AGENDA

9:00 am-11:00 am

Opening Ceremony:

-Keynote address – The Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning

-Opening remarks by the Chair, Board of Directors, Competition Authority of Kenya

-Welcome remarks by the Director General, Competition Authority of Kenya 

Plenary Session 1

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Advocacy Initiatives  

11:00am-11:30am

Tea Break

11:30am-1:00 pm

Breakout Session 1

Advocacy as a tool to address competition concerns & spur MSMEs entry and participation in targeted sectors.

Breakout Session 2   Analyzing the Effectiveness of Advocacy Toolkits (for example Guidelines, Practice Notes, Competition compliance programs, Codes of Practice, etc.) in promoting competitive markets.

Breakout Session 3

Cross-cutting Enforcement Jurisdictions: Enhancing Gains from collaboration with sector regulators.

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

Lunch Break

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Plenary Session 2      

Nexus between Competition Advocacy & Sustainability: Deploying Market Studies and Inquiries to Achieve Green Transition Goals.  

3:00 pm-4:00 pm

Breakout Session 1

Competitive Neutrality: Competition Advocacy and its role in promoting competitive neutrality to help governments develop resilience in key markets.

Breakout Session 2

A Fork on the Road: The Role of Advocacy in Navigating Price Regulation & Market Intervention by Government.

4.00 pm–5.00 pm

Health Break

9:00am-10:30am

Plenary Session 3

Building Economic Blocks: Advancing Regional Integration via Competition Advocacy.

10:30am-11:00am

Tea Break

11:00am-12:30pm

Breakout Session 1

Competition Advocacy in Digital markets: Adopting toolkits and remedies

Breakout Session 2

AfCFTA Competition Protocol: Exploring the role of Advocacy in the implementation of the Competition Protocol.

Breakout Session 3

Advocacy in promoting Competition in Agriculture and Food Markets

12:30pm-1:00pm      

Launch of the Authority’s Digest.          

1:00pm-1:30pm

Closing ceremony and introduction of the next host 

1:30pm-2:30pm

Lunch Break

2.30pm-4.00pm

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