Russian Competition Week 2017

The International Event “The Russian Competition Week” will be held in Veliky Novgorod on September 18-22, 2017.

This event, which is organized by the FAS Russia with the support of the Novgorod Region’s Government, will give its participants the opportunity to discuss tendencies of competition policy development, share experiences on formation of approaches to the implementation of competition enforcement in current conditions.

Traditionally, the agenda of the Russian Competition Week will include sessions of International Working Groups on research of competition issues in the ICT sector, in the pharmaceutical sector, as well as on global food value chains.

Within the framework of the Russian Competition Week, the International Round Table “Cartels and Algorithms” will be organized, at which participants once again will be able not only discuss how to combat agreements restricting competition, but also conduct investigation of hypothetic cartel case in an interesting game format.

A key moment of the Russian Competition Week’s agenda will be the Plenary Session that will be organized in a historical place located in the heart of the city – in beautiful halls of the Arensky Philharmonic of Novgorod on the territory of the Novgorod Kremlin.

All the events of the Russian Competition Week are open for participation of any interested experts and will be supported by simultaneous Russian – English translation.

The Russian Competition Week is expected to be attended by the Governor and representatives of the Novgorod Region Government, federal and regional executive bodies and the business community. Senior officials of foreign Competition Authorities and international organizations, as well as representatives of the Central Office and Regional Offices of the FAS Russia are invited to discuss world best practices in the field of competition protection and development.

To register for the event please contact Ms. Yulia Kupriyanchik by phone: +7 (499) 755-23-23, ext. 088-728 and by e-mail: kupriyanchik@fas.gov.ru and/or Ms. Anna Atanasian by phone: +7 (499) 755-23-23, ext. 088-692 and by e-mail: atanasian@fas.gov.ru.