{"id":472738,"date":"2025-06-24T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominican-republic-will-host-the-second-international-forum-on-gender-and-competence\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:04:32","slug":"dr-will-host-the-second-international-forum-on-gender-and-competence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/economy\/dr-will-host-the-second-international-forum-on-gender-and-competence\/","title":{"rendered":"DR will host the second International Forum on Gender and Competence"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo.- The National Commission for the Defense of Competition (Pro-Competencia)<\/a>, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and The George Washington University will hold in the country the second International Forum on Gender and Competition with the purpose of analyzing in depth how competition policies can be effectively aligned with a gender perspective.\n\nThis forum aims to promote competition as a fundamental pillar to ensure that women have the same opportunities as men in the market, thus contributing to creating a more competitive environment without the inequalities that limit the potential for economic growth.\n\nDuring this Gender and Competition meeting, we will analyze how competition promotes the reduction of entry barriers for female entrepreneurs, contributes to eliminating unfair business practices that harm women-led businesses, and fosters market diversification and openness to new ideas and approaches.\n\n\n

Panels and exhibitors at the second International Forum on Gender and Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n
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presidenta del Consejo Directivo de la Comisi\u00f3n Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (Pro-Competencia), Mar\u00eda Elena V\u00e1squez Taveras, organizadora del Foro Internacional de G\u00e9nero y Competencia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\nThe opening of the Gender and Competition meeting, which will be held next Thursday, June 26th at the Catalonia hotel, will feature the participation of the Minister of Industry and Commerce, V\u00edctor Bison\u00f3 Haza; Clarems Endara, permanent secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA); and the inaugural conference will be given by the president of the Board of Directors of the National Competition Defense Commission (Pro-Competencia), Mar\u00eda Elena V\u00e1squez Taveras.\n\nIn the panel “Gender and market: How does market structure impact employment, consumption, and female entrepreneurship?” Laura Pe\u00f1a Izquierdo, president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom); the president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), Claudia Finke; the Minister of Women, Mayra Jim\u00e9nez; Cielo Rusinque, from the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia; and Susana Gautreau de Windt, lawyer and communicator, will participate.\n\n\n

The discussion “Competition Policy with a Gender Focus”, which will be moderated by Ricardo Michel, advisor to the SELA Office, will have as speakers Mar\u00eda del Pilar Canedo, senior expert of the Competition Division of the OECD; Alejandro Ibarra, researcher at the Center for Competition Law, of The George Washington University; Antonella Salgueiro, partner of FactorLegal and International Consultant; and A\u00edda Menc\u00eda Ripley, Vice-Rector of Research and Innovation of the Universidad Iberoamericana.<\/p>\n\n\nIn the panel \u201cFrom data to decision: how to evaluate and monitor the gender dimension in markets\u201d, Marie-Helene Briere, senior lawyer at the Competition Bureau of Canada; Alejandro Ibarra; Mirna Amiama Nielsen, partner at the law firm Ulises Cabrera; and Karina Flores Mart\u00ednez, executive director of Investigations of Absolute Monopolistic Practices of Mexico, will participate.\n\nOthers who will be at the second International Forum on Gender and Competition are: Jos\u00e9 Beltr\u00e9 Cuevas, Director of Promotion and Advocacy of Competition at Pro-Competencia; Angelica Noboa Pag\u00e1n, partner at Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti; Mar\u00eda Elisa Holgu\u00edn L\u00f3pez, member of the Board of Directors of Pro-Competencia; Carolina Lozano, Competition expert and International Consultant; and Laura Ardila Alarc\u00f3n, lawyer at the Trade Directorate of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community will close with the panel “Gender perspective in the defense of competition: from corporate compliance to leniency programs.”\n\n\n

Workshop for journalists and communicators<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Friday, June 27, ProCompetencia will hold the II International Workshop on Competition Law for Journalists and Communicators. This program seeks to provide communication professionals with the tools and knowledge necessary to understand and disseminate accurate and clear information about free competition.<\/p>\n\n\nThe inaugural conference of the workshop will be given by Jos\u00e9 Monegro, director of the newspaper El D\u00eda<\/a>, with the theme “Innovation in the media in a competitive environment”.\n\nThe Gender and Competition conference will feature the participation of renowned journalists and communicators with extensive experience in print, television, and digital media, as well as experts in Strategic Communication, Competition Law, and Economics, who will address topics such as “The new language of journalism: formats, platforms, and digital audiences”, “The value of traditional journalism in a digitalized world”, among others.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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