Antitrust enforcement in technology industries is complex, in part because the sector is characterized by more or less continuous innovation. The global nature of the sector, combined with oversight by multiple enforcement agencies, also presents its own unique issues for antitrust policy. Given these complexities, how can antitrust policy be formulated to promote innovation in these dynamic sectors?

Please join the Technology Policy Institute for a half-day event on antitrust policy in the technology sector on October 22 at the Ronald Reagan Building. The event is part of the TPI project “Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Information and Communications Technology: Antitrust and the Dynamics of Competition in ‘New Economy’ Industries.” Academic experts will discuss their papers prepared for the project on such topics as recent enforcement actions, vertical integration, and antitrust implications for cloud computing.

Questions should be directed to Ashley Creel at [email protected]. Members of the press should contact Amy Smorodin at [email protected].

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Timothy Brennan, Professor, Public Policy and Economics University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Robert Crandall, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution and
Joseph Farrell, Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission
Charles Jackson, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering, George Washington University
Antitrust in High-Tech Industries: The Three Major Recent Monopolization Cases
Thomas Lenard, President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
Bruce Owen, Director, Public Policy Program, Stanford University and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Antitrust and Vertical Integration in “New Economy” Industries
Michael Salinger, Professor/Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University School of Management
Carl Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics, U.S. Department of Justice
Scott Wallsten, Vice President Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
Joshua Wright, Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School
Does Antitrust Enforcement in High Tech Markets Benefit Consumers? Stock Price Evidence from FTC v. Intel
Christopher Yoo, Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer and Information Science and Director, Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Cloud Computing: Architectural and Policy Implications