Port Realities in Ecuador and Latin America – A Competition Law Perspective
ABOUT THE EVENT
This 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:
• Analyze the current landscape of the port industry in Ecuador and the region.
• Facilitate dialogue on the challenges and opportunities within the maritime port sector.
• Promote collaboration and the exchange of best practices among industry experts and regulators.
PARTICIPANTS
The event will feature presentations and panel discussions led by distinguished experts from:
• The private sector
• The public sector
• Academia
AGENDA
| 8h30 | Opening Words by Fausto Alvarado |
| 8h45 | Philippe Corruble: Professor of European Maritime and Port Law at EM Normandie Business School. |
| 9h45 | Panel 1: Regulatory Asymmetry: Theory of Harm • Santiago Caviedes: Partner at Humboldt Management and Senior Advisor at GBS Finance. • Santiago Gangotena: Dean of Liberal Arts Professor College of Economics. • Sebastián Burgos: Consultant at the World Bank. Moderator: Daniel Robalino (Partner at Robalino Abogados, leader of the Competition Law area). |
| 10h45 | Coffee Break |
| 11h05 | William Kovacic: Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director, Competition Law Center. |
11h50 | Tomás Menchaca: Founding partner at Menchaca & Cia. Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Expert in Free Competition and Regulated Markets. |
12h35 | Panel 2: Regulation and Competition: Institutional Objectives • Xavier Palacios: Senior Associate at Bustamante Fabara, Xavier has significant experience as a litigator in constitutional and public law matters. • Alberto Brown: Partner at Almeida Guzmán & Asociados Commercial and competition law. • Alejandro Ibarra: Associate Competition Law Center. • Eugenia Ocampo: Regulatory Affairs Manager at Algranel. Moderator: Fausto Alvarado (Member of the GW Competition and Innovation Lab GWU Board of Directors). |
13h35 | Lunch |
14h35 | Paulo Maruri: Strategic corporate lawyer with experience in Legaltech, Compliance, Competition, OCDE. |
15H20 | Panel 3: Public Competition Policy: Comparative Analysis • Ricardo Michel: Advisor on the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). • Luis Berenguer: Senior Advisor at Broseta Abogados, Expert in Competition Law, EU Law, Commercial Law, Litigation and Arbitration. • Luis Diez Canseco: Dean of the Faculty of Law at Universidad Tecnológica del Perú. • Alfonso Miranda: Professor of competition law at undergraduate and graduate levels at Universidad Javeriana. Moderator: Mariana Camacho (Expert in competition law, data privacy, technology, digital economy and litigation involving such matters). |
16h20 | Presentation of the UNCTAD Ports Report: Juan Luis Crucelegui: Chief capacity building at UNCTAD |
17h05 | Closing Words by Daniel Robalino |
