Welcome to ICN 2022 Berlin
Dear ICN Members and NGAs,
Welcome to the 21st ICN Annual Conference in Berlin on 4 – 6 May 2022.
ICN is the most important network of competition authorities worldwide. It comprises 140 competition agencies from 130 jurisdictions and provides a forum for sharing experience and an informal venue for maintaining regular contact to address practical competition policy and enforcement issues.
The Annual Conference is one of the highlights and definitely the focal point of the ICN year. The global competition community comes together to discuss and set the course for the future of our network.
We remain optimistic and are looking forward to an in-person conference full of interesting and important plenary and breakout sessions. All plenary sessions will also be streamed live.
This year’s ICN Annual Conference will take place back to back with the 21st edition of the Bundeskartellamt’s famous Berlin Conference IKK – so we’ll celebrate two 21st Anniversaries in 2022.
See you in Berlin!
Andreas Mundt
President of the Bundeskartellamt and Chair of the ICN Steering Group
MEDIA ARCHIVE
Enjoy viewing the #ICN2022Berlin Plenary Session videos.
AGENDA
All times in Berlin-Time (UTC +2)
from 8:00
Foyer
Registration
We encourage participants to register the day before, from 5 pm until 7 pm,
at the Steigenberger Hotel.
8:00 – 9:00
Salon 1
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Cynthia Lagdameo, International Counsel, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Olaf Wrede, Deputy Head International Unit, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
13:00 – 13:45
Salon 4
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Nigel Caesar, Competition Law Officer, Competition Bureau Canada
Paul O’Brien, International Counsel, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
14:00 – 14:15
Saal A+B
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Andreas Mundt, President Bundeskartellamt and ICN Chair
14:15 – 14:45
Saal A+B
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Wolfgang Kirchhoff, Deputy Chairman, Federal Court of Justice, Germany
Marc van der Woude, President, General Court of the EU, Luxembourg
Andreas Mundt (Moderator), President, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
14:45 – 15:00
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Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
15:00 – 16:00
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Ricardo Riesco, President, Fiscalía Nacional Económica, ChileCommission
Speakers:
Elisabetta Iossa, Commissioner, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Italy
Margarida Matos Rosa, President, Portuguese Competition Authority
Teresa Moreira, Head of Competition & Consumer Policies, UNCTAD
Richard Powers, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement, U.S. Department of Justice
Johan Ysewyn, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, European Union
16:00 – 16:30
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Randy Tritell, Director International Affairs, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Speakers:
Viviana Blanco Barboza, President, COPROCOM, Costa Rica
Mary Catherine Lucey, Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law, Ireland
David Miller, Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission, Jamaica
Parret Muteto, Chief Analyst, Competition & Consumer Protection Commission, Zambia
16:30 – 17:00
Afternoon Coffee
17:00 – 18:15
Breakout Session Round 1:
Salon 10
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Moderator:
Rafael Alleandesalazar, Managing Partner, MLAB Abogados, Spain
Speakers:
Alexandre Barreto, Superintendent General, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil
Huy Do, Partner, Fasken, Canada
Osamu Igarashi, Deputy Director of Coordination Division, Japan Fair Trade Commission
David Miller, Executive Director, Jamaica Fair Trading Commission
Irene Picciano, Counsel, Portolano Cavallo, European Commission
Salon 6+7
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Moderator:
Fernando Carreño, Partner, Von Wobeser, Mexico
Speakers:
Zombor Berezvai, Head of Competation Policy and Market Research, Hungarian Competition Authority
Gudmundur Haukur Gudmundsson, International Coordinator, Icelandic Competition Authority
Parret Muteto, Chief Analyst, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Zambia
David Stewart, Executive Director, Mergers and Markets, Competition and Markets Authority, U.K.
Salon 1
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Moderator:
Michele Pacillo, International Affairs Officer, Italian Competition Authority
Speakers:
Haim Abriv, Head, Investigations & Intelligence Department, Israel Competition Authority Subrata Bhattacharjee, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Canada
Pamela Hansson, Partner, Kastell Advokatbyra AB, Sweden
Manuel Haro, Head of the Investigative Authority, Federal Economic Competition Commission, Mexico
Marisa Tierno Centella, Director General for Competition, National Markets and Competition Commission, Spain
Salon 5
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Moderator:
Melanie Aitken, Managing Principal, Bennett Jones, Canada
Speakers:
Anna Barker, Director Digital Platforms, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Patty Brink, Senior Counsel, International and Intergovernmental Engagement, U.S. Department of Justice
Guillaume Loriot, Deputy Director General, DG Competition, European Commission
Mahmoud Momtaz, Chairman, Egyptian Competition Authority
Fiona M. Scott Morton, Professor of Economics, Yale School of Management, U.S.
Salon 4
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Moderator:
Luiz Augusto Hoffmann, Commissioner, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil
Speakers:
Andy Chen, Vice Chairperson, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission
Grégoire Comet Daâge, Autorité de la concurrence, France
Massimiliano Kadar, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission
Katharina Voss, Competition Counsel, Swedish Competition Authority
Salon 8+9
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Moderator:
Paul O’Brien, International Counsel, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
09:00 – 09:30
Saal A+B
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Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Cani Fernández, President, National Markets and Competition Commission, Spain (Moderator)
09:30 – 09:45
Saal A+B
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Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chairwoman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Martijn Snoep, Chairman, Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (Moderator)
09:45 – 10:45
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Holly Vedova, Director, Bureau of Competition, US FTC
Speakers:
Benoît Cœuré, Président, Autorité de la concurrence, France
Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG Competition, European Commission
Bhawna Gulati, Joint Director (Law), Competition Commission of India
Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
Yoon Soohyun, Commissioner, Korea Fair Trade Commission
10:45 – 11:15
Morning Coffee
11:15 – 12:30
Break Out Session Round 2:
Salon 1
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Moderator:
Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, Competition Commmission South Africa, and ICN Vice Chair
Margarida Matos Rosa, President, Portuguese Competition Authority, and ICN Vice Chair
Salon 10
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Moderator:
Eleanor Fox, Professor of Law, New York University, U.S.
Speakers:
Sarah Cardell, General Counsel, Competition and Markets Authority, U.K.
Joaquín López Vallés, Director Advocacy Department, National Markets and Competition Commission, Spain
Heidi Sada Correa, Executive Director for International Affairs, Federal Economic Competition Commission, Mexico
Ubaldo Stecconi, DG Competition, European Commission
Bilge Yılmaz, Turkish Competition Authority
Salon 6+7
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Moderator:
Kjell Jostein Sunnevåg, Director, External Relations, Norwegian Competition Authority
Speakers:
Julia Brockhoff, Merger Case and Support Head of Unit, European Commission
Maria Coppola, Assistant Director, Policy and Coordination, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Melissa Fisher, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau, Canada
Eleni Gouliou, Director of Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority, U.K.
Adano Wario Roba, Director Policy & Research, Competition Authority of Kenya
Salon 5
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Moderator:
Antonio Capobianco, Senior Competition Expert, OECD
Speakers:
Merve Biroğlu, Case Handler, Turkish Competition Authority
Bhawna Gulati, Joint Director (Law), Competition Commission of India
Katharina Krauß, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
Maria João Melícias, Board Member, Portuguese Competition Authority
Bart Noé, Senior Strategy Advisor, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
Salon 8+9
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Moderator:
Dave Anderson, Partner, BCLP, Brussels, Belgium
Speakers:
Andriani Kalintiri, Lecturer in Competition Law, King’s College London, Greece
Lynda Marshall, International Section Chief, U.S. Department of Justice
Barbara Schulze, Head of International Unit, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
Salon 4
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Moderator:
Csaba Balázs Rigó, President, Hungarian Competition Authority
Speakers:
Georg Boettcher, Chief Counsel, Siemens, Germany
Marcela Mattiuzzo, Partner, VMCA Abvogados, Brazil
Hardin Ratshisusu, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Commission South Africa
Ori Schwartz, Head of the Competition Division, OECD
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
12:30 – 14:00
First Floor
ICN Open House
14:00 – 15:15
Break Out Session Round 3:
Salon 10
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Moderator:
Raymond Ng, Senior Assistant Director, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
Speakers:
Jesus Espinoza, Director, Investigation and Promotion of Free Competition, Indecopi, Peru
Baethan Mullen, General Manager, Economics & International Branch, Australia Competition and Consumer Commission
Aurélie Zoude-Le Berre, President, Autoríté de la concurrence, New Caladonia
Salon 6+7
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Moderator:
Marcus Bezzi, Executive General Manager, Australia Competition and Consumer Commission
Speakers:
Kala Anandarajah, Head of Competition, Rajah & Tann LLP, Singapore
Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch, Acting Director-General, Austrian Federal Competition Authority
Eksteen Maritz, Director, Criminal Enforcement and Digital Investigations, Ireland Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Marek Martyniszyn, Senior Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast
Sabine Zigelski, Senior Competition Expert, Competition Division, OECD
Salon 8+9
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Moderator:
Alexandre Cordeiro, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil
Speakers:
Fernando Carrenõ, Partner, Von Wobeser, Mexico
Shweta Shroff Chopra, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., India
Derek Lotter, Co-Head of Competition, Bowmans, South Africa
Álvaro Ramos, Head of Global Antitrust & Chief Antitrust Compliance Officer at Qualcomm, Spain
Salon 1
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Moderator:
Elizabeth Kraus, Deputy Director for International Antitrust, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Speakers:
Alexandre Barreto, General Superintendent, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil
Graeme Jarvie, International Affairs Director, Swedish Competition Authority
Mahmoud Momtaz, Chairman, Egyptian Competition Authority
Salon 5
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Moderator:
Jan Yngve Sand, Chief Economist, Norwegian Competition Authority
Speakers:
Cristina Caffarra, Senior Consultant Charles River Associates, U.K.
James Hodge, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Commission South Africa
Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Chief Economist, Portuguese Competition Authority
Salon 4
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Moderator:
Viviana Blanco Barboza, Chairwoman, Coprocom Costa Rica
Speakers:
Denar Biba, Chairman, Albanian Competition Authority, Albania
Heidi Sada Correa, Executive Director International Affairs, Federal Economic Competition Commission, Mexico
Bevan Narinesingh, Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission, Trinidad and Tobago
Adano Wario Roba, Director Policy, Research and Quality Assurance, Competition Authority of Kenya
Kenneth V. Tanate, Executive Director, Philippine Competition Commission
15:15 – 15:45
Afternoon Coffee
15:45 – 16:15
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Matthew Boswell, Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada
Speakers:
Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, Competition Commmission of South Africa
William E. Kovacic, Professor, George Washington University Law School, U.S.
Rupprecht Podszun, Professor, Heinrich Heine University, Germany
16:15 – 17:15
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Johannes Benjamin Bernabe, Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission
Speakers:
Andrés Barreto, Superintendent of Industry and Commerce, SIC, Colombia
Antonio Gomes, Deputy Director at the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
Francis W. Kariuki, Director General, Competiton Authority of Kenya
Ioannis Lianos, President, Hellenic Competition Commission
Olha Pishchanska, Chairperson, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
17:15-17:45
Saal A+B
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Welcome and Introduction
Andreas Mundt, ICN ChairPresentation of the Awards
Alessandra Tonazzi, Director of International and EU relations, Italian Competition Authority
Graciela Miralles, Senior Economist, Markets & Technology Global Unit, World Bank Group
19:00
Hotel Oderberger
ICN Conference Dinner
(Conference attendees only)
09:00 – 09:15
Saal A+B
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Andreas Schwab, Member, European Parliament
09:15 – 10:15
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Anton Dinev, Counsel, Grimaldi Studio Legale (Brussels), Belgium
Speakers:
Brenda Gisela Hernández, Acting Chairwoman, Federal Economic Competition Commission, Mexico
Rikard Jermsten, Director General, Swedish Competition Authority
Loke Shiu Meng, Assistant Chief Executive, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
Dato’ Jagjit Singh, Commissioner, Malaysia Competition Commission
10:15-10:30
Saal A+B
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Lina M. Khan, Chair, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
10:30 – 11:00
Morning Coffee
11:00 – 12:00
Break Out Session Round 4:
Salon 6+7
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Moderator:
Kari Bjørkhaug, Director of Investigation, Competition Authority Norway
Speakers:
Claudia Lemus, Research Fellow, Queen Mary University of London
Mary Catherine Lucey, Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law, Ireland
Patrick Krauskopf, Chairman, Agon Partners Legal AG, Switzerland
Salon 5
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Moderator:
Gustavo Freitas, Commissioner, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil
Speakers:
Iskandar Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Competition Commission
Konrad Ost, Vice-President, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
Naif Samandar, Head of IT Department, General Authority of Competition Saudi Arabia
Irma Urmonaitė, Deputy Chairwomen, Lithuanian Competition Council
Salon 4
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Moderator:
Alessandra Tonazzi, Director of International and EU relations, Italian Competition Authority
Speakers:
Emircan Aksakal, Competition Expert, Turkey Competition Authority
Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Lawyer, IKEDA & SOMEYA, Japan
Anne Krenzer, Leniency Officer and Advisor to the Rapporteur Général, Autorité de la concurrence, France
Chris Mayock, Leniency Task Force, DG Competition, European Commission
Salon 1
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Moderator:
Sergio Sinovas, Head of Industry and Energy Unit, National Markets and Competition Commission, Spain
Speakers:
Alexandre Cordeiro, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil
Eviatar Guttman, Economist at Research Division, Israel Competition Authority
Kim Kyoungyeon, Attorney, Kim&Chang, Korea
Jan Svitak, Economist, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
Salon 10
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Moderator:
Dina Kallay, Head of Antitrust, Ericsson, Sweden
Speakers:
Osman Can Aydoğdu, Competition Authority, Turkey
Silke Hossenfelder, Head of General Policy, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
James Musgrove, Partner, McMillan LLP, Canada
David Sevy, Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon, France
Salon 8+9
African Competition Forum, Steering Committee Meeting
Closed Session
12:00 – 12:15
Room change break
12:15 – 13:15
Saal A+B
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Moderator:
Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive, Competition and Markets Authority, U.K.
Speakers:
Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission
Cani Fernández, President, National Markets and Competition Commission, Spain
Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil
Tina Søreide, Director General, Norwegian Competition Authority
13:15 – 13:45
Saal A+B
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Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
13:45 – 15:00
Lunch
13:45 – 14:45
Salon 4+5
Meeting of the Steering Group
15:00 – 17:15
Meeting point: Lobby, Steigenberger Hotel
Spree River Cruise
15:30 Departure Spree River Cruise Ships at Pier Kanzleramt/Haus der Kulturen der Welt
SPEAKERS
SOCIAL EVENTS
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MEDIA ACCESS
ICN Press Policy
ICN Plenary Sessions (hybrid) are open to press.
All other sessions, including break-out sessions (in-person only), are open to press, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.
(This allows participants in break-out sessions to participate fully and speak freely. Regardless of whether they are mandated to speak on behalf of their agencies. Quotes are allowed with the approval of the speaker.)
Agency-only break-out sessions are closed to press.
Please respect our rules and enjoy the conference.
Registration
Please contact us before registration and if you have any queries.
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MAP OF BERLIN
EVENT LOCATION: STEIGENBERGER HOTEL AM KANZLERAMT
ICN WORK & VIDEOS
Check the latest updates on work product and activities from Working Group chairs for the 2021-22 ICN year and previews for next year.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
How to get to the conference hotel:
Arrival by air at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
TAXI
You will find a taxi rank in front of terminal 1 at level E0. The journey from the Berlin Brandenburg airport to the Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt takes approx. 45 minutes (30 km). The trip will cost approx. € 55.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The FEX airport express shuttle and the regional trains RE 7 and RB 14 operate several times an hour between Flughafen Bahnhof Terminal 1-2 (directly below Terminal 1) and Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central railway station). The journey takes 30 minutes.
You can also take the S9 train which operates approximately every 20 minutes between the airport station Flughafen Bahnhof Terminal 1-2 and Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central railway station). The journey takes 50 minutes.
Arrival by train at Berlin Central Railway Station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof)
ON FOOT
At the railway station follow the signs for Bundeskanzleramt/Washingtonplatz. The hotel is situated on the right-hand side of the square, approx. 180 metres from the railway station (Ella-Trebe-Straße 5).
FAQ
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All ICN member authorities will select their representatives to attend the ICN Annual Conference. Due to capacity reasons the number of attendees is limited. However, it is also possible to join the conference virtually. The livestream of the plenary sessions can be viewed on each day of the conference via the ICN conference website without prior registration. A recording of the plenary sessions will also be released after the event. The break-out sessions will not be livestreamed and no recording will be released after the event.
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Attendance in person is by personal invitation only. Registration can only be effected if you have already received a personal invitation. However, it is also possible to join the conference virtually. The livestream can be viewed on the day of the IKK via the conference website without registration. A recording of the conference will also be released after the event.
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No interpreting services will be available. The conference will be held in English. Due to limited capacities it is not possible to bring your personal interpreter.
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All registered conference participants can participate in the social events. Please get in touch with our conference team if accompanying persons are also interested in joining any social events. We will be happy to check on a case-by-case basis whether capacities for accompanying persons are available. We will get back to you on this as quickly as possible.
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In this case please inform the conference team immediately. This will help us to allocate the limited number of places as efficiently as possible. Please also let us know if you and/or the person accompanying you are prevented from attending the social events at short notice.
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Please check the website of the Federal Foreign Office as early as possible for more information on the visa requirements applicable in your case: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service
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Please check the current entry regulations applicable to the country of your departure on the Foreign Office’s website well in advance and again before departure: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/coronavirus/2317268
You can find FAQs on Travel restrictions / border control here including “What applies to air and sea travel outside of the European Union (entering Germany from a non-EU member state)”.
More information on vaccines approved by the European Union & equivalents of these vaccines used in non-EU countries is available here.
Please note that the entry regulations may change again on April 29.
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There is a Covid test centre in the Intercity Hotel situated directly at Berlin central station (Katharina-Paulus-Straße 5). It is open 24 hours a day. This test centre offers both rapid antigen tests free of charge as well as PCR tests at a charge.
Other test centres in Berlin can be found at: https://schnelltestberlin.de/en/
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The measures will be adjusted to the legal requirements applicable at the time of the conference:
COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocol
Your health is our top priority. We would therefore like to ask you to observe the following rules to protect your health and safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Thank you for your cooperation.
As of April 2022, conferences in Berlin will no longer be subject to any restrictive measures. However, the Bundeskartellamt’s organisation team will be tested daily. The conference hotel’s staff will also be tested – at least once a week.
If you have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms (regardless of your vaccination status) in the past 48 hours, please do not attend the conference and follow the event online via the livestream. No registration is required for the livestream.
For safety reasons, we kindly ask all guests to test themselves regularly for COVID-19 using rapid antigen tests. If needed, tests will be provided by the Bundeskartellamt. The testing centre in the neighbouring InterCity hotel also offers both rapid antigen tests and PCR tests (fee-based).
The wearing of masks will be optional at the conference. The Bundeskartellamt will ensure that FFP2 masks are available for those attendees who did not bring their own masks.
Conference rooms and common areas will be cleaned and disinfected at the end of every conference day. All surfaces that are frequently touched will be disinfected before the event starts as well as repeatedly throughout the day (in particular, door handles, stair rails, lift buttons and handrails, table surfaces, etc.). For the entire duration of the conference, clearly visible disinfectant dispensers will be available at all entrances and exits of the venue and at neuralgic points like the buffet.
Adequate ventilation will be ensured. Where possible, the conference hotel will be divided into separate areas to avoid overcrowding. In particular, there will be different registration areas for each conference and sufficient space for queues in the lobby of the conference hotel. Every attendee will be issued a personalised barcode to make the registration process as contactless and fast as possible.
