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SUMMARY:Port Realities in Ecuador and Latin America – A Competition Law Perspective
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT\nThis workshop aims to foster in-depth discussions on the maritime port sector in Ecuador and Latin America from a competition law perspective. By engaging key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors\, the event seeks to: \n• Analyze the current landscape of the port industry in Ecuador and the region. \n• Facilitate dialogue on the challenges and opportunities within the maritime port sector. \n• Promote collaboration and the exchange of best practices among industry experts and regulators. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				PARTICIPANTS\nThe event will feature presentations and panel discussions led by distinguished experts from: \n• The private sector \n• The public sector \n• Academia \n			\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				AGENDA\n\n\n\n8h30\nOpening Words by Fausto Alvarado\n\n\n8h45 \n\nPhilippe Corruble: Professor of European Maritime and Port Law at EM Normandie Business School. \n\n\n\n9h45\n\nPanel 1: Regulatory Asymmetry: Theory of Harm \n• Santiago Caviedes: Partner at Humboldt Management and Senior Advisor at GBS Finance. \n• Santiago Gangotena: Dean of Liberal Arts Professor College of Economics. \n• Sebastián Burgos: Consultant at the World Bank. \nModerator: Daniel Robalino (Partner at Robalino Abogados\, leader of the Competition Law area). \n\n\n\n10h45\nCoffee Break\n\n\n11h05\n\nWilliam Kovacic: Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director\, Competition Law Center. \n\n\n\n\n11h50 \n\n\nTomás Menchaca: Founding partner at Menchaca & Cia. Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Expert in Free Competition and Regulated Markets. \n\n\n\n\n12h35 \n\n\nPanel 2: Regulation and Competition: Institutional Objectives \n• Xavier Palacios: Senior Associate at Bustamante Fabara\, Xavier has significant experience as a litigator in constitutional and public law matters. \n• Alberto Brown: Partner at Almeida Guzmán & Asociados Commercial and competition law. \n• Alejandro Ibarra: Associate Competition Law Center. \n• Eugenia Ocampo: Regulatory Affairs Manager at Algranel. \nModerator: Fausto Alvarado (Member of the GW Competition and Innovation Lab GWU Board of Directors). \n\n\n\n\n13h35 \n\nLunch\n\n\n\n14h35 \n\n\nPaulo Maruri: Strategic corporate lawyer with experience in Legaltech\, Compliance\, Competition\, OCDE. \n\n\n\n\n15H20 \n\n\nPanel 3: Public Competition Policy: Comparative Analysis \n• Ricardo Michel: Advisor on the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). \n• Luis Berenguer: Senior Advisor at Broseta Abogados\, Expert in Competition Law\, EU Law\, Commercial Law\, Litigation and Arbitration. \n• Luis Diez Canseco: Dean of the Faculty of Law at Universidad Tecnológica del Perú. \n• Alfonso Miranda: Professor of competition law at undergraduate and graduate levels at Universidad Javeriana. \nModerator: Mariana Camacho (Expert in competition law\, data privacy\, technology\, digital economy and litigation involving such matters). \n\n\n\n\n16h20 \n\n\nPresentation of the UNCTAD Ports Report:  Juan Luis Crucelegui: Chief capacity building at UNCTAD \n\n\n\n\n17h05 \n\n\nClosing Words by Daniel Robalino \n\n\n\n\n			\n				AGENDA
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/port-realities-in-ecuador-and-latin-america-a-competition-law-perspective/
LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st St.\, NW\, WA\, 20052\, United States
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