2020 Global Forum on Competition
7-10 December 2020 
Virtual zoom meetings
Agenda ｜ Ordre du jour
The Global Forum on Competition brings together every year competition officials from over 110 authorities and organisations worldwide. The 2020 edition will take place virtually. Day 1 of the forum is open to the public and will explore "Competition Policy: Time for a reset?" with a keynote address by Margrethe Vestager.
(also available in French here)
Participation
Over 100 competition authorities, international organisations and invited experts worldwide participate in the Global Forum every year. Participation is by invitation only and restricted to officials from competition authorities, government agencies and international/ regional organisations. Representatives of the business community and trade movements can contribute to the discussions through the Business and Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC). The Global Forum also welcomes the participation of Consumers International each year, an important voice for consumers particularly in developing countries.
Registration for the 2020 edition is now closed.
For further queries please contact angelique.servin@oecd.org.
Programme outline
Day 1｜7 December 2020
- Opening session
- Competition policy: Time for a reset?
Days 2-4 are open to competition officials only.
Agenda ｜ Ordre du jour
Day 1 live on Youtube
OECD Competition on Youtube
About the Forum
GFC Blog Series
This blog series is based on the 2020 Global Forum on Competition agenda and highlights some of the key issues that each session will address.
#1 How can competition law tackle misconduct in digital markets?
#2 Can market studies be a more effective tool for tackling emerging competition issues?
#3 Are digital markets bringing new challenges in abuse of dominance cases?
#4 Economising economic analysis for mergers in smaller markets
#5 How does the UK use market studies to tackle emerging competition issues?
#6 How is Mexico using market studies to tackle emerging competition issues?
#7 Economics in merger control: an invaluable tool at every step of the process
Contacts
Substance
James.MANCINI@oecd.org
+33 (0)1 45 24 74 45
Logistics, Attendance and Documentation
Angelique.SERVIN@oecd.org
+33 (0)1 45 24 15 15
Journalists, Media
Spencer.WILSON@oecd.org
+ 33(0) 1 45 24 81 18
Previous Forums
Since 2001, the OECD Global Forum on Competition has gathered high-level competition officials to discuss a wide variety of competition-related topics.
2019 TOPICS
- Competition under fire
- Keynote address by Jean Tirole
- Competition provisions in trade agreements
- Parallel session: Digital case lab
- Merger control in dynamic markets
- Competition for-the-market
2019 Programme • Photos
Presentations • Full set of documents • Summary report
Competition @ OECD
Competition policy responses to COVID-19
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has provoked a public health crisis without precedent in living memory. The OECD is contributing to a co-ordinated policy response across countries and competition policy is one dimension of that response. Access our dedicated page to see competition-related responses as well as other materials that can help guide the actions of governments and competition authorities in today's challenging times. » OECD competition policy responses to COVID-19 |
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Videos
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Key materials
OECD competition policy responses to COVID-19 27/04/2020 Also available in Spanish.
COVID-19: Competition policy actions for governments and competition authorities 30/04/2020
COVID-19: Managing operational challenges and enforcement risks for competition authorities 30/04/2020
COVID-19: Competition and emergency procurement 30/04/2020
Merger control in the time of COVID-19 25/05/2020
Exploitative pricing in the time of COVID-19 26/05/2020
Co-operation between competitors in the time of COVID-19 26/05/2020
PODCAST: What lessons can we learn for competition and global market? by Frédéric Jenny
Competition policy in times of crisis: Special supplement to OECD-GVH July 2020 newsletter Access all centre's newsletters here.
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