March 13, 2017
8:30 am – 9:00 am – Registration
9:00 am – 11:30 am – Program
Room 485
Russell Senate Office Building
2 Constitution Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Antitrust authorities around the world are targeting global technology companies. This conference will examine the competitive environment in which tech companies operate and how antitrust affects innovation in this critically important sector. Do certain characteristics of the sector, such as reliance on platforms and large amounts of data, warrant special scrutiny? What role should antitrust play in regulating standards and licensing of standard-related intellectual property? What is the role of the U.S. and the new administration’s antitrust officials in a global economy in which enforcement, legal standards and procedures vary across countries and competition agencies? Join us for a discussion of these and related issues at “Competition and Innovation in the Digital Economy: Global Policy Considerations.”
Opening remarks will be given by former Federal Trade Commission Chairman William Kovacic, who is currently Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; and Director, Competition Law Center at George Washington University School of Law.
Panel 1 – Competition Policy in the Global Economy
Susan Creighton, Partner and Co-Chair, Antitrust Practice, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and former Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission
Geoffrey Manne, Executive Director, International Center for Law and Economics
Lawrence White, Robert Kavesh Professor of Economics and Deputy Chair, Economics Department, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and former Chief Economist, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Panel 2 – Standards, Standard Essential Patents and Innovation: The Role of Antitrust
Alan Devlin, Acting Deputy Director, Competition Bureau, Federal Trade Commission
Scott Kieff, Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission
Timothy Simcoe, Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Event Contact: Ashley Benjamin, 202-828-4405, [email protected]
Press Contact: Amy Smorodin, 202-828-4405, [email protected]
The Technology Policy Institute
The Technology Policy Institute is a non-profit research and educational organization that focuses on the economics of innovation, technological change, and related regulation in the United States and around the world. More information is available at https://techpolicyinstitute.org/.
