28-29 September 2020 
Virtual zoom meeting
The Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum brings together high-level competition officials each year to promote dialogue, consensus building and networking among policy makers and enforcers in the region. The 2020 took place virtually in view of the COVID-19 situation. All related documentation is available on this page.
Agenda • Summary record
Session 1. Digital Evidence Gathering in Cartel Investigations
The advent of digitalisation has radically changed the way governments operate in a number of areas, including the detection of crime and illicit conduct and the enforcement of the law. Competition law enforcement is no exception and digital tools can be used for detection, collection of evidence and to make the enforcement of competition law more effective. Whilst companies create, store and use digital information more and more in their daily activities, competition agencies around the world use digital tools more and more in their daily enforcement activities.
This session will focus on the challenges faced by competition authorities in collecting evidence with digital instruments in cartel investigations as well as on the more practical considerations on evidence gathering in the digital era. It will also explore the challenges faced with the use and adoption of specific tools and in the reorganisation of human resources, such as by hiring specialists, creating dedicated internal unit, setting up of collaboration with external experts (e.g. computer and data scientists) or delivering dedicated digital staff training. Finally, this roundtable will identify the best practices that competition authorities can adopt when dealing with collection and protection of the evidence, the availability of searchable data, the procedure to guarantee confidential information, coordination within teams and allocation of resources.
Session 2. Peer Review of Ecuador's Competition Law and Policy
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The mechanisms of peer review vary, but it is founded upon the willingness of a country to submit its laws and policies to substantive questioning by other peers. The process provides valuable insights into the country under study, getting to the heart of ways in which each country deals with competition and regulatory issues, from the soundness of its competition laws to the structure and effectiveness of its competition institutions. In 2020, Ecuador's competition law and policy will be subject to such a review. The final report, including recommendations to strengthen Ecuador's competition framework will be launched in 2021.
Previous Peer Reviews in Latin American countries |
 2007 Follow-up Peer Reviews of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru |
 2012 Follow-up Peer Reviews of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru |
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See also:
Peer Review of Costa Rica, 2014
Competition Law and Policy in Latin America
Full list of OECD countries reviews of competition policy framework
Other virtual zoom meeting
30 September 2020: Meeting of the Latin American Regional Centre for Competition (CRC)
30 September 2020: Ibero-American Forum on Competition
This conference is a paper-smart event organised in line with OECD greening policies.
Only copies of the programme will be available in the meeting room.