About the Programme
“CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC), CUTS
International and National Law University, Delhi organized a two-week-long international training program on
Competition Policy and Law for African countries from 16th February to 1st March 2015, with support from
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India under the ITEC program. The international training program
saw the participation of professionals from competition authorities of thirteen countries: Seychelles,
Mauritius, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Morocco, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, and
Tunisia.
Distinguished experts from the Competition Commission of India, CIRC, CUTS International, NLUD, IICA, and premium law firms shared their experience and knowledge on different aspects of competition law and policy. Pedagogy included lectures, presentations, case studies, group exercises and hypothetical case discussions to make the sessions interesting and interactive. Study tour to CCI and cultural trips to Agra and Jaipur were also organized in between the course. The participant’s feedback clearly indicates that they were benefitted from the training and requested more such training.”
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16th February, 2015 (Monday) |
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| Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) | Inaugural Session | · Mr. Ashok Chawla, Chairman, Competition Commission of India
· Mr. Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International & Chairman, CIRC · Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi· Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, Registrar, National Law University, Delhi |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Evolution of Competition Law & Internationalisation of Competition Law |
Mr. Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International & Chairman, CIRC |
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
Understanding Market Economy & Competition
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Prof Simrit Kaur, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi |
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM) |
DifferentMarket Structures: From Monopoly to Competition |
Prof Simrit Kaur, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi |
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17th February, 2015 (Tuesday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15AM)
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International Cooperation & Regional Cooperation in Competition Law & Policy |
Mr. Vaibhav Choukse, Senior Associate , J. Sagar Associates |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Competition Policy & Competition Law (including components and sequencing in an economy (National Competition Policy: Promoting Competitiveness in the Economy) |
Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Partner, J. Sagar Associates and Member, Governing Council, CIRC |
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
Objectives & Benefits of Competition Law & Policy: Learning & Evidence from the Different Jurisdictions |
Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Partner, J. Sagar Associates and Member, Governing Council, CIRC |
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: ( 3.45 PM – 5.00 PM) |
Competition Impact Assessment:Overview of Competition Impact Assessment Toolkits – CAFby DFID, CAT by OECD,CIAT by CUTS |
Mr. Saket Sharma, Associate Fellow, CIRC |
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18th February, 2015 (Wednesday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Basic Microeconomics for Competition Law |
Mr. Vijay Lakhanpal, Executive Director, Nathan Economic Consulting India |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Economic Tools for Analysing Effects on Competition |
Ms. Nandita Jain, Senior Economist, Nathan Economic ConsultingIndia |
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
Tools for understanding Market Definition & Relevant Market |
Mr. Vinod Kumar,Principal Economist, Econ One Research India Pvt. Ltd.
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM) |
Application of Economics to Competition Law: Panel Discussion on Relevant Market |
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19th February, 2015 (Thursday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Competition Neutrality & Interface between Competition Authority and Sectoral Regulators |
· Dr. Geeta Gouri, Former Member CCI · Mr. Paku Khan, Executive Director, Khaitan & Co.
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Enforcement of the Competition Law Against Anticompetitive Agreements: Horizontal Agreements |
Mr. Paku Khan, Executive Director, Khaitan & Co. and Mr. Prateek Pranjal
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
Enforcement of the Competition Law Against Anticompetitive Agreements: Vertical Agreements |
Mr. Vikram Sobti, Chandhiok & Associates & Treasurer, Competition Law Bar Association |
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM) |
Exemptions & Exceptions: Finding the right approach for tailoring them |
Mr. M M Sharma, Head-Competition Law and Policy, Vaish Associates Advocates |
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20th February, 2015 (Friday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Investigation and Detection of Cartels |
Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Partner, J. Sagar Associates and Member, Governing Council, CIRC |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Designing Leniency Programme |
Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Partner, J. Sagar Associates and Member, Governing Council, CIRC |
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
International Cooperation on Combating Cartels: Case Studies |
Mr.G.R.Bhatia, Partner – Competition Law Practice, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM) |
Unfair Trade Practices |
Mr. G.R. Bhatia, Partner – Competition Law Practice, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices |
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21stFebruary, 2015 (Saturday) AGRA VISIT Departure at 7:00 AM |
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22ndFebruary, 2015 (Sunday) (Free day to visit places in Delhi) |
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23rdFebruary, 2015 (Monday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Understanding Abuse of Dominance |
Mr. Manas Chaudhuri, Partner, Competition Law Practice, Khaitan & Company
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Exploitative Practices |
Mr. Manas Chaudhuri, Partner, Competition Law Practice, Khaitan & Company
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
Exclusionary Practices |
Ms. Simran Dhir, Senior Associate, S & R Associates |
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM) |
Simulation Exercise/Case Study on Abuse of Dominance |
Ms. Surbhi Mehta, Head-Competition Law, APJ-SLG Law offices |
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24thFebruary, 2015 (Tuesday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Understanding Anticompetitive effects of Mergers |
Mr. Gautam Shahi, Senior Associate , J. Sagar Associates |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Indian Merger Regulation – Case Studies, Tracking Developments in India |
Ms. Avaantika Kakkar, Partner, Khaitan & Co. |
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM) |
Merger Remedies: Structural & Behavioural |
Ms. Nisha Kaur Uberoi, Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas and Head of the Competition Law Practice (Mumbai Region)
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM) |
Experience Sharing & Mutual Learnings by Participants |
Presentations by participants from Six Jurisdictions (Session Moderator: Saket Sharma, Associate Fellow, CIRC) |
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25th February, 2015 (Wednesday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Tools of Institutional Building and Creating an Effective Competition Authority |
Dr. Navneet Sharma, Associate Professor,IICA |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 1:00 PM) |
Investigation Techniques and Market Enquiries |
Mr. S.P. Deo, SaiKrishna Associates, Former Addl. Director General (Law), CCI |
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Lunch Break |
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Session 3: (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM) |
Tools for Effective Competition Advocacy by Competition Authority |
Mr. K K Sharma, KK Sharma Law Offices, former Director General & Head of Merger
Control and Anti Trust Divisions, CCI |
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Tea Break |
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Session 4: (3:30 PM – 04:30 PM) |
Competition Law Compliance Programme |
Mr. Saket Sharma, Associate Fellow, CIRC |
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Session 5: (04:30 PM – 06:00 PM) |
Experience Sharing & Mutual Learnings by Participants |
Presentations by participants from Seven Jurisdictions (Session Moderator: Saket Sharma, Associate Fellow, CIRC) |
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26th February, 2015 (Thursday) |
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Session 1: (10:00 AM – 11:15 AM) |
Intellectual Property related Issues& Competition Law |
Mr. Saket Sharma, Associate Fellow, CIRC |
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Tea Break |
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Session 2: (11:45 AM – 12:45 PM) |
Addressing Bottlenecks to Competition enforcement in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Mr. Rijit Sengupta,Regional Director- Africa CUTS International
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Certificate Distribution Ceremony |
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Lunch Break & Travel to CCI |
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Session 3: (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM) |
VISIT TO CCI (Experience Sharing related to ACA & AoD provisions) |
CCI Officials |
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Session 4: (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM) |
VISIT TO CCI (Experience Sharing related to Combinations (M&As)) |
CCI Officials |
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5:00 PM |
High Tea at CCI |
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Shopping & Dinner |
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27th February, 2015 (Friday) [Site Visit / Study Tour (Jaipur)] |
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Jaipur Visit |
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28thFebruary, 2015 (Saturday) |
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Session: (9:30 AM – 12:15 AM) |
Experience Sharing by CUTS International, CUTS Experience on Consumer Protection in India, International Trade, Economics & Environment |
Mr. Rijit Sengupta,Regional Director- Africa CUTS International Mr. George Cheriyan, Director, CUTS International Mr. Suresh P Singh |
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12:15 PM – 1:00 PM |
Valedictory Function |
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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
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Departure for Delhi |
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1-3 March 2015 |
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List of Participants
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COUNTRY
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PRESENT DESIGNATION/ORGANIZATION
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Mr. Tarek Rebai
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Tunisia
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Inspector, Economic Affairs
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Mr. Riadh Gasmi
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Tunisia
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Head of Service, Ministry of Trade & Handicrafts
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Ms. Ritah Elizabeth Auma
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Uganda
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Cooperative Officer
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Ms. Grace Nalunga Luwemba
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Uganda
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Foreign Service Officer
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Mr. Othusitse Daniel Oletile
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Botswana
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Analyst, Competition Authority
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Mr. Kesego Modongo
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Botswana
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Legal officer, Competition Authority
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Mr. Fexter Katungwe
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Malawi
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Senior Economist, Competition and Fair Trading Commission
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Ms. Martha Ettah Kaukonde
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Malawi
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Legal officer, Competition and Fair Trading Commission
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MR. MANCOBA RICHARD MABUZA
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Swaziland
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Communication Officer, Swaziland Competition Commission
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Mr. Thobisa Simelane
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Swaziland
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Junior Investigator, Swaziland Competition Commission
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Mrs. Chantale Stephanie GRANGE
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SEYCHELLES
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Legal Advisor, Fair Trading Commission
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Ms. Karine DICK
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SEYCHELLES
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Analyst, Fair Trading Commission
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Mrs. Ourveena Geereesha TOPSY – SONOO
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Mauritius
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Assistant Solicitor General
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Ms. Noor Jahan Bibi Wardah EYDATOULAH
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Mauritius
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Investigator, Competition Commission of Mauritius
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Ms. Frehiwot Ararsa Gutu
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Ethiopia
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Assistant Legal Researcher
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Mr. Abdelali Bouada
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Morocco
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Project Manager, Ministry of Industry and trade
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Mrs. Lamyae Idrissi
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Morocco
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Analyst
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MR. EMMANUEL PHIRI
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Zambia
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Investigator, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
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MRS. THELMA MWAI MUSONDA
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Zambia
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Research Analyst, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
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MR CRISPIN BEBWA MWEBESA
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Tanzania
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Legal Manager
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MR. SALVATOR GASPAR CHUWA
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Tanzania
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Senior Manager Analyst, FTC
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Mr. FIRMIN RENE JIM COLY
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Senegal
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Judge, Ministry of Justice, Buidling Administrative Avenue
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Mrs. RACKY DEME DIAGNE
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Senegal
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Judge, Ministry of Justice, Govt. of Senegal, Dakar
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Ms. Taimi Amunkete
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Namibia
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Senior Researcher; Namibian Competition Commission, 269 Independence Avenue,
14 BPI House, Windhoek
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Mr. Josef Mouronga Hausiku
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Namibia
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Researcher, Namibian Competition Commission
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Ms. Aakriti Kohli
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India
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Research Scholar, National Law University, Delhi
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Ms. Ankita Sangwan
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India
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Research Associate, National Law University, Delhi
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