WELCOME
AGENDA
17:00 - 18:00
Early Registration
19:00 - 21:00
Cocktail Reception
08:00 - 08:45
Registration
08:45 - 09:00
Opening Remarks
09:00 - 10:15
Plenary Session 1:
10:15 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:00
Mini Plenary 1:
Mini Plenary 2:
12:00 - 13:15
Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:30
Breakout Session 1:
Breakout Session 2:
Breakout Session 3:
14:30 - 15:00
Break
15:00 - 16:15
Plenary Session 2:
16:15 - 17:30
Mini Plenary 3:
Mini Plenary 4:
19:00 - 21:00
Special Dinner
09:00 - 10:15
Breakout Session 4:
Breakout Session 5:
Breakout Session 6:
10:15 - 10:40
Break
10:40 - 11:10
Show case of the Brain project (Projeto Cérebro) (AGENCY ONLY)
11:15 - 12:30
Plenary Session 3:
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:15
Mini Plenary 5:
Mini Plenary 6:
15:15 - 15:45
Break
15:45 - 17:00
Breakout Session 7:
Breakout Session 8:
Breakout Session 9:
17:05 - 17:50
Side Session:
09:00 - 10:15
Plenary Session 4:
10:15 - 10:40
Break
10:45 - 11:55
Breakout Session 10:
Breakout Session 11:
Breakout Session 12:
12:00 - 12:15
Cartel Working Group Work Plan and Next Steps
12:15 - 12:30
Summary and Closing Remarks
12:30
Social Events and Tours
Speakers
Mr. Alexandre Barreto de Souza
Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) President
Alexandre Barreto de Souza is CADE’s President since 2017. He holds a master degree in management and a specialization in Public Management. He already worked at the Federal Senate, the Secretariat of Federal Revenue of Brazil, the National Treasury Secretariat and the Federal Court of Accounts. He has more than 25 years of experience in the public sector and has great expertise in procedural reform, fraud prevention and fight against bid-rigging.
Mr. Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo
(Moderator) – Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) General Superintendent
Mr. Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo is the General Superintendent of CADE and Former Commissioner. He also holds a Master’s degree in Constitutional Law from the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público and is a PhD Student in Economic Law at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). His educational background includes graduate certificates in Law and economy.
He is a visiting scholar and International Fellow of the Global Antitrust Institute and Antonin Scalia Law School – George Mason University in Washington/DC. Since 2006, he has been an Auditor at the Brazilian General Comptroller’s Office, where he also worked as an adviser and chief of staff. Between 2012 and 2013, he was the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Cities. Currently, he is a professor of Economic Law and Economic Analyses Law of the Escola de Direito de Brasília/IDP and a visiting professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), IBMEC and at the Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV).
He has been invited to be speaker in various events and universities in Brazil and Worldwide such as Harvard Law School, Northwestern University, American Bar Association (ABA), International Bar Association (IBA), Internacional Competition Network (ICN), Global Competition Review (GCR) and Concurrences.
He is a visiting scholar and International Fellow of the Global Antitrust Institute and Antonin Scalia Law School – George Mason University in Washington/DC. Since 2006, he has been an Auditor at the Brazilian General Comptroller’s Office, where he also worked as an adviser and chief of staff. Between 2012 and 2013, he was the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Cities. Currently, he is a professor of Economic Law and Economic Analyses Law of the Escola de Direito de Brasília/IDP and a visiting professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), IBMEC and at the Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV).
He has been invited to be speaker in various events and universities in Brazil and Worldwide such as Harvard Law School, Northwestern University, American Bar Association (ABA), International Bar Association (IBA), Internacional Competition Network (ICN), Global Competition Review (GCR) and Concurrences.
Mr. Andrey Tenishev
– Federal Antimonopoly Service Head of the Anti-Cartels Department
From 1990 to 2003 he works in bureaus of the prosecutor's office.
From 2003 to 2008 he is a deputy at the municipal Deputy Council of Sayanogorsk, a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Khakassia.
Since 2010, he works at the Federal Antimonopoly Service. Previously occupied the position of deputy head of the Anti-Cartel Department of the FAS Russia.
Since 2013 – head of the Anti-Cartel Department of the FAS Russia.
A member of the Presidium of the Federal Antimonopoly Service since 2017.
Since 2018 - Head of the Competition Law Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
He is a co-author of scientific and practical comments on the Law on the Protection of Competition, as well as an author of scientific articles on the problems of competition law, criminal law and the process.
He is a member of the editorial boards of scientific and practical journals.
Merited Worker of the Antimonopoly Authorities of Russia.
From 2003 to 2008 he is a deputy at the municipal Deputy Council of Sayanogorsk, a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Khakassia.
Since 2010, he works at the Federal Antimonopoly Service. Previously occupied the position of deputy head of the Anti-Cartel Department of the FAS Russia.
Since 2013 – head of the Anti-Cartel Department of the FAS Russia.
A member of the Presidium of the Federal Antimonopoly Service since 2017.
Since 2018 - Head of the Competition Law Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
He is a co-author of scientific and practical comments on the Law on the Protection of Competition, as well as an author of scientific articles on the problems of competition law, criminal law and the process.
He is a member of the editorial boards of scientific and practical journals.
Merited Worker of the Antimonopoly Authorities of Russia.
Mr. Stanislas Martin
Autorité de la concurrence General Rapporteur
Stanislas MARTIN was appointed Rapporteur Général de l’Autorité de la Concurrence (Head of Investigations Unit of the French Competition Authority) in March 2017.
He was previously Deputy Head of the Directorate-General for Competition and Consumer Protection in Department of Finance, from 2010 to 2017. He was Deputy Rapporteur-General at the French Competition Authority in 2009-2010, and a competition lawyer (Clifford Chance, Paris) from 2006 to 2009. He previously was in charge of competition issues at the French Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels (2004-2005).
Stanislas Martin is graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) in 1990 and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA - Promotion Cyrano-de-Bergerac, 1997-1999). He served in French Navy from 1990 to 1996 as Commissaire de la Marine (Supply Officer of the Navy).
He was previously Deputy Head of the Directorate-General for Competition and Consumer Protection in Department of Finance, from 2010 to 2017. He was Deputy Rapporteur-General at the French Competition Authority in 2009-2010, and a competition lawyer (Clifford Chance, Paris) from 2006 to 2009. He previously was in charge of competition issues at the French Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels (2004-2005).
Stanislas Martin is graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) in 1990 and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA - Promotion Cyrano-de-Bergerac, 1997-1999). He served in French Navy from 1990 to 1996 as Commissaire de la Marine (Supply Officer of the Navy).
Mr. Makgale Mohlala
(Moderator) – Competition Commission of South Africa Team Leader on Cartels Investigations
Makgale Mohlala joined the Competition Commission of South Africa in 2000. He is currently Manager of the Cartels Division. The Cartels Division is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of cartels cases and the administration of the Competition Commission’s (“Commission”) Corporate Leniency Policy.
Makgale Mohlala is credited for the establishment of the Cartels Division of the Competition Commission. He led teams of investigators in some of the high profile cases investigated by the Commission such as the Cement Cartel investigation, the Construction sector cartel and the shipping liners cartel. He is currently leading a team that is prosecuting the forex cartel in South Africa. He is also leading a team of investigators investigating the automotive components cartel.
Makgale Mohlala has a bachelor’s degree in Law (B Proc.) from University of Pretoria and Master’s Degree in Corporate Law (LLM) from the University of Pretoria
Makgale Mohlala is credited for the establishment of the Cartels Division of the Competition Commission. He led teams of investigators in some of the high profile cases investigated by the Commission such as the Cement Cartel investigation, the Construction sector cartel and the shipping liners cartel. He is currently leading a team that is prosecuting the forex cartel in South Africa. He is also leading a team of investigators investigating the automotive components cartel.
Makgale Mohlala has a bachelor’s degree in Law (B Proc.) from University of Pretoria and Master’s Degree in Corporate Law (LLM) from the University of Pretoria
Mr. Marc Hansen
– DG COMP NGA, Latham & Watkins Solicitor Head of Cartels Division
Mr. Hansen has represented clients in numerous cartel cases and acts as global lead counsel in multi-jurisdictional investigations by US, EU, Japanese, Canadian, Australian, South African, Brazilian, Indian, Chinese and other enforcement authorities. He has advised clients in the most complex EU cartel cases of recent years, including Professional Video Tapes, Automotive Wire Harnesses, Prestressing Steel, Air Cargo, Diesel Engines, Smart Card Semiconductors, High Voltage Power Cables, Battery Recycling, Foreign Exchange Trading, Industrial Batteries and several of the Automotive Components cases.
Mr. Hansen serves on the Non-Governmental Advisor Panel of the intergovernmental International Competition Network (ICN) and has been a speaker at proceedings of ICN and the ICN Cartel Working Group at various events since 2008, including at the Madrid and Ottawa sessions in 2016 and 2017, where he spoke on leniency incentives in multi-jurisdictional enforcement and on algorithmic cartels. He is a frequent speaker and author of articles on competition law, and serves as co-chair of consultative group of the European Competition Lawyers Forum (ECLF) on the Horizontal Guidelines review, and previously co-chaired the ECLF group on and Leniency Incentives.
Mr. Hansen serves on the Non-Governmental Advisor Panel of the intergovernmental International Competition Network (ICN) and has been a speaker at proceedings of ICN and the ICN Cartel Working Group at various events since 2008, including at the Madrid and Ottawa sessions in 2016 and 2017, where he spoke on leniency incentives in multi-jurisdictional enforcement and on algorithmic cartels. He is a frequent speaker and author of articles on competition law, and serves as co-chair of consultative group of the European Competition Lawyers Forum (ECLF) on the Horizontal Guidelines review, and previously co-chaired the ECLF group on and Leniency Incentives.
Mr. Michele Pacillo
Italy, Italian Competition Authority Officer for International Affairs
Mr Michele Pacillo is an official for international antirust affairs at the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) since 2014.
He is responsible for the AGCM participation in multilateral organizations (e.g., ECN, OCED and ICN), as well as bilateral cooperation with other competition agencies.
He also gained experience in capacity building activities and knowledge of the challenges for younger competition authorities.
Before joining the AGCM, he worked at the Irish Competition Authority in the merger division and in the policy division.
He also worked in consultancy companies active in the media and energy sectors, dealing with clients and managing projects.
He graduated in Economics from Bocconi University, Italy, and holds a MSc in Economics from University of York, England, and a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King's College, London.
He is responsible for the AGCM participation in multilateral organizations (e.g., ECN, OCED and ICN), as well as bilateral cooperation with other competition agencies.
He also gained experience in capacity building activities and knowledge of the challenges for younger competition authorities.
Before joining the AGCM, he worked at the Irish Competition Authority in the merger division and in the policy division.
He also worked in consultancy companies active in the media and energy sectors, dealing with clients and managing projects.
He graduated in Economics from Bocconi University, Italy, and holds a MSc in Economics from University of York, England, and a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King's College, London.
Ms. Beyza Erbayat
Turkish Competition Authority Competition Expert
Beyza Erbayat is a Competition Expert at the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA). She holds a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from the University of Birmingham and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Middle East Technical University (Ankara). After working for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she joined TCA in 2013. She handles cases and carries out other duties such as drafting secondary regulation and market studies. After a year on secondment to OECD Competition Division, she currently works for External Relations, Training and Competition Advocacy Department of the TCA.
Mr. Daniel García-Zarza Martínez
Spanish National Commission on Markets and Competition Cartels and Leniency Unit
November 2018/… Deputy Head / Cartels and Leniency Unit / Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC)
Handling of leniency applications and cartel cases.
May 2015/October 2018 Case Handler / Services Unit / Spanish Competition Authority
Investigation of anticompetitive practices and merger control in the services sector (special focus on port services, transport, retail, sports, insurance and bank services).
August 2010/Feb. 2015 Head of Advertising / Spanish Tourism Board (TURESPAÑA)
May 2009/July 2010 Advisor to the Vice-Minister / Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Nov. 2007/April 2009 Advisor on International Affairs / Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
July 2002/July 2003 Spanish Chamber of Commerce (Casablanca, Morocco)
July 2001/March 2002 European Documentation Center-Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
July 2000/Dec. 2000 European Council on Refugees and Exiles – ECRE (Brussels)
Handling of leniency applications and cartel cases.
May 2015/October 2018 Case Handler / Services Unit / Spanish Competition Authority
Investigation of anticompetitive practices and merger control in the services sector (special focus on port services, transport, retail, sports, insurance and bank services).
August 2010/Feb. 2015 Head of Advertising / Spanish Tourism Board (TURESPAÑA)
May 2009/July 2010 Advisor to the Vice-Minister / Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Nov. 2007/April 2009 Advisor on International Affairs / Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
July 2002/July 2003 Spanish Chamber of Commerce (Casablanca, Morocco)
July 2001/March 2002 European Documentation Center-Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
July 2000/Dec. 2000 European Council on Refugees and Exiles – ECRE (Brussels)
Mr. Edward Yiu
Hong Kong Competition Commission Manager (Operations)
I currently work at the Hong Kong Competition Commission (“HKCC”) as Manager in the Operations Division. My investigation team is responsible for investigating cases concerning both cartel matters and unilateral conducts. Since joining the HKCC, I have been part of a number of large cartel investigations involving multiple parties in various industries. In addition to conducting investigations, I am also part of the intelligence team within our division. This role involves the initial assessment of complaints and enquiries from public in respect of suspected contraventions.
I am a qualified solicitor with work experience practising in the public sectors of Hong Kong and Australia. Prior to joining the HKCC, I worked as a dispute resolution lawyer for the Department of Justice of Hong Kong and before that the Australian Government.
I am a qualified solicitor with work experience practising in the public sectors of Hong Kong and Australia. Prior to joining the HKCC, I worked as a dispute resolution lawyer for the Department of Justice of Hong Kong and before that the Australian Government.
Mr. Joost van Zwet
(Moderator) – Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets Senior Strategy Advisor
Joost van Zwet has been working within the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and its predecessors since 2007. Joost is a graduate of Tilburg University (MSc Economics). From 2007 until 2012, Joost has worked as a researcher within the Competition Department’s Financial Sector Monitor. From 2012 until June 2018 he worked as project manager in the field of Telecommunications regulation. In June 2018 Joost joined ACM’s strategy department where he coordinates ACM’s international activities and advises the board of ACM.
Ms. Lucilia Falsarella-Pereira
UK, Competition and Markets Authority Director - Cartel and Antitrust Enforcement
Lucília Falsarella Pereira is a Director of Cartel Enforcement at the CMA. In this role, she has led a number of civil cartel investigations and has been heavily involved in the CMA’s policy work on cartels and leniency. Lucília spent two and a half years seconded to HM Treasury, advising ministers on competition law and policy during the financial crisis and its aftermath. Lucília joined the CMA from the OFT, where she dealt with a wide range of matters, including leading on a markets project and working on merger control. Prior to the OFT, Lucília worked at the European Commission (DG Competition), and as a lawyer in private practice in Brazil.
Ms. Sofia Vasileiou
– Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission Case handler
Sofia Vasileiou works as a case-handler in the Cartels Directorate of the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission since April 2011. She has investigated several cartel cases in different industries (e.g. automotive, retail food packaging, steel abrasives and other) and has assisted the European Commission’s Legal Service in defending the Commission’s cartel decisions before the EU Courts. She also actively participates in the ICN Cartel Working Group. Previously, she worked for nine years as a competition law expert and acting head of unit in the legal service of the Greek Competition Authority, where she dealt with antitrust and merger cases in various industries and represented the service in the European Commission, the EU Council and in the OECD. Sofia studied law in Greece (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Law) and has a postgraduate degree in EU Law (Europa-Institut, Saarbrücken, Germany) and an LLM in International Commerce Law and Investment Practices (Panteion University of Athens). She is a lawyer, member of the Athens Bar Association.
Mr. Gonaçlo Anastácio
Portugal Competition Authority NGA
Partner and Head of the EU & Competition Department at SRS Advogados (Lisbon, Portugal). Gonçalo is a regular speaker at international and domestic conferences on Competition Law; President of the Competition Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce – ICC Portugal; consistently ranked in the top bands for Competition Law in Portugal by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500; member and co-founder of the Portuguese Circle of Competition Lawyers; and was a Partner at Simmons & Simmons (in whose London office he previously worked). Gonçalo graduated from the University of Coimbra, has a Post-Graduate in European Studies from the Collège des Hautes Études Européennes, la Sorbonne (Paris I) and a Master in EU Law from the Faculty of Law of the Lisbon University, where he lectured on EU and Competition Law. He has authored many works on anti-trust and also co-edited reference works including an article-by-article commentary on the European Treaties and an article-by-article commentary on Portuguese Competition Law
Mr. Diogo Thomson de Andrade
(Moderator) – Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) Deputy Superintendent
Diogo Thomson de Andrade. Master of Law (Law´s philosophy). He is the Deputy Superintendent of CADE since 2012, being the head of cartels investigations since 2011, when he was Director at the former competition authority, the Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice. He serves as Acting General Superintendent of CADE between july and October of 2017. He´s a Brazilian federal attorney since 2004.
Mr. Hylke de Vriend
Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets Senior Case-Handler - Expert on Cartel Detection
My experience in detecting cartels dates back to October 2008. After receiving my Master of Science in Management Economics and Law, I started as case handler within the Competition Department of the Netherlands Competition Authority (since 2013 the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets). The first nine years within ACM evolve around conducting cartel investigations. Since 2017 I am working for the detection unit within the Competition Department of the ACM, focusing on market explorations and preliminary investigations (leads). Throughout my career I try to get the most out of combining up-to-date screening tools and the more traditional ways for detecting possible infringements.
Ms. Reiko Aoki
Japan Fair Trade Commission Commissioner
Reiko Aoki is Commissioner of Japan Fair Trade Commission and formerly Executive Vice-President (International, IP and Gender Equality) at Kyushu University. She has conducted research and published on economics of patents, patent pools, standards, innovation and intergenerational political economy in academic journals such as Journal of Economics, Management and Strategy and American Economic Review. She has been actively involved in science, technology and innovation policy as Executive Member of Council for Science and Technology Policy, Japanese Cabinet Office 2009-2014. Previous appointments include Member of Science Council of Japan, Member of Industrial Structure Council (METI), Intellectual Property Committee (JPO), its Patent System Subcommittee and its Expert Working Group, and Information and Communications Council (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication) and its subcommittees. She received her Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) from University of Tokyo, Master of Arts (Public Policy) from University of Tsukuba, Master of Science (Statistics) and PhD (Economics) from Stanford University. She has held positions at the Ohio State University, SUNY Stony Brook, University of Auckland and Hitotsubashi University. She is vice president of Japan Law and Economics Association and on Executive Board of Japan Economic Association.
Ms. Naoko Teranishi
(Moderator) – Japan Fair Trade Commission Director of Fair Competition Inspection Office, Investigation Bureau
Naoko Teranishi is a director of Fair Competition Inspection Office at the Japan Fair Trade Commission. Previously she worked on ICN-related matters as a deputy director of International Affairs Division and worked as a chief investigator of International Cartel Division to investigate the automotive parts case in Japan. She was also seconded to the OECD Competition Division to work as a competition expert. She graduated from University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Law), New York University(Master of Laws), and the University of Chicago (Master of Comparative Law).