speakers: TBC | Presentation and interactive roundtable discussions | Harris Suite, EICC | |||
| Food: Different approaches to the same merger – the case of Bunge / Viterra or similar merger Moderator: James Hodge, CCSA, South Africa Speakers: Lilian Marques, CADE, Brazil Loulou Kenens, Austria Sayanti Chakrabarti, CCI, India Dr. Willard Mwemba, COMESA | Mini plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| Island and Small Economies: How competition law enforcement could tackle issues specific for islands and small economies Moderator: Ernesto Kross, Aruba Fair Trade Authority Speakers: Peter Hetherington, Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority Stephane Retterer, Competition Authority of New Caledonia Pál Gunnar Pálsson, Icelandic Competition Authority Johanne Peyre, French Polynesian Competition Authority | Presentations and discussion | Carrick 2 & 3 Suite, EICC | |||
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Coffee break | Cromdale Hall, EICC | |||
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Host Interview: Gail Slater, US DOJ Moderator: Sarah Cardell, CMA, UK | Interview plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 11:05 – 12:05 | Advocacy Plenary: Competition in all policies: A balancing act? Moderator: Alvin Koh, CCCS, Singapore Speakers: Michal Cohen, ICA, Israel Michael G. Aguinaldo, PHCC, Philippines Benoît Cœuré, AdlC, France Dr. Mahmoud Momtaz, ECA, Egypt | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 12:10 – 12:40 | ICN Implementation Panel Moderator: Paul O’Brien, US FTC | Traditional plenary | Pentland Suite, EICC | ||
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Closing session | Pentland Suite, EICC | |||
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch | Cromdale Hall, EICC | |||
| Steering Group lunch | Tinto Suite, EICC | ||||
