International Competition Network

• The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.
• The joint statement grew out of a first-ever Technology Forum convened March 25-26 in Washington DC by competition and consumer protection authorities who participate in the ICN and hosted by the FTC.
• Separately, a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including the FTC, also released agency-specific action statements today on tech capacity.
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• TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --China (Shenzhen) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, known as the "Olympics" of innovation and entrepreneurship circle, is here again.
• The sixth International competition was officially launched on July 15, 2022, in the form of "online + offline" integration, covering 10 countries.
• The Competition is divided into six stages: signing up, overseas competitions at divisions, reward competition, industrial final, the final and award ceremony.
• The total prize for the Competition is RMB 8.75 million, which is divided into four parts: final prize, industrial final prize, reward final prize and overseas division prize.

• SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group is pleased to welcome Alejandra Palacios to the firm as an affiliated expert.
• The former chair of Mexico's competition authority, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE), Ms. Palacios will work closely with Brattle's Global Antitrust & Competition practice.
• Brattle is pleased to welcome Alejandra Palacios - the first woman to lead COFECE - to the firm as an affiliated expert.
• "Alejandra is recognized around the world as a leading authority on global competition issues," said Brattle President & Principal David L. Sunding.

International Competition Network Addresses Enforcement and Policy Challenges of the Digital Economy at United States-Hosted 19th Annual Conference

• The International Competition Network held its 19th annual conference on Sept. 14-17, 2020.
• Co-hosted by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justices Antitrust Division, this was the ICNs first virtual conference.
• The FTC is proud to have co-hosted the ICNs 19th annual conference and looks forward to working with our colleagues around the world to meet the challenges of the digital economy and ensure competitive markets that serve consumers.
• Global engagement through ICN is essential to our work in preserving market competition in the United States.
• The conference examined a range of competition enforcement and policy issues, including those involving the digital economy.
• Chairman Simons and Assistant Attorney General Delrahim opened the conference and participated in a showcase program that explored competition enforcement in the digital economy, including enforcement tools and international cooperation.
• The Agency Effectiveness Working Groups panel focused on competition agencies strategies to address the challenges of the digital economy.
• A recording of the conference will be available on the ICN conference webpage after the close of the conference.