The Research Partnership Platform on Competition and Consumer Protection (RPP), created by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 2010, provides a collaborative forum to strengthen research and policy analysis on competition and consumer protection. It aims to connect academics, policymakers and practitioners to create synergies among them, share their insights and foster evidence-based policymaking.
Using technology for consumer protection
In its 17th edition, the RPP will bring together leading scholars and researchers to discuss the use of digital enforcement tools for consumer protection.
How to deepen international enforcement cooperation
In this edition, RPP will host world renowned scholars and experts to brainstorm on how to deepen international enforcement cooperation, which is key to effectively address competition concerns at all levels.
Latest research on competition law and policy
In this segment of the meeting, scholars will present ongoing research projects addressing business practices of the State in markets through competition law.
Linking research findings to policy advice and technical assistance
The Research Partnership Platform aims to contribute to UNCTAD’s broader mandate to achieve inclusive and sustainable development by creating synergies among scholars and practitioners in exploring how competition and consumer policies can ensure that markets work for development.
Participation and registration
The meeting will be held in person only on 8 July 2026, from 13:15 to 14:50 (CEST), in Room XII of the Palais des Nations, back-to-back with the 23rd session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy and the 9th session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Consumer Protection Law and Policy.
Registration to the IGE meetings is mandatory for all meeting attendees.
