Co-organizers of the joint event – the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS Russia), the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), and the International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre.
The International Anticartel Forum – 2025 will take place on November 12 in conjunction with the 10th Anniversary International Conference “Antimonopoly Policy: Science, Practice, Education.”
The event will be held in the format of moderated discussions with the participation of representatives of competition authorities from the Eurasian Economic Union and BRICS countries, officials of FAS Russia, members of the judiciary, and leading scholars and practitioners in the field of antitrust regulation.
Venue: Moscow, Pokrovsky Boulevard, 11, Building 6, Entrance No. 4 (HSE University Cultural Centre, Grand Conference Hall).
Events on Day 2 will be held at: Moscow, Pokrovsky Boulevard, 11, Building A (Durasov House, White Hall).
Day 1 (November 12)
09:00–10:00 – Registration of participants
10:00–10:30 – Official Opening
- Nikita Anisimov, Rector of the of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University)
- Maxim Shaskolsky, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service
- Maxim Ermolovich, Minister of Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission
10:30–12:15 – Session: “Artificial Intelligence Against Cartels” (Great Hall)
Moderator:
- Grigory Radionov, Deputy Head of the FAS Russia, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences
Speakers:
- Oleg Dubkov, Head of the Department for Combating Cartels and Control of Closed Procurement of the FAS Russia
- Alexey Ivanov, Director of the International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, Professor of the Basic Department of the FAS Russia, HSE University
- Sergey Kuznetsov, Head of the School of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, HSE University
- Felipe Roquete, Assistant Superintendent of the Head of Administrative Council for Economic Defense of Brazil (online)
- Lu Junxiao, Director of Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Department of State Administration for Market Regulation of China
- Gegham Gevorgyan, Head of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Republic of Armenia (tbc)
- Fu Hongyu, Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Governance and the Director of the Data Economy Research Center at the Alibaba Research Institute, head of the research group of the Technology Ethics Committee of Alibaba Group, Member
12:15–13:00 – Lunch
13:00–15:00 – Session: “Legal Asymmetry in the Context of Coordination: The Anti-Cartel Policy of BRICS Countries” (Great Hall)
Moderator:
- Anton Teslenko, Deputy Head of the FAS Russia, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences, associate professor at the Department of Competition Law Kutafin Moscow State Law University
Speakers:
- Sergey Maksimov, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Director of the Department for Antitrust Regulation of Eurasian Economic Commission
- Andrey Shastitko, Professor, Head of Department at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Director of Competition and Economic Research Center of the Presidential Academy
- Amir Ahmad Zolfaghari, Deputy of the Economics Department, National Competition Council of Iran
- Maanda Lambani, Head of Investigations Division, Competition Commission of South Africa
- Alexander Egorushkin, Partner at Antitrust Advisory
- Noureldin Alfiqy, Legal researcher of Egyptian Competition Authority
- Siriraksa Pittaya, Commissioner, Trade Competition Commission of Thailand
15:00–15:15 – Coffee Break
15:15–17:15 – Session: “Anticompetitive Agreements in the Landscape of Modern Legal Practice” (Grand Hall)
Moderators:
- Sergey Puzyrevsky, Stats-Secretary – Deputy Head of the FAS Russia
- Aleftina Timoshenko (co-moderator),Assistant to the Head of the FAS Russia, Director of the Institute for the Development of Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation of St. Petersburg State University, retired judge, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Karelia
Speakers:
- Andrey Bushev, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Candidate of Law (online)
- Klara Batanova, Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Cartels and Control of Closed Procurement of the FAS Russia
- Bruna Palhano, Expert of the Office of the Attorney General, Administrative Council for Economic Defense of Brazil
- Tatyana Andreeva, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences, Associate professor of the Department of Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Retired Judge, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation
- Mikhail Schwarts, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences, professor, Head of the Department of Civil Procedure at St. Petersburg State University
- Andrey Egorov, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences, professor of the Department of Private Law Disciplines, Director of the Center for Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, HSE University
Day 2 (November 13)
09:30–10:00 – Welcome coffee
10:00–11:00 – Meeting of experts of the SCO competition authorities (closed meeting)
10:00–13:00 – Joint meeting of the scientific and methodological council of educational organizations and departments of competition law and antimonopoly regulation of the FAS Russia and the Commission on antitrust law and improvement of antitrust legislation of Association of lawyers of Russia on the topic: "Topical issues of antimonopoly legislation application" (Green Hall)
11:00–11:15 – Coffee Break
11:30–13:00 – BRICS Working Group on Cartels (BRICS+ format) (White Hall)
Moderator:
- Andrey Tsyganov, PhD in Economics, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service
Speakers:
- Alexey Ivanov, Director of the International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, Professor of the Basic Department of the FAS Russia, HSE University
- Alexey Lavrov, Professor of the Department of Financial Management in Public Sector, HSE University
- Artem Isaychik, Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Cartels and Control of Closed Procurement of the FAS Russia
- Maanda Lambani, Head of Investigations Division, Competition Commission of South Africa
- Deswin Nur, Head of Public Relations and Cooperation Bureau of the Indonesia Competition Commission
- Yves Kenfack, Officer, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch at the UNCTAD (online)
- Zhai Yunpeng, Deputy General Director of Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Department of State Administration for Market Regulation of China
- Noureldin Alfiqy, Legal researcher of Egyptian Competition Authority
- Amir Ahmad Zolfaghari, Deputy of the Economics Department, National Competition Council of Iran
- Gian Marco Solas, Expert, International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre
13:00–14:30 – Lunch (Cultural Centre of the HSE University)
14:30–16:30 – Session: “Antimonopoly Regulation and Intellectual Property: Unity and Struggle of Opposites”
Moderator:
- Alexey Ivanov, Director of the International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, Professor of the Basic Department of the FAS Russia, HSE University
Speakers:
- Sergey Puzyrevsky, Stats-Secretary – Deputy Head of the FAS Russia
- Alexey Koshel, Vice Rector of the HSE University, professor of the Faculty of Law, HSE University
- Gadis Gadzhiev, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences, Professor, Academic Supervisor, HSE University in St. Petersburg, Retired Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
- Sergey Puzyrevsky, Stats-Secretary – Deputy Head of the FAS Russia
- Ettore Maria Lombardi, Leading Expert, International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre (online)
- Denis Gavrilov, Ph.D. of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Competition Law at Kutafin Moscow State Law University
- Anatoly Semenov, CEO of the Parallel Import Association.