On 27-28 August 2026, Rajah & Tann Asia’s (“RTA“) Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice organised the 13th Regional Competition, Antitrust & Trade Conference: A Flagship Platform for Thought Leadership, Dialogue, and Collaboration in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Hosted by Indonesia RTA member firm Assegaf Hamzah & Parters, the conference brought together practitioners from across the RTA network to discuss the developments shaping competition, consumer protection, and trade across Southeast Asia, and their practical implications for organisations operating across the region. Over two days, participants exchanged perspectives on market power and unilateral conduct risks, merger control in complex transactions, cartel enforcement trends, trade and market access developments, and the rapidly changing consumer protection landscape. The discussions reinforced the growing importance of proactive compliance and regional collaboration in navigating regulatory expectations.
The speakers and moderators at the conference were Partners Kala Anandarajah, BBM (Head, Competition & Antitrust and Trade), Tanya Tang (Chief Economic and Policy Advisor), and Joshua Seet, Senior Associate Nicholas Yeo, and Senior Legal Executive Anastasia Pritahayu from Rajah & Tann Singapore; HMBC Rikrik Rizkiyana, Vovo Iswanto, Farid Fauzi Nasution and Albert Boy Situmorang, and Senior Associates Budi Herdiyanto and Wisnu Wardhana from Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Yon See Ting (Co-Head, Competition & Antitrust), Jane Guan (Co-Head, Competition & Antitrust), Tracy Wong (Head, Regulatory & Trade), Eunice Quay, and Senior Associate Samuel Ong from Christopher & Lee Ong; Melisa Uremovic (Co-Managing Partner) and Senior Associate Kittipol Chamsawarng from Rajah & Tann (Thailand); and Vu Thi Que (Chairwoman), and Cao Dang Duy from Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers.
They were also joined by Commissioner of Indonesia Competition Commission (KPPU) Dr Mohammad Reza, S.H., M.H., and Chairman of National Consumer Protection Agency of Indonesia (BPKN) Prof. Dr. H. Muhammad Mufti Mubarok, S.H., S.Sos., M. Si..
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