Competition Commission of India to host 8th BRICS International Competition Conference during October 11-13, 2023 in New Delhi

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....ompetition Commission of India to host 8th BRICS International Competition Conference during October 11-13, 2023 in New Delhi <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 10-10-2023<br><BR>The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will be hosting the 8th BRICS International Competition Conference (BRICS ICC) 2023, themed 'New Issues in Competition Law and Policy - Dimensions, Perspectives, Challenges'. T....

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....he Conference, being held in New Delhi from 11th-13th October, would witness participation of more than 600 delegates from the competition authorities of BRICS and non-BRICS nations, competition law experts, non-government advisors and domestic invitees. Addressing the media at the Curtain Raiser event here today, Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI said that the BRICS ICC is a seminal event to b....

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....e held in India after a decade. Highlighting the objective of the conference, she said, "The conference aims to discuss various emerging issues and challenges in competition enforcement in BRICS countries and take forward the agenda of cooperation among the BRICS competition authorities". The Chairperson informed that joint reports on Leniency Programme and Digital Economy will be released and di....

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....scussed. She added that Hon'ble Justice Ashok Bhushan, Chairperson, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) will deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the BRICS ICC on October 12. The heads of BRICS competition authorities will address the closing ceremony on October 13 and sign a Joint Statement, she further added. The conference, hosted biennially by the BRICS competiti....

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....on authorities, provides a platform for promoting cooperation, experience sharing and mutual learning amongst the competition authorities of BRICS countries. The 8th edition of the conference will comprise three plenary sessions and four breakout sessions on the following themes: * BRICS Joint Documents (Leniency Programme & Digital Economy Reports) * New Issues in Competition Law and Policy i....

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....n the BRICS Countries * Promoting Soft law Tools to Create a Pro-competitive Environment in the Markets * Competition Analysis in Digital Economy: Big Technologies and Algorithms * Sustainability and Climate change: New Dimensions in Competition Law * Role of Market Studies in Emerging Competition Issues * Challenges in Merger Control: International Perspective Key speakers at the confe....

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....rence will include, among others: * Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI * Mr. Victor Oliveira Fernandes, Commissioner, CADE, Brazil * Mr. Maxim Shaskolsky, Head, FAS, Russia * Ms. Gan Lin, Vice Minister of SAMR, Administrator of the State Anti-Monopoly Administration, China * Ms. Doris Tshepe, Commissioner, CCSA, South Africa Other dignitaries present at the Curtain Raiser event include....

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....d CCI Members Shri Anil Agrawal, Ms. Sweta Kakkad and Shri Deepak Anurag, among other senior officers of the Commission.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....