Dynamic Competition & Online Platforms: Evaluating

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International Center for Law & Economics

Join us for our third annual international competition policy conference on December 4th, 2019.

Hotel Plaza Athénée

Over the past few years, numerous scholars, journalists, and others have argued that online platforms such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook are behaving anti-competitively. In response, competition authorities in the EU, UK, and Australia have issued reports on these platforms and Canada has introduced a Digital Charter. In addition, competition authorities in the EU and Germany have already brought antitrust actions against several platforms, and US antitrust authorities are investigating several of the larger platform companies.We believe it is important to discuss the merits and drawbacks of these actions and reports — and to examine the fundamental tension that generally exists in the law between liability for harm and innovation. To that end, we are inviting some of the leading experts on the law and economics of competition policy.

<h3>Featured Speakers:</h3><h3>HOSTS:</h3><a href="https://laweconcenter.org/author/geoffrey-manne/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Geoffrey Manne</a>, President &amp; Founder, International Center for Law &amp; Economics<a href="http://thibaultschrepel.com/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Thibault Schrepel</a>, Assistant Professor in European Economic Law, Utrecht University School of Law; Faculty Associate, Berkman Center at Harvard University<h3>KEYNOTE: </h3><a href="https://paulseabright.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Paul Seabright</a>, Director, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST); Professor of Economics, Toulouse School of Economics<h3>PANELISTS: </h3><a href="https://fingleton.com/who-we-are/sam-bowman/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sam Bowman</a>, Principal, Fingleton Associates<a href="https://ecp.crai.com/team/cristina-caffarra/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cristina Caffarra</a>, Vice President, Charles River Associates<a href="https://econ.duke.edu/people/michelle-p-connolly" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michelle Connolly</a>, former Chief Economist, FCC; Professor of Economics, Duke University<a href="https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/AGerbrandy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anna Gerbrandy</a>, Research Director and Chair of Competition Law , Europa Institute of Utrecht University School of Law<a href="https://www.law.gwu.edu/william-e-kovacic" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bill Kovacic</a>, former Chairman, FCC; Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, GWU; Director, Competition Law Center<a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/people/prof-ioannis-lianos" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ioannis Lianos</a>, President, Hellenic Competition Commission; Professor of Competition Law and Public Policy, University College London<a href="http://faculty.unibocconi.eu/mariateresamaggiolino/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mariateresa Maggiolino</a>, Associate Professor Department of Law, Bocconi University<a href="https://www.ie.edu/business-school/faculty-and-research/faculty/francisco-marcos/#" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Francisco Marcos</a>, Professor of Law, IE Business School<a href="https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/Pages/ambassador-and-permanent-representative-of-australia-to-the-oecd.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alex Robson</a>, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the OECD<a href="https://uclouvain.be/fr/repertoires/anne-lise.sibony" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anne-Lise Sibony</a>, Professor of European Law, University of Louvain<a href="https://www.uu.nl/staff/JSluijs" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jasper Sluijs</a>, Assistant Professor, Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University School of Law<a href="https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/persons/anna-tzanaki(db97503b-0664-41b6-b290-eb2c7a06cec3).html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anna Tzanaki</a>, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lund University<a href="https://www.justice.gov/atr/division-operations/division-update-spring-2019/attorney-general-honors-economist-dr-gregory-j-werden" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gregory Werden</a>, former Senior Economic Counsel, DOJ<a href="https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/wright_joshua" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Joshua Wright</a>, former FTC Commissioner; Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law;  Executive Director, Global Antitrust InstituteReports that will be covered:<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/digital-platforms-inquiry-final-report" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ACCC, Digital Platforms Inquiry</a><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/competition/publications/reports/kd0419345enn.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Commission, Competition Policy for the Digital Era</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/785547/unlocking_digital_competition_furman_review_web.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Unlocking digital competition Report of the Digital Competition Expert Panel</a><a href="https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/062.nsf/eng/h_00109.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Canada’s Digital Charter in Action: A Plan by Canadians, for Canadians</a>

This event is co-organized by:The <a href="https://laweconcenter.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">International Center for Law &amp; Economics</a> and <a href="https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/utrecht-university-school-of-law" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Utrecht University School of Law</a>

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