Concurrences

Stinga

Stinga’s initiative consists of (1) a presentation of its Antitrust Module; (2) a questionnaire; and (3) a quick user guide of its Antitrust Module which allows building the online response to its questionnaire. Stinga is a SAAS-type service, which allows the client to manage in a simple, uniform and consolidated way across a group of companies, based on questionnaires, its anti-corruption, GDPR and antitrust/competition compliance programs. The solution is based both on a robust and reliable technological base, inspired by the blockchain, and rich functionalities developed with the support of users, compliance officers, lawyers, etc., to provide a business solution that meets the necessary compliance, security and confidentiality requirements.

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Susan Ning
King & Wood Mallesons (Beijing)

China 36 contributions 22345 visits

Antitrust compliance initiative proposed by this award summit is a creative mind rarely found in the traditional legal sector. The ideas to be innovative in antitrust compliance are proposed to better chart the evolution of the legal profession and will be presented in a way that is more useful, user-friendly and amusing for the audience of the antitrust compliance trainings.

A larger context of this initiative and the reason why I am interested in joining this event - in view of the ever-increasing deterrent effects of the penalties imposed on antitrust violations worldwide, the importance of an ex-ante mechanism of an antitrust compliance also rises accordingly to avoid any ‘ex post’ antitrust risks. Antitrust compliance has become a routine task for companies, law firms, enforcers and even academics to follow and work on in their daily life.
Martin d’Halluin
News Corp (New York)

United States 10 contributions 12218 visits

In its 2019 guidance, the U.S. Department of Justice emphasized that robust compliance programs need to be forward-thinking: "effective antitrust compliance programs not only prevent, detect, and address antitrust violations, they also further remedial efforts and help foster corporate and individual accountability". Concurrences’ idea to reward innovative compliance initiatives globally is also forward-thinking and should be applauded. I am delighted to be part of the Steering Committee and look forward to seeing a lot of creative programs.
Sia Aik Kor
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (Singapore)

Singapore 4 contributions 2990 visits

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore is honoured to be part of the Antitrust Compliance Summit & Awards Steering Committee. We hope that the awards will spur competition authorities to further raise awareness of competition law through greater recognition of their work.
Alexandre Barreto De Souza
Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) (Brasilia)

Brazil

You have probably heard that it is much better to be safe than sorry. This maxim, applicable to so many situations, can also be used when we discuss corruption, since the act of anticipating situations prevents they spread through public or private companies. Corruption, besides compromising the money of entities, whether public or private, also puts their reputation at stake. On the other hand, compliance programs may establish an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to comply with the organization’s internal and external standards. In this way, they promote the fight against corruption and reduce the number of lawsuits and administrative proceedings, as well as the chances of financial losses. Experience shows that an effective compliance program can bring about great results. By adopting such programs, we ensure the maintenance of competition in the market and prevent the emergence of violations and harm caused by the lack of competition. Moreover, if we keep a company from losing value, it certainly creates benefits to the entire supply chain, that is, the company itself, investors, consumers, trading partners, and even authorities, as prevention is always preferable to repression, incurring lower costs to society. In view of this, it is important to recognize initiatives that aim to foster and encourage companies to have robust compliance programs that are capable of mapping risks and minimizing the practice of illegal acts, whether these are related to competition law or other matters.
Cani Fernández
Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC) (Madrid)

Spain 14 contributions 12125 visits

I believe the Antitrust Compliance Summit & Awards is an excellent opportunity to discuss about compliance programs (specifics, criteria, success and failure stories) and to acknowledge the role they may undertake on wide spreading a true culture of competition on stakeholders and society as a whole. This event, structured in panel discussions and formal awards recognitions, will allow us all to share thorough assessment of effectiveness of compliance programs thus far. I am very much looking forward to participate in this program and to my role as member of the Enforcer Steering Committee.

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