OECD Global Forum on Competition 2025

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The OECD Global Forum on Competition brings together each year high-level officials from more than 100+ competition authorities worldwide. In 2025 the Forum (1-2. December) will explore competition effects of AI in other markets, the healthcare sector, informal markets and include a peer review of Kenya's competition regime.

The Forum's opening session will be webcasted and open to all.

Participation to the other sessions is by invitation only and restricted to officials from competition authorities, government agencies and international/ regional organisations worldwide. 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.

To make sure your competition authority receives an invitation, please contact [email protected].

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Since 2001, the OECD Global Forum on Competition has been bringing together high-level officials from both OECD and non-OECD economies. Joined by representatives of international organisations and invited experts, participants debate and discuss key topics on the global competition agenda.

The programme includes OECD-style roundtable discussions, presentations from notable experts as well as peer reviews. Discussion topics benefit from the input of the OECD Competition Committee whose work has already generated substantial results in many countries and economies, such as the voluntary adoption of ‘best practices’, substantial analytical convergence, the establishment of strong networks of enforcement authorities, and enhanced co-operation.

The Forum provides knowledge sharing and the opportunity to exchange amongst high-level officials leading to more international co-operation and possible collaboration. High-level officials from LAC, MENA and Asia-Pacific also take the opportunity to hold meetings in preparation for regional annual forums.

Roundtable discussions during the forum promote re‌gular exchanges of views and analysis on competition policy issues. Topics are chosen by participating delegations and invited experts are also brought to share their experience on the topic. Materials available include experiences from each country, background notes and experts papers and presentations.

Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy are a valuable tool for countries to reform and strengthen their competition frameworks. They rely on the willingness of a country to submit its law and policies to substantive analysis by their peers. Up to date, over 10 reviews of competition regimes were carried out during the Global Forum.

Read the OECD insights blog on the 2024 edition

Global Forum on Competition - more about the forum

Agenda

1. December - 9:30 - 10:10

Opening session

Opening remarks - Mathias Cormann, Secretary General, OECD

Keynote address - Teresa Rivera - Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission

Opening remarks - Frédéric Jenny - Chair, OECD Global Forum on Competition

1. December - 10:10 - 10:25

Launch of “A Decade of OECD Competition Trends, Data and Insights”

This year, the OECD is launching a special edition of the OECD Competition Trends report that commemorates a ten-year milestone of collected data, covering the period 2015-2024 with data from more than 60 jurisdictions. This session will reflect on key competition enforcement developments over the last decade and presents the main findings of the report.

1. December - 10:30 - 12:45

Session 1. Artificial Intelligence and Competitive Dynamics in Downstream Markets

1. December - 14:45 - 17:45

Session 2. Competition in the Healthcare Sector

2. December - 10:00 - 13:00

Session 3. Competition Law Enforcement in Informal Markets

2. December - 14:45 - 15:45

Session 4. Balancing Competing Priorities in Competition Policy

2. December - 15:45 - 17:45

Session 5. Peer Review of Kenya

This session will focus on the examination phase of the ongoing OECD Peer Review of competition law and policy in Kenya. Founded on the willingness of a country to submit its laws and practices to substantive review by peer countries, peer reviews of competition law and policy are a valuable tool to reform and strengthen a country’s competition framework. This session will explore the current competition regime in Kenya and assess its effectiveness. The session will also seek to identify key recommendations to help Kenya strengthen its competition regime and institutions.