Event Description
On April 8, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department's Antitrust Division will cohost a Spring Enforcers Summit for international and state competition enforcement officials in Washington, D.C. FTC Chair Lina M. Khan and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, as well as senior staff from both agencies, will facilitate discussions on enforcement priorities and strategies for effective coordination.
The Enforcers Summit will include publicly streamed plenary sessions as well as closed-door, in-person breakout discussions, designed to allow enforcers to share experiences, strategies, and successes.
Given capacity constraints, we invite Attorneys General and agency heads who will be in Washington on April 8 to join in-person; we will allocate additional places to other senior officials as space permits. In-person participation only for those international and state enforcement officials who are pre-registered. All others are welcome to view the plenary sessions virtually.
Viewing Instructions
The link to the live webcast will be available here just prior to the start of the program on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Agenda
Monday, April 8
9:15am Welcome Remarks by Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter
9:25-9:45am Conversation with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and Chair Lina Khan
9:45-10:45am Whole of Government Approach to Competition Policy
In July 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy which called for a whole of government approach to competition policy. As part of this Administration-wide approach, Federal agencies have used their authorities to facilitate more competition through information sharing, interagency collaboration, reciprocal trainings, and service on the President’s Competition Council. This session will highlight collaborations between competition enforcers and Federal regulators in the pursuit of a procompetitive agenda. It will also discuss best practices and lessons learned when channeling the whole of government to address competition policy.
Moderator: Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Panelists
- Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Katherine Tai, Ambassador, United States Trade Representative
- Rohit Chopra, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Gary Gensler, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission
- Martin Oberman, Chair, Surface Transportation Board
10:45-11:15am Break
11:15am-12:15pm From Farmer to Grocer: Competition Concerns in the Food Supply Chain
High and rising food prices are a significant concern to citizens and governments both domestically and abroad, especially as those with lower incomes bear the disproportionate brunt of these higher costs. The food supply chain has become increasingly concentrated over the last several decades and may be contributing to this concerning trend. This session will explore potentially anticompetitive conduct and mergers up and down the food supply chain.
Moderator: Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Panelists
- Zach Biesanz, Senior Enforcement Counsel, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
- Matthew Boswell, Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada
- Andrew Green, Senior Advisor for Fair and Competitive Markets, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Michael Kades, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
- Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, Competition Commission of India
- Schonette Walker, Chief, Antitrust Division, Maryland Office of the Attorney General
12:15pm Close of public session
File2024 Enforcers Summit Agenda (146.54 KB)
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Transcript - Files
File2024 FTC Enforcers Summit Transcript (403.78 KB)