Dear Colleagues,

I am very pleased that the GVH – the Hungarian Competition Authority – has the opportunity to organise the 20th anniversary ICN Annual Conference. Organised in a virtual format, the event will take place on 13-15 October 2021.
This year the ICN Annual Conference will cover a range of very interesting topics that will be discussed by esteemed experts from the competition community. We will have the opportunity to overview the results of our 20 years of cooperation and to discuss the prospects for the upcoming 3rd decade. The conference will provide insight into the intersection of competition, consumer and data protection policies and into the special project of the GVH on “Sustainable development and competition law”, which we hope will be of particular professional interest alongside the diverse selection of interesting topics we will cover, such as post-COVID competition law enforcement, international cooperation in our enforcement practice and digitalisation, which have been placed on the agenda of the ICN working groups in the form of plenary or breakout sessions.
Following the tradition of ICN Annual Conferences, participation in the live events will only be possible via prior invitation. Nevertheless, we would like to provide all interested stakeholders with the opportunity to gain an insight into the work of the ICN; therefore, the plenary sessions of the conference will be recorded, and these recordings will be made available for the wider public on the conference website soon after the live event.
The Budapest 2021 ICN Annual Conference website provides comprehensive and continuously updated information on the event and on Hungary that I believe fulfils many needs.
Wishing you a memorable experience at the Budapest 2021 ICN Annual Conference.