ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest 2026 – YOA

Deadline: January 23, 2026

The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World Bank Group are happy to announce the launch of the 2026 Competition Advocacy Contest. The contest goals to focus on the important thing position competitors companies, sector regulators and different governmental our bodies or non-governmental organizations play in selling competitors by showcasing their advocacy success tales.

As outlined by the ICN, competitors advocacy refers to actions that promote a aggressive atmosphere by means of non-enforcement mechanisms, reminiscent of constructing relationships with authorities entities, rising public consciousness of competitors’s advantages and figuring out and eradicating anticompetitive insurance policies and rules.

They are searching for success tales from competitors companies, different public our bodies or civil society that exhibit the tangible outcomes of competitors advocacy beneath 4 themes:

• Theme 1 – Advancing competitors advocacy in occasions of speedy modifications within the world panorama
• Theme 2 – Promoting a tradition of compliance by means of revolutionary advocacy and digital instruments
• Theme 3 – Embedding competitors rules within the inexperienced and digital transitions
• Theme 4 – Global convergence vs. nation specificity: contextualizing competitors regulation and coverage

Eligibility

• Competition companies, sector regulators and different authorities our bodies and non-governmental organizations selling competitors coverage are welcome to apply.
• If you aren’t a member of the ICN, you need to attain out to the ICN member in your jurisdiction to tell about your intention to take part within the contest. Joint submissions from ICN members and authorities our bodies or non-governmental organizations are inspired.

Selection Process

Submissions will endure a rigorous evaluation of the next standards:

• Relevance of the competitors concern tackled by the initiative;
• Success of the advocacy exercise – outcomes achieved;
• Impact and results on markets, spillover results and classes realized;
• Advocacy technique – creativity and originality, cooperation mechanisms deployed.

Application

An impartial panel will evaluate the submissions and choose the highest tales. Winning candidates will probably be invited to current their tales at a joint ICN-World Bank Group occasion. Winners and honorable mentions will probably be introduced upfront of the 2026 ICN Annual Conference.

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For extra data, go to ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest.