17:00-18:00 OPTIONAL SESSION: Introduction to ICN
Room:
Nueva Granada C

17:00 ICN Registration

19:30 Las Americas Hotel: ICN Welcome Reception (For conference delegate only)

7:45-8:45 ICN Working Group Co- Chairs Meeting (For WG Co-chairs only)

8:00Registration

9:00-9:30 Opening Session – Welcome Addresses

9:30-10:30 Challenges and Perspectives For Competition Law in Creative and Cultural Economy

This year’s Special Project, organized by SIC, stands as an opportunity to emphasize challenges and perspectives that not only reflect the effective and efficient application of free economic competition rule in Creative and Cultural Economy, but, in turn, an opportunity for Competition Authorities to evaluate and reflect on new methodologies and tools that encourage innovation, considering the implications of this sector in terms of consumer rights, industrial property and economic competition. This panel seeks to determine if the current regulations and quantitative analysis allow to efficiently articulate the incentives for the cultural and creative entrepreneur and the creation of an enabling environment that facilitates innovation, without ignoring the importance of strengthening free economic competition and consumer rights defense.

Moderator:

Ginette Lozano – Economic Affairs Group , Colombia SIC

Panellists:

John Fingleton, NGA

Pablo Marquez, NGA

Kim Sang-jo, Chairperson, Korea FTC

Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head, FAS Russia

Christopher, Yoo, NGA

10:30-11:00 Morning Coffee Break

11:00-11:15 ICN Work Product Presentation

11:15-12:00 Promotion of the ICN’s Framework on Competition Agency Procedures

Moderator:

Mr. William Kovacic, NGA

Panellists:

Andreas Mundt, BKA President & ICN Chair

Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General, United States DOJ, Antitrust Division

Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Chairman, JFTC

Johannes Laitenberger, Director-General, European Commission, DG Competition

Alejandra Palacios Prieto, Chairwoman, Mexico COFECE

Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, South African Competition Commission

Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head of FAS-Russia

12:00-13:00 Unilateral Conduct Working Group Plenary: New Challenges to the Assessment of Market Power: Time for a Rethink?
Ten years after their approval, the ICN Recommended Practices on Assessment of Dominance/Substantial Market Power still reflect significant convergence on several fundamental and critical principles of unilateral conduct analysis – including the use of a sound analytical framework firmly grounded in economic principles to determine whether dominance/substantial market power exists. This panel will explore new challenges in the assessment of dominance in light of recent developments in the digital and high tech sectors.

Moderator:

Gabriella Muscolo, Commissioner, Italy AGCM

Panellists:

Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan FTC

Eleanor Fox, NGA

Francis Kariuki, Director General, Kenya CA

Johannes Laitenberger, Director General, European Commission, DG Comp

Rod Sims, Chairman, Australia CCC

13:00-14:30Lunch

14:30-15:45
Breakout Sessions - Round 1 :

•AWG BOS:
The Importance of a Well-thought-out Advocacy Strategy and Well-planned Programs
Room:
Salon Americo

•AEWG BOS:
Due Process Strikes Back
Room:
Nueva Granada C

•CWG BOS:
Interaction of Public and Private Enforcement for Cartels
Room:
Nueva Granada D

•MWG BOS:
Digital Economy and Innovation
Room:
Nueva Granada 3D

•UCWG BOS:
New Challenges to the Assessment of Market Power: Time for a Rethink?
Room:
Nueva Horizonte

15:45-16:15 Afternoon Coffee Break

16:15-17:15
Advocacy Working Group Plenary : The Art of Advocacy – Sun Tzu’s Strategies and Tactics for Competition Advocacy Challenges of Today and Tomorrow

Sun Tzu’s Strategies and Tactics for Competition Advocacy Challenges of Today and Tomorrow

This panel will discuss how the strategies and tactics of Sun Tzu's Art of War can be applied to make competition advocacy effective and powerful to meet the challenges of today and be future-ready for tomorrow.

Moderator:

Šarunas Keserauskas, Chairman, Lithuania CC

Panellists:

Rasul Butt, Senior Executive Director, CC Hong KongC

Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairperson, CC India

Frédéric Jenny, NGA

Maria Ortiz, Member of Council, Spain CNMC

Andrew Tyrie, Chair, United Kingdom CMA

19:00 Las Americas Hotel: ICN 2019 Conference Dinner (For Conference delegates only)

8:15-9:15 Optional Session: Sharing the Ibero-American Experience in Competition Enforcement (Spanish session)

9:30-9:45 ICN Work Product Presentation

9:45-10:45 Merger Working Group Plenary: Merger Review in the 2020s: the Challenges of Digitalization, Globalization, and the Evolution of Merger Analysis
This Panel explores the evolution of Merger Review in the 2020s. Digitalization and globalization are two major influencers on the evolution of competition policy. Join us for a forward-looking discussion that explores the following: What are the characteristics of mergers in the digital economy? Is merger review in the digital economy different and what are the challenges? Does globalization influence market definition and competition analysis? How can international cooperation help agencies to address multijurisdictional merger review? How should agencies and parties deal with coordination of extraterritorial remedies? Is ex-post evaluation of merger decisions a useful diagnostic tool?

Moderator:

Melanie Aitken, NGA

Panellists:

Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, CC South Africasmall>

12:30-14:00 Lunch

13:15-14:00
ICN Online Resources (new website; ICN Training on Demand modules)
Room:
Nuevo Granada C

14:00-15:15 Breakout Sessions -Round 3

•AWG BOS:
Competition Assessment: “Great results, can be achieved with small force"
Room:
Nuevo Horizonte

•AEWG BOS:
The Digital Revolution – What Competition Policy Evolution? (CLOSED SESSION – AGENCY HEADS ONLY)
Room:
Nueva Granada 3D

•CWG BOS:
Triggering inspections Ex-officio: Going Beyond the Passive Cartel Policy
Room:
Salon Americo

•MWG BOS:
Procedural Infringements in Merger Investigations
Room:
Nueva Granada C

•UCWG BOS:
Remedies in Unilateral Conduct Cases
Room:
Nueva Granada D

15:15-15:45 Afternoon Coffee Break

15:45-16:45 Agency Effectiveness Working Group Plenary: Effectiveness Through Organisational Design
Inspired by the AEWG’s Report on Organisational Design, this plenary will discuss the pros and cons of different organisational design options available to competition authorities. Speakers will debate such topics as: How can authorities be organised to balance flexibility with organisational stability? Are certain design structures more suited to encouraging effective quality control of investigations? What are the pros and cons of sector-based units as opposed to units based on area of law being enforced?

Moderator:

Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General, United States of America, DoJ, Antitrust Division

Panellists:

Maria Bidart, Commissioner, Argentina CNDC

9:00-9:15 ICN Work Product Presentation

9:15-10:30 Cartel Working Group Plenary: Detection & Enforcement
This Plenary will discuss various policy choices and ways that serve the fight against cartels. The panelists will share their stories in relation to whistleblowing, ex-officio investigations, leniency, settlements, fines and individual sanctions. In this context, they will share views on the following topics: What are the detection strategies and enforcement tools that agencies should apply in order to boost their anti-cartel enforcement record? What is the optimal mix of public and private anti-cartel enforcement? How can agencies uncover and punish cartels especially in the digital era?

Moderator:

Matthew Boswell, Commissioner, CB Canada

Panellists:

Alexandre Cordeiro, General Superintendent, Brazil CADE

13:30-15:00 Lunch

SIGHTSEEING TOURS (Optional)

Information regarding the Optional sightseeing tours can be found here. There will be a tour desk to sign up during the Conference.