About Course
Competition is a strong driver of economic progress but needs to be safeguarded. Understand the importance of compliance with Competition Law in this module.
Outline
- Why is competition important to protect?
- Emerging global challenges to competition
- History of the competition legal framework in Pakistan
- Pillars of the Competition Act, 2010
- Competition Advocacy and Research
- Enforcement mechanisms and penalties
Faculty
Mr. Ahmed Qadir, is currently the Commission’s Director General for Market Intelligence Unit. He was part of the Government of Pakistan’s committee for the development of the National e-Commerce Policy Framework, to address the interface between competition, big data as an essential facility, data privacy, and consumer protection issues. Having joined the Commission in August 2008, he also served as Director General Advocacy and International Affairs, Director Investigation and the Commission’s Secretary.
Before the Commission, he was Chief Strategy Officer for a private sector company in Pakistan, assisting the CEO in leading change management and business diversification. He has also worked for another regulator in Pakistan, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, where he was the project manager for the Anti-Money Laundering programme and the focal point for international communication and co-ordination.
He began his career in Pakistan in 1996 in the development sector with the United Nations, initially with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the national programme on primary health, and subsequently, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for information and communication technology and electoral reforms. He also worked, albeit briefly, for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in Pakistan.
His other interests include understanding the nexus between data, privacy, and consumer protection; data analytics; strategic management in the public sector; new institutional economics; and organisational transformation.
Mr. Syed Umair Javed is currently serving as Director General (Office of International Affairs). Within the Commission, he has previously served in various senior management capacities including as Registrar to the Commission. Umair has previously also served as Joint Secretary to the Federal Government at the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training, and as Director General, Federal Directorate of Education.
Ms. Shazia Ashraf is presently heading the Exemptions Department. She possesses the qualification LLM (Corporate Law) from International Islamic University. She has 16-plus years of hands-on experience in Competition Law. Since joining, she has attended numerous International Trainings related to Competition Law and Policy. Prior to her joining the Commission, Ms. Ashraf worked with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as a Management Trainee Officer.
Partner - Competition Commission of Pakistan
