2020-2021 ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest Award Ceremony
Building Forward Better: how competition advocacy can support countries with Covid19 crisis response, relief, and resilient recovery
Thursday, 7th October 2021
8:00-9:00 EDT (Washington D.C.) / 14:00-15:00 CEDT (Rome)
Dear ICN members and NGAs,
Please join us to watch live this year’s Competition Advocacy Contest and discover the winners and honorable mentions. The Ceremony will be opened by Andreas Mundt, ICN Steering Group Chair.
No pre-registration is required. For more information see the attached flyer.Moderator: Andrea Minuto Rizzo, Head of International Affairs Office, Italian Competition Authority (AGCM)
Opening remarks:
Andreas Mundt, ICN Steering Group Chair and President of Bundeskartellamt
Martha Licetti, Practice Manager, Global Markets, Competition and Technology Unit, World Bank Group
Awards announcements & discussion:
Theme 1: Promoting an inclusive, sustainable, and green recovery while preserving contestability
Presenter: Alessandra Tonazzi, Director of the European and International Affairs Directorate, Italian Competition Authority (AGCM)
Theme 2: Leveraging the competitive impact of the digital economy for a faster and inclusive recovery
Presenter: Georgiana Pop, Global Lead, Competition Policy, World Bank Group
Theme 3: Responding to the increased role of the State in markets and the government relief measures
Presenter: Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation at New York University School of Law
Theme 4: Revisiting antitrust rules and Implementing initiatives in response to the Covid19 crisis
Presenter: Mariana Tavares, Partner, Levy & Salomão Advogados
Best regards
The Global Competition Policy Team of The World Bank Group & The Italian Competition Authority on behalf of the ICN Advocacy Working Group
ICN Steering Group confirms Rod Sims, ACCC, as new Vice Chair
ICN Steering Group confirms Rod Sims, ACCC, as new Vice Chair for Digital Co-ordination and Asia-Pacific Liaison
On 15 September 2021 the ICN Steering Group confirmed Rod Sims as new Vice Chair for Digital Co-ordination and Asia-Pacific Liaison.
Rod Sims has been a long-term supporter of the ICN and active participant since becoming Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in 2011. As ICN Vice Chair he will focus on overarching co-ordination of projects and discussions on competition in the digital economy within the ICN and additionally will support agencies in the Asia-Pacific region facing the challenges of the time zone in their engagement with the ICN.
Rod Sims will work together with the ICN’s other Vice Chair, Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner of the South African Competition Commission.
The ICN thanks Alejandra Palacios, former President of COFECE Mexico, for her leadership as Vice Chair until her term as head of COFECE came to an end in September 2021.
2021 & 2022 Annual Conference Dates
Save the Dates!
The ICN’s 2021 Annual Conference will be a virtual event, to take place online from 13-15 October 2021. Our hosts, the Hungarian GvH, together with the ICN Working Group Co-chairs are organizing a compelling conference week of plenary panels and breakout discussions. Stay tuned for the agenda and further details about participation.
The ICN is pleased to announce that the 2022 Annual Conference will take place in Berlin, 4-6 May 2022, hosted by the German Bundeskartellamt.
Assessing Crisis Cartels at times of Covid 19 -- CWG webinar materials
Webinar Materials: Assessing Crisis Cartels at times of Covid 19
In May 2021, the Cartel Working Group organized a webinar on crisis cartels and the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials from the call are available.
Compliance in Cartels -- CWG webinar materials
Webinar Materials: Compliance in Cartel Cases
In April 2021, the Cartel Working Group organized a webinar on compliance and cartels. The materials from the call are available.
2021 ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest
The 2021 ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest is now open!
8 April 2021. The International Competition Network and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 Competition Advocacy Contest. The Contest, now at its seventh joint edition, aims to highlight the key role competition agencies, sector regulators and other governmental bodies or non-governmental organizations play in promoting competition by showcasing their advocacy success stories
The topic of this year’s Contest is “Building Forward Better: how competition advocacy can support countries with Covid19 crisis response, relief, and resilient recovery”. We are looking for success stories that demonstrate the tangible results of competition advocacy regarding:
Theme 1. Promoting an inclusive, sustainable, and green recovery while preserving contestability.
Theme 2. Leveraging the competitive impact of the digital economy for a faster and inclusive recovery.
Theme 3. Responding to the increased role of the State in markets and the government relief measures.
Theme 4. Revisiting antitrust rules and implementing initiatives in response to the Covid19 crisis.
The deadline for submissions is May 7th, 2021.
AEWG Webinar recording: Economist Perspectives on Market Studies
Webinar Materials: Market Studies, Economist Perspectives
In March 2021, the Agency Effectiveness Working Group organized a webinar on economist perspectives about market studies. The recording (with materials) of the call is available.
Hub and Spoke Cartels -- CWG webinar materials
Webinar Materials: Hub-and-Spoke Cartel Cases
In March 2021, the Cartel Working Group organized a webinar on hub and spoke cartels. The materials from the call are available.
ICN Virtual Spotlight - February 2
ICN Virtual SpotlightLeading your Agency through Change
Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive Competition and Markets Authority
Andreas Mundt, President Bundeskartellamt and ICN Chair
45 minutes, 1:1
Brexit, digitalization, the new law in Germany are just examples. A changing environment challenges competition agencies around the world. Listen to Andrea Coscelli and Andreas Mundt when they discussed how to lead an agency through change. #ICN Spotlight
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Advocacy Working Group Seminar -- January 28
The Advocacy Working Group
Presents a Webinar on:
Competition Advocacy to Support Robust Competition in a Post-pandemic World
Thursday, January 28, 2021
14.00 to 15.30 CET (Paris, Oslo)
The Covid-19 crisis brought about many challenges related to competition enforcement and advocacy. As the crisis developed, many competition enforcers around the globe sent clear messages that competition law would be strictly enforced and in some cases raised concerns about cooperation among businesses. At the same time, the enforcers targeted information on their websites, allocated resources to meet the demand for guidance and were involved to provide advice on government’s relief measure to businesses, which overnight lost the basis for its activity.
Now, as the Covid-19 pandemic enters a new phase with vaccines being rolled out, new advocacy challenges will materialize. The goal of advocacy strategies in this phase can on the one hand be damage control: to minimize damages caused to competition due to a significant drop in supply and demand, changes in market structure, and competition culture. However, the strategic goal can also be more ambitious: to promote the role of competition and a post-crisis pro-competitive regulatory framework to boost economic recovery, enabling economies to emerge stronger from the crisis.
This AWG webinar will discuss the challenges and the role of competition advocacy in the economic recovery after the crisis.
Moderator
- Kjell J. Sunnevåg, Norwegian Competition Authority
Introduction
- Bill Kovacic, Professor, George Mason University School of Law, USA
- Ruben Maximiano, Senior Competition Expert, OECD
Country perspectives
- Naoko Teranishi, Head of Office of Policy Planning and Research for Digital Markets, JFTC
- Adano Wario, Director Planning Policy and Quality Assurance, Competition Authority of Kenya
- Lars Sørgard, Director general, Norwegian Competition Authority
- Alfonso Camba, Deputy Head of Market Studies Unit at the Advocacy Department, CNMC, Spain
- David Lamb, Head of the Planning, Liaison and International Affairs and Rodrigo Rios, Executive Director of Regulatory Analysis and Collaboration with the Public Sector, COFECE, Mexico
For more information about the call, please contact the AWG co-chairs:
- Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio of Colombia
- Hong Kong Competition Commission
- Norwegian Competition Authority