35th Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference

27 Apr - 28 Apr 2026 Raffles Singapore, Singapore

Book before 20 Mar 2026 to receive early registration discount

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A conference presented by the IBA Antitrust Section and the IBA Communications Law Committee, supported by the IBA Arab Regional Forum and the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum

Conference Co-Chairs
Pascal Dutru Ministry of Communication and IT, Doha; Co-Chair, IBA Communications Law Committee
Angela Flannery Quay Law Partners, Sydney, New South Wales; Co-Chair, IBA Communications Law Committee
Kyriakos Fountoukakos Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Brussels; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Section
Samir Gandhi Axiom5 Law Chambers, New Delhi, Delhi; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Antitrust Section

Conference Organising Committee
Kala Anandarajah Rajah & Tann, Singapore
Corinne Chew Drew & Napier, Singapore
Ken Chia Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore
Naval Chopra Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Hemangini Dadwal AZB & Partners, New Delhi, Delhi
Kensuke Inoue Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo; Website Officer, IBA Communications Law Committee
Stanley Lai Tze Chang Allen & Gledhill, Singapore
Chung Nian Lam WongPartnership, Singapore; Member, IBA Communications Law Committee Advisory Board
Cedric Lindenmann Freshfields, Singapore
Aparna Mehra Trilegal, New Delhi, Delhi
Charmayne Ong Poh Yin Skrine, Kuala Lumpur
Nicholas Quah Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Singapore
Rahul Rai Axiom5 Law Chambers, New Delhi, Delhi
Abir Roy Sarvada Legal, New Delhi, Delhi
Doil Son Yulchon, Seoul; Member, IBA LPD Council
Christoph Van Opstal Fangda Partners, Hong Kong SAR

Topics include:
  • Enforcers’ roundtable
  • Merger trends in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors
  • Consumer protection and competition law enforcement approaches in combatting unfair practices (including scams) in the digital ecosystem
  • Artificial intelligence: key competition and regulatory issues
  • Communications infrastructure regulation (including regarding data, data centres and cloud infrastructure): key competition and regulatory issues such as questions of digital sovereignty
  • Regulation of digital platforms: global trends and the effectiveness of regulation and competition enforcement

Important Dates

20
Mar

Cancellation deadline

Cancellations are subject to an admin charge as stated in the conference programme. After this date, no refunds can be made.

20
Mar

Early bird deadline

Book by this date to receive early bird discounts.

21
Mar

Delegate search

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20
Apr

Online registration deadline

Registration may still be possible after this date via the IBA office, but is subject to availability. Please contact confs@int-bar.org for further information.

20
Apr

Online amendment deadline

No further amendments can be made to your booking after this date. Please contact confs@int-bar.org for further information.

Online registrations received:

  On or before 20 March Until 20 April

IBA member

$1,150 $1,265

Non-member*

$1,375 $1,490

Young lawyers (under 30 years)

$750 $1,490

Academics / judges (full-time)

$750 $1,490

Public lawyers

$750 $1,490

Corporate counsel**

$920 $1,490

After 20 April Registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office


Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

  On or before 20 March After 20 March

IBA member

$1,280 $1,405

Non-member*

$1,530 $1,655

Young lawyers (under 30 years)

$830 $1,655

Academics / judges (full-time)

$830 $1,655

Public lawyers

$830 $1,655

Corporate counsel**

$1,020 $1,655

* By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits:

  • Password access to certain parts of the IBA website.
  • Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight.
  • Pay the member rate

** A reduced rate is offered to IBA Corporate Group Members. Please register online to obtain a 25 per cent discount on the IBA Member fee

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Important information

Cancellation of conference or social functions
Cancellation received by email to Sohyun.Kwon@int-bar.org on or before the early-registration deadline date, fees will be refunded less a 15 per cent administration charge.

Cancellations received after the early-registration deadline date and up to 14 days prior to the first day of the Conference, will be refunded less a 25 per cent administration charge. Refunds will be made minus any monies owed to the IBA. Monies cannot be kept on IBA accounts or transferred to future IBA conferences.

We regret that no refunds can be made after this time. Conference or social function bookings received after this time will not be eligible for any refund of fees. Note: should you have difficulties in obtaining your visa and are not able to attend the Conference this cancellation policy will still apply.

Book with confidence

  • If the IBA needs to reschedule the event, your booking will be automatically transferred to the new date and no additional fees will be charged. If this date is not convenient for a delegate, a refund of the cost of the conference place will be available on request to the IBA.
  • If the IBA is unable to reschedule the conference within 12 months of the original scheduled date, a full refund of the cost of the conference place will automatically be made to all delegates.
  • Please note that the IBA will not provide refunds for any costs incurred including any travel costs.

Please note, these terms are subject to any more restrictive or different local requirements and may be altered and amended from time to time to reflect any changes to restrictions or government requirements.

Carbon efficient travel
With IBA conferences taking place in major business centres all over the world, travel is an unavoidable reality for our delegates. The IBA encourages its members and delegates to be responsible and conscious of the impact travel has on the environment and to take measures to reduce the carbon impact of their travel.

Some suggested steps that delegates can take include:

  • Travel by train instead of flying if possible.
  • Book direct flights instead of connecting flights, if available, as limiting the number of stops needed will reduce your carbon footprint.
  • Consider the impact of the travel class that you book – business class travel equates to three times the carbon footprint of economy class.

Relying on the local public transport is the more carbon friendly option, but this is not always a realistic option. Where reliance on taxis/cars is needed use electric vehicles over petrol or diesel and share vehicle usage with other delegates and colleagues.

Speaker opportunities

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker at this specialist conference then please contact the relevant Chair/Co-Chairs in the IBA Antitrust Section or Chair/Co-Chairs in the IBA Communications Law Committee with your request; please send your bio together with information on your qualification and expertise on the topic.