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Annual Report 2013/14
Stepping up, Going Further
Advancing Knowledge
Given the dynamic business operating environment and the increasingly complex competition
landscape, CCS continues to stay ahead of the changes by ensuring that our officers are equipped
with the skills and resources essential to advancing their domain knowledge and career.
Some of the key study trips and training programmes our officers attended in FY2013/2014 were:
23-26 April 2013 – 12th Annual Conference of the International Competition Network,
Warsaw, Poland
19-22 May 2013 – Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference 2013, Orlando, Florida
27-28 June 2013 – 5th Lear Conference on the Economics of Competition Law – “The
Economics of Merger Control”, Rome
17-18 September 2013 – ICN Unilateral Conduct Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden
15-17 October 2013 – Study Trip on Commitments & Remedies, UK and Brussels
16-18 October 2013 – ICN 2013 Cartel Workshop, Cape Town, South Africa
20-22 November 2013 – 3rd BRICS International Competition Conference 2013, New Delhi, India
12-13 December 2013 – 2013 ICN Advocacy Workshop, Rome, Italy
27-28 February 2014 – OECD Global Forum On Competition, Paris, Italy
26-28 March 2014 – 62nd Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Charting Directions: commented on the driving forces Going forward into the new
Work Plan Seminar 2014 that will potentially affect the financial year, we will continue
Our Chief Executive, Mr Toh Han operating landscape for us in to remain true to our value
Li, kicked off the 2014 CCS Work 2030. The seminar concluded proposition – ensuring businesses
Plan Seminar session at the with a town hall session where compete on a level playing field
Concorde Hotel on 17 January management and staff further so as to grow a vibrant economy
2014 by sharing with staff CCS’s shared and discussed issues with competitive markets
corporate strategies and work concerning CCS. and innovative businesses.
plans for the coming year. A robust and enlightened
In the afternoon, everyone decked competition regime will allow
Following this session, we held out in combat gear for battle at the domestic companies to be more
a discussion with staff to enable Laser Ops, an interactive indoor laser competitive locally and in the
them to provide feedback and tag game where players scored international market and also
suggestions on the work plans. In points by tagging targets and attract foreign businesses to the
addition, as part of the inaugural opponents. The energetic session Singapore market.
Scenario Planning exercise, provided a memorable close to the
staff discussed, analysed, and annual CCS Work Plan Seminar.
Annual Report 2013/14
Stepping up, Going Further
Advancing Knowledge
Given the dynamic business operating environment and the increasingly complex competition
landscape, CCS continues to stay ahead of the changes by ensuring that our officers are equipped
with the skills and resources essential to advancing their domain knowledge and career.
Some of the key study trips and training programmes our officers attended in FY2013/2014 were:
23-26 April 2013 – 12th Annual Conference of the International Competition Network,
Warsaw, Poland
19-22 May 2013 – Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference 2013, Orlando, Florida
27-28 June 2013 – 5th Lear Conference on the Economics of Competition Law – “The
Economics of Merger Control”, Rome
17-18 September 2013 – ICN Unilateral Conduct Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden
15-17 October 2013 – Study Trip on Commitments & Remedies, UK and Brussels
16-18 October 2013 – ICN 2013 Cartel Workshop, Cape Town, South Africa
20-22 November 2013 – 3rd BRICS International Competition Conference 2013, New Delhi, India
12-13 December 2013 – 2013 ICN Advocacy Workshop, Rome, Italy
27-28 February 2014 – OECD Global Forum On Competition, Paris, Italy
26-28 March 2014 – 62nd Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Charting Directions: commented on the driving forces Going forward into the new
Work Plan Seminar 2014 that will potentially affect the financial year, we will continue
Our Chief Executive, Mr Toh Han operating landscape for us in to remain true to our value
Li, kicked off the 2014 CCS Work 2030. The seminar concluded proposition – ensuring businesses
Plan Seminar session at the with a town hall session where compete on a level playing field
Concorde Hotel on 17 January management and staff further so as to grow a vibrant economy
2014 by sharing with staff CCS’s shared and discussed issues with competitive markets
corporate strategies and work concerning CCS. and innovative businesses.
plans for the coming year. A robust and enlightened
In the afternoon, everyone decked competition regime will allow
Following this session, we held out in combat gear for battle at the domestic companies to be more
a discussion with staff to enable Laser Ops, an interactive indoor laser competitive locally and in the
them to provide feedback and tag game where players scored international market and also
suggestions on the work plans. In points by tagging targets and attract foreign businesses to the
addition, as part of the inaugural opponents. The energetic session Singapore market.
Scenario Planning exercise, provided a memorable close to the
staff discussed, analysed, and annual CCS Work Plan Seminar.
