Antitrust in Developing and Emerging Economies: Panel 1
NYU Law School and the international antitrust journal Concurrences will present the ninth annual program on developing countries and competition law (antitrust). This edition, New Challenges in Public Interest, Big Tech, and Regionalism, will be virtual, on three successive mornings - October 25, 26 and 27, 2022. The program, as always for the past nine years, explores what developing countries need in terms of competition law and policy; how the law can be tailored to their needs and interests in advancing competition and development for the benefit of their peoples. The opening panel features a keynote speaker followed by a session on the public interest: What public interests do developing countries incorporate into their law, how do they do it, and how do they coordinate market goals and non-market goals such as food security, inclusiveness, workers' rights, and sustainability. The second panel focuses on Big Tech and Developing Countries: How are developing countries impacted by the Big Tech firms? How can they harness the opportunities but still control the abuses? Will they be able to piggy-back on the progress of developed countries in regulating Big Tech abuses, and how? The third panel deals with regionalism and globalism: Do we need better coordination, cooperation, and higher level governance? Will a spotlight on regionalism reveal cross-border restraints that continue to Balkanize the developing countries, for example in Africa, and can good regional coordination help integrate developing country communities? How can we achieve coherent governance of regional competition that works for developing countries? The conference ends with a quick-fire wrap-up of the three days' discussions and explorations called the New York & CapeTown Minute, drawing together the themes.