22nd ICN Annual Conference – Record participation expected in Barcelona

Date of issue:17.10.2023

• Annual Conference in Barcelona (#ICNBarcelona2023) from 18 to 20 October 2023
• Plenary Sessions will also be livestreamed
• Representatives from close to 100 jurisdictions

The 22nd Annual Conference of the International Competition Network () will be hosted by the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission () in Barcelona from 18 to 20 October 2023. Rising close to an unprecedented 100, the number of jurisdictions represented by the members and attending the event will be larger than ever before.

The is the most important network of competition authorities worldwide. It comprises more than 140 competition agencies.

Andreas Mundt, Chair and President of the Bundeskartellamt: "The ICN and our joint work towards convergence are more important than ever in these increasingly challenging times. In addition to traditional antitrust issues, we need to consider cross-cutting topics and think outside the box."

At the conference, participants will discuss and exchange experiences in Working Group sessions and address cross-cutting issues, including the interaction with courts, intersection of competition and data, food markets with a focus on developing countries, artificial intelligence, and sustainability.
Andreas Mundt is scheduled to speak at the "Intersection between Competition & Privacy" session on Thursday, 19 October, 10:15-11:00.

For further information on the Annual Conference, please visit the conference website. The livestreams of the plenary sessions will be available here without prior registration.

Press release (pdf)