Anthony "Tony" Amunátegui Abad is an international trade lawyer and technical advisor on international trade policy and regulation, competition law and policy, and economic integration. 

As the Chairman for the Philippines of the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Competition, Tony continues to be at the forefront of the country’s economic development by advocating and ensuring the practice of competition. He has worked on national and international projects with agencies such as the EU, ASEAN, USAID, ADB, IFC and APEC. He currently sits at the Dispute Settlement Panel of the World Trade Organization. He serves as an independent Policy Adviser to both houses of Congress on Competition Law and Economic Reform. He has been a staunch advocate of competition policy and law and was instrumental in the passage of the Philippine Competition Act.

He has conducted several talks on the topic both in the Philippines and abroad. He is a lecturer on International Trade Law at the Ateneo de Manila University Law School and the director of the Ateneo Center for International Economic Law, and hosts the show “Political Capital.”

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University Law School and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Atty. Kristine F. Alcantara is a member of the Philippine Bar with more than 10 years of experience in litigation and transactional law. An experienced lawyer and advocate for competition policy, she has established herself as a specialist in Competition, Investment and Innovation Law with her many years of offering legal and business solutions to domestic and foreign corporations and SMEs, and rendering legal support services on investment vehicles, capital structure, tax exposure, and governmental compliance. She was part of the Congressional technical working group advising on the Philippine Competition Act.

She plays a significant role in the Philippine startup ecosystem, advising legislators and startup associations on the startup, crowdfunding bills and other innovative Philippine regulations. She is also a policy consultant and program director of the startup ecosystem development program of the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry. She has worked on national and international projects with agencies such as the EU, ASEAN, USAID, ADB, WHO, and APEC.

Atty. Alcantara holds a Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, where she is now also a lecturer.