VI BRICS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CONFERENCE 2019
Over the past 10 years, the BRICS competition authorities have continuously deepened practical interaction and created the necessary institutional system for the further progressive development of multilateral cooperation.
An important institutional element in the joint work of the antimonopoly authorities of the BRICS countries has become the BRICS Competition Conference.
VI BRICS International Competition Conference will be held on September 16-19, 2019 in the Russian Federation (Moscow) under the leitmotif “10 years of successful cooperation between the BRICS competition authorities: results and prospects”.
Registration form is available on the official website of the VI BRICS International Competition Conference (https://brics-icc-2019.org/en/).
Media information: Accreditation can be obtained from the Department for International Economic Cooperation (international@fas.gov.ru)
Draft agenda of the
VI BRICS Competition Conference
“10-year anniversary of successful cooperation: results and prospects”
September 16-19, 2019
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September 16 (Monday) |
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Arrival of participants |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration |
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10:00 – 19:30 |
International Practical Conference “II Eurasian Anti-cartel Forum 2019” *Russian-English translation provided (Hilton Leningradskaya Hotel, Kalanchevskaya st., 21/40)
The forum is organized by the Non-Profit Partnership “Promotion of Competition Development in the CIS Countries” and LF Academy with the support of the FAS Russia |
10:00 – 19:00 Pre-Conference International Academic Workshop by the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center (HSE University, Myasnitskaya st., 9/11, room 518) |
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13:00 |
Departure to the Excursion on the VDNH (Hilton Leningradskaya Hotel, Kalanchevskaya st., 21/40) |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
Excursion on the VDNH |
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September 17 (Tuesday) |
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08.30 – 11.00 |
Registration Welcome coffee |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
Session on the topic: “Competition issues in the BRICS food markets” (within the framework of the BRICS Working Group on global food value chains) (Digital business space, Pokrovka st., 47, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1) Nowadays the food industry is experiencing an important shift in the dynamics of competitive development. Relationship between competition law and intellectual property protection standards to ensure fair and non-discriminatory access to selection invention and new technologies is coming to the forefront, as well as issues related to the social and economic impact of transactions of economic concentration and unfair practice of the subjects of global food chains. Meeting of the Working Group on global food value chains will be devoted to discussing the new challenges faced by the competition authorities while ensuring fair competition in the food market. Participants will share their experience in conducting investigations and reviewing M&A’s in this market, jointly identify important issues for further discussion and develop a concept for the future activities of the Working Group. |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
Session on the topic: “Competition issues in the BRICS automobile markets” (within the framework of the BRICS Working Group in automobile markets) (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1) |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
Session on the topic: “Competition issues in the BRICS digital markets” (within the framework of the BRICS Working Group in digital markets only for BRICS Authorities Representatives) (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1) |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee break (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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15:30 – 17:00 |
Session on the topic: “Competition issues in the BRICS pharmaceutical markets” (within the framework of the BRICS Working Group in pharmaceutical markets) (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1) Within the meeting of the BRICS Working Group in pharmaceutical markets, the participants will discuss issues of fair pricing in the medicines circulation markets, in particular the relationship between the volume of generic production and the price level. The speakers will pay particular attention to discussing the issue of finding a balance between antitrust regulation and compulsory licensing of intellectual property rights in the BRICS pharmaceutical markets. |
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19:00 – 22:00 |
Gala dinner on behalf of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) (Petroff Palace, Leningradsky prospect st., 40) |
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September 18 (Wednesday) |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration Welcome coffee |
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10:00 – 10:40 |
VI BRICS Competition Conference opening ceremony (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall) |
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10:40 – 11:10 |
Coffee break (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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11:10 – 12:30 |
Plenary 1: “Development of competition policy and legislation in the BRICS countries” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall) Antimonopoly regulation is constantly adapting to the new realities. Within this session, the participants will discuss the latest changes in antimonopoly legislation, as well as identify key trends in the development of competition policy in their countries. |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
12:45 – 14:00 Parallel 1B: “10 years of cooperation between the BRICS Competition Authorities: results and prospects” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 2)
Meeting of the BRICS Coordination Committee on Antimonopoly Policy in the format of a business lunch. (Closed event. Only for representatives of the BRICS Competition Authorities)
The session will provide an opportunity for representatives of the BRICS Competition Authorities to work out a cooperation agenda for the next two years. |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
Parallel 1A: “State participation in the economy” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall)
Within this session, its participants will share experiences and discuss key issues related to the antitrust regulation of natural monopolies and state corporations.
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14:00 – 14:15 Signing of the Moscow Joint Statement by Heads of the BRICS Competition Authorities (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1)
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14:15 – 14:45 Media Briefing with the Heads of the BRICS Competition Authorities (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1) |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee break (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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15:30 – 17:30 |
Plenary 2: “Directions of cooperation of BRICS Competition Authorities” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall) Within this session, the participants will discuss the main achievements and advantages of the cooperation of antimonopoly authorities in bilateral format as well as in the framework of international organizations. The parties will give examples of successful cooperation and consider the prospects for the development of cooperation of countries in the consideration of specific cases of violation of antimonopoly legislation, as well as in the analysis of global M&As. Besides, great attention will be paid to the results of interaction in the framework of the BRICS Working Groups for the research of competition issues in socially important markets. Participants will also discuss new opportunities for expanding the five-sided cooperation on the basis of the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center. |
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19:00 – 23:00 |
Gala dinner on behalf of the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin (Moscow International Performing Arts Center, Kosmodamianskaya Emb., 52-8) |
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September 19 (Thursday) |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Welcome coffee (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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10:00 – 11:15 |
Presentation of the Report on the digital economy of the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall) |
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11:15 – 11:40 |
Coffee break (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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11:40 – 13:30 |
Plenary 3: “Development of competition in the digital age” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall) Technological development underlies economic growth and stimulates the development of innovations. At the same time, the digitalization of the global economy requires the transformation of antimonopoly regulation, the adaptation of regulatory approaches to new realities, and the revision of competition policy in the context of its applicability to the era of the digital economy. Within this session, the participants will consider key issues related to the development of competition and the improvement of antimonopoly laws in the digital economy. Time limit for each speaker is 5-10 minutes. |
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13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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14:30 – 16:00 |
Parallel sessions
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Parallel 2A: “Tools of cooperation in considering global mergers” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 1)
High economic concentration in the digital economy is becoming a new challenge for antimonopoly authorities in both Russia and foreign countries. Within this session, the participants will look at examples of recent mega-mergers, as well as discuss tools and mechanisms for international cooperation when considering global M&As. |
Parallel 2B: “Competition and public procurement” (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lecture Hall 2)
Within the session, the participants will discuss the latest developments, tools and mechanisms aimed at protecting competition, used in the processes of public procurement. |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
VI BRICS Competition Conference closing ceremony (Digital business space, 2 floor, Big Hall)
- Gan Lin, Deputy Minister, State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China (SAMR). |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Cocktail reception on behalf of the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center (Digital business space, 2 floor, Lobby) |
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19:00 – 21:00 |
Moscow River boat trip |
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September 20 (Friday) |
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10:00 – 15:00 |
Sport activities (Sports Complex “Luzhniki”, Luzhnetskaya Quay, 24/1) |
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