On December 17, Director of the BRICS Competition Centre Alexey Ivanov delivered a report at UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform Webinar on Highly Concentrated Global Food Value Chains. The event brought together competition law enforcers and renowned academics to learn the latest research findings on high market concentration in global food value chains, and explore competition authorities’ experiences in tackling anti-competitive practices that shape food markets worldwide.
The webinar was designed to spark dialogue and collaboration among competition experts and enforcement authorities.
"Together, we will explore pressing competition challenges at both global and national food markets, exchange innovative ideas, and discuss possible policy options to ensure fair and competitive food markets,"
said UNCTAD press release.
Speakers
- Prof. Alexey Ivanov, Director, BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, and Professor, Faculty of Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Presentation of the findings of the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center study on global food markets
- Ms. Josephine Chanda Katoma, Acting Chief Investigator, Cartels and Restrictive Business Practices, Zambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Presentation of anti-competitive cases and mergers in food markets in Zambia
- Mr. José Beltré Cuevas, Director, Department of Competition Promotion and Advocacy, ProCompetencia, Dominican Republic
Discussants:
- Prof. Eleanor M. Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, New York University School of Law, United States
- Prof. Simon Roberts, Professor of economics, University of Johannesburg; Professor in economics, SOAS University of London