Michele Pacillo, ICN Secretariat, Italian Competition Authority, Italy

Introduction to ICN + Meet the Co-Chairs (booths)²

Andrea Marván, ICN Chair, Comisión
Nacional Antimonopolio, Mexico
Michael G. Aguinaldo, Philippine
PCC, Philippines, ASEAN

Arsenio M. Balisacan, Secretary, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development, Philippines

Lessons from the Past, Challenges Ahead: Navigating Regional Cooperation's Next Frontier

Moderator
Andrea Marván, Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, Mexico

Speakers
Michael G. Aguinaldo, PCC, Philippines,ASEAN
Willard Mwemba, COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission
Troy Waterman, CARICOM Competition Commission
William Kovacic, ICN Special Guest

Introduction to ICN + Meet the Co-Chairs (booths)

Algorithmic Collusion and Challenges for Cartel Enforcement in the Digital Era

Moderator
John Small, Commerce Commission,New Zealand

Speakers
Alvin Koh, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, Singapore
Ravneet Kaur, Competition Commission of India, India
Víctor Meyer, Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, Mexico
Diogo Thomson, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil
Doris Hildebrand, NGA, Federal Cartel Office, Germany

Advocacy Working Group (AWG)
Competition Advocacy to Foster Sustainability Initiatives through Fair Competition

Moderator
Kenta Suzuki, Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan

Speakers
Fahad Ibrahim Alshathri, General Authority for Competition, Saudi Arabia
Tom Leuner, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia
Ninette Dodoo, NGA, Hong Kong Competition Commission, HongKong

Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AEWG)
The Interplay between Competition and Consumer Policies: Integrating Effectiveness and Public Impact

Moderator
Craig Whelan, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission,Ireland
Speakers
A H M Ahsan, Bangladesh Competition Commission, Bangladesh
Eleni Gouliou, Competition and Markets Authority, United Kingdom
Irakli Lekvinadze, Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency, Georgia
Tsuyoshi Ikeda, NGA, Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan
Martyna Derszniak, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland

Cartel Working Group (CWG)
Corporate Compliance and Prevention: Fostering Internal Detection through Dynamic Compliance and Leniency Programmes

Moderator
Paddy Law, NGA, Hong Kong Competition Commission, Hong Kong

Speakers
Georg Böttcher, NGA, Federal Cartel Office , Germany
Zoltán Barakonyi, NGA, Competition Authority, Hungary
Daniella Ramírez, NGA, Consejo Nacional Agropecuario, Mexico
Florence Thépot, NGA, Competition Authority, France
Ramon Abadi Balid, Authority for Consumer Protection and Competition Defence, Panama

Merger Working Group (MWG)
Remedies Involving Digital Markets on Multijurisdictional Transactions

Moderator

Vicente Lagos Toro
Chilean National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, Chile

Speakers
Carlos Orcí, NGA, Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio
Kala Anandarajah, NGA, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, Singapore
Bungo Kubo, NGA, Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan

Unilateral Conduct Working Group (UCWG)
Defining Relevant Markets in Digital Ecosystems

Moderator
Giovanni Napolitano, World Intellectual Property Organization

Speakers
Gábor Gal, Hungarian Competition Authority, Hungary
Pascale Déchamps, NGA, European Commission for Directorate General, European Union
Camila Alves, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil
Subrata Bhattacharjee, NGA, Competition Bureau, Canada
Fredrick Omatseyin, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Nigeria


Heads of Agency Session #1: Cross-Policy Dialogue: Reconciling Competition Policy with Industrial Policy

Moderator
Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, Portuguese Competition Authority, Portugal

Introduction to ICN + Meet the Co-Chairs (booths)

CAP 2.0: Strengthening the Pillars of Procedural Fairness

Moderator
Dina Kallay, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, United States of America

Speakers
Martijn Snoep, Authority for Consumers and Markets, Netherlands
Mondo Mazwai, Competition Tribunal, South Africa

Strategic Planning and Prioritization: Building Agile and Forward-Looking Agencies

Moderator
Irene Sharpe, Hellenic Competition Commission, Greece

Speakers
David K. Kemei, Competition Authority of Kenya, Kenya
Biung-Ghi Ju, Korea Fair Trade Commission, Republic of Korea
Chris Prevett, Competition and Markets Authority, United Kingdom
Gábor Gal, Hungarian Competition Authority, Hungary
Johanne Peyre, Polynesian Competition Authority, French Polynesia

ICN 25th Anniversary Session

Moderator
Andrea Marván, National Antitrust Commission, Mexico

ICN@25: Past Lessons, Present Achievements, Future Horizons

Speakers
Dave Anderson,NGA, DirectorateGeneral for Competition, European Commission, European Union
Paul O’Brien, ICN Special Guest
Reiko Aoki, Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan on Speakers

Promoting Competition in Food and Agriculture Markets

Moderator
Simon Roberts, NGA, Competition Commission South Africa

Speakers
Farha Nabiha, Malaysia Competition Commission, Malaysia
Nathalie Jalabert Doury, NGA, Competition Authority, France
Eduardo González Martínez, National Competition Commission of Paraguay, Paraguay

Striking the Balance between Effectiveness, Predictability and Accuracy in the Enforcement of Unilateral Conduct Rules

Moderator
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia

Speakers
Elisabetta Iossa, Italian Competition Authority, Italy
Guillaume Loriot, European Commission for Directorate General, European Union
Michal Cohen, Israel Competition Authority, Israel
Liat Ariella Davis, NGA, National Competition Commission, Paraguay
Andy Chih-Min Chen, Fair Trade Commission, Taiwan

Special Project
Food and Agriculture Markets Advocacy Showcase

Moderator
James Hodge, CCompetition Commission, South Africa

Speakers
Isaac Tausha, COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission
Carin Smaller, NGA, Competition Authority of Kenya, Kenya
Rowan Abdalla, Egyptian Competition Authority, Egypt

Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AEWG)
Learning That Sticks: Training Practices That Make a Difference

Moderator
Renato Ferrandi, Italian Competition Authority, Italy

Speakers
Armine Hakobyan, Eurasian Economic Commission, Eurasian Economic Union
Bevan Narinesingh, Fair Trading Commission, Trinidad and Tobago
Axel Desmedt, Competition Authority, Belgium
George Manda, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission,Zambia
Alejandro Ibarra, NGA, National Commission for the Defense of Competition (Pro-Competencia), Dominican Republic

Cartel Working Group (CWG)
Maximizing Cartel Enforcement Impact: Practical, Cost-Effective Strategies and Tools

Moderator
Grant Chamberlain, Commerce Commission, New Zealand

Speakers
Marisa Tierno Centella, European Commission for Directorate General, European Union
Ninette Mwarania, Competition Authority of Kenya, Kenya
Christina Hummer, NGA, Federal Competition Authority, Austria
[TBC], National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile

Merger Working Group (MWG)
Merger Procedures in Hostile Takeovers: from Notification to Rights of Target

Moderator
Derek Lotter, NGA, Competition Commission, South Africa

Speakers
Joaquim Caimoto Duarte, NGA, Portuguese Competition Authority, Portugal
Melanie Aitken, NGA, Competition Bureau, Canada
Enrique Carrera, NGA, National Commission on Markets and Competition, Spain
Innocent Gerald Swatty, Fair Competition Commission, Tanzania

Bridging Project
Resilience and Innovation: Implementing Competition Policy in Complex and Resource-Constrained Environments for Young and Small Agencies

Moderator
Edgar Jaimes, Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, Mexico

NGA Engagement Session
Independent Minds, Collective Impact: NGAs Shaping the ICN Agenda

Moderator
Michael G. Aguinaldo, PCC, Philippines

Speaker
Dave Anderson, NGA, DirectorateGeneral for European Commission, European Union
Huy Do, NGA, Competition Bureau, Canada
Marek Martyniszyn, NGA, PCC, Philippines

Advocacy Working Group (AWG)
Advocacy in the Design of Public Tenders: Pro Competitive Tenders to Prevent Cartels

Moderator
Lukas Cavada, Federal Competition Authority, Austria

Speakers
Saverio Valentino, Italian Competition Authority, Italy
Sayanti Chakrabarti, Competition Commission of India, India
Alfonso Camba Crespo, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Spain
Mauricio Velandia Castro, NGA, Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), Colombia
María Elena Vásquez Taveras, ProCompetencia, Dominican Republic

Agency Effectiveness Working Group (AEWG)
The Role of Economics in Competition Cases

Moderator
Zlata Jakubovic, European Commission for Directorate General, European Union

Speaker
Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Portuguese Competition Authority, Portugal
Yan Yu, NGA, Singapore

Gesner Oliveira, NGA, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil
Shinawat Horayangkura,Trade Competition Commission of Thailand, Thailand

Merger Working Group (MWG)
Use of Shares and Concentration Indicators: When do they Reflect Harm to Competition

Moderator
Giuliana Galbiati, Competition Authority, France

Speakers
Maria Jaspers, European Commission for Directorate General, European Union
Luiz Guilherme Ros, NGA, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil
JheHao Yang, Fair Trade Commission, Taiwan

Unilateral Conduct Working Group (UCWG)
Effective Remedies for Unilateral Conduct: Challenges and Best Practices

Moderator
Marcel Meinhardt, NGA, Competition Commission, Switzerland

Speakers
James B. Musgrove, NGA, Competition Bureau, Canada
Susan MacLeod, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia
Patty Brink, Department of Justice, United States
Fernando Carreño, NGA, Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, Mexico

International Cooperation Project
International Cooperation for Making Enforcement Effective

Moderators
Catarina Tourais, Portuguese Competition Authority, Portugal
Mary Chamilou, Hellenic Competition Commission, Greece

Speakers
Bakhodir Yusupjanov, Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee, Uzbekistan
Jon Nathan, Federal Trade Commission, United States
Alexandra Dale, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia on Speakers
Ori Schwartz, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Heads of Agency Session 2: Rising Energy Prices and Other Supply Shocks: The Role of Competition Policy and Enforcement

Moderators
Barbara Schulze, Federal Cartel Office, Germany
Dina Kallay, Department of Justice, United States

Innovative Ways to Advocate Competition Benefits

Moderator
Brian McHugh, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Ireland

Speakers
Mahmoud Momtaz, Egyptian Competition Authority, Egypt
Rasul Butt, Hong Kong Competition Commission, Hong Kong
Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, Portuguese Competition Authority, Portugal
Doris Tshepe, Competition Commission of South Africa, South Africa
Eunice Phiri Hamavhwa, CCPC, Zambia

Dusko Vasiljevic, World Bank Group
Elisabetta Iossa, Italian Competition Authority, Italy

Advocacy Working Group (AWG)
Ensuring Competitive Neutrality: Addressing Anti-Competitive State Measures in National Markets

Moderator
Steven Couper, Federal Trade Commission, United States

Speakers
Taimi Amunkete, Namibian Competition Commission, Namibia
Siboniselizulu Simelane Maseko, Eswatini Competition Commission, Eswatini
Laura Melusine Baudenbacher, Swiss Competition Commission, Switzerland
Marjorie Holmes, Competition and Markets Authority, United Kingdom
Antonio Gomes, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Cartel Working Group (CWG)
Public Procurement and Bid-Rigging Cartels – Detection Strategies, Case Studies and Preventive Compliance Measures

Moderator
Craig Whelan, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Ireland

Speakers
Melinda McDonald, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia
Botond Horváth, Hungarian Competition Authority, Hungary
Keonwoo Kang, Korea Fair Trade Commission, Republic of Korea
Susana Campuzano Fernández, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Spain

Unilateral Conduct Working Group (UCWG)
Exclusive Dealing: Case Experiences and Policy Perspectives

Moderator
Rafael Allendesalazar, NGA, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Spain

Speakers
Bruno Renzetti, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil
Francis Kariuki, NGA, Competition Authority of Kenya, Kenya
Eshien Chong, Competition Authority, France
Jon Nathan, Federal Trade Commission, United States
Faith Liswaniso, Namibian Competition Commission, Namibia

Framework for Competition Agency Procedures (CAP)
CAP in Action

Moderator
Shiraz Richter, BKartA, Germany

Speakers
John Taladay, NGA, Department of Justice, United States
Martijn Snoep, Authority for Consumers & Markets, Netherlands
John Oxenham, NGA, Polynesian Competition Authority, French Polynesia

Navigating Through the Ever-Changing Economic and Political Landscape: Are Merger Control Policies Flexible Enough?

Moderator
Jeanne Pratt, Competition Bureau, Canada

Speakers
Cani Fernández, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Spain
Benoît Coeuré, Competition Authority, France
Eiji Chatani, Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan
Peta Stevenson, NGA, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia
Vipin Naugah, Competition Commission, Mauritius

Moderator
Nigel Caesar, Competition Bureau, Canada

Speakers
Daniela Bove, Competition Commission, South Africa
Rowan Abdalla, Egyptian Competition Authority, Egypt
William Kovacic, ICN Special Guest

Chairperson's Message
ICN Annual Conference 2027 Host Announcement

Michael Aguinaldo, Philippine Competition Commission, Philippines
Andrea Marván, ICN Chair, Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, Mexico