Promoting competition in technology ecosystems: economics, business and legal issues

This half-day workshop brings together thought leaders and policy makers to discuss the economics, business and legal issues of the promotion of competition in technology ecosystems.

Participants include:

• Cristina Caffarra, UCL & CEPR
• Bruno Carballa Smichowski, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
• Carmelo Cennamo, Copenhagen Business School
• Timothy Cowen, Preiskel & Co.
• Annabelle Gawer, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey
• Michael Jacobides, London Business School
• Beatriz Kira, University of Sussex, Advisor, Brazilian Ministry of Finance
• Timo Klein, Oxera
• Mats Koster, Central European University
• Ioannis Lianos, UCL Faculty of Laws, Member of the UK CAT
• Aurelien Maechl, DuckDuckGo (TBC)
• Patrick Rey, Toulouse School of Economics
• Cecilia Rikap, UCL Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose (TBC)
• Joost Rietveld, UCL School of Management
• Mike Walker, UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

The programme

9.00 Registration and Coffee

9.20 Welcome: Ioannis Lianos, UCL Faculty of Laws

9.40 -11.00 Panel 1:
Ecosystem externalities in Business Strategy and Innovation, Management and Political Economy literature: Developing a New Regulatory Science Agenda for Ecosystems in the era of AI

Panelists
Carmelo Cennamo, Copenhagen Business Schook
Annabelle Gawer, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey
Michael Jacobides, London Business School
Cecilia Rikap, UCL Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose (TBC)
Joost Rietveld, UCL School of Management

11.00 – 12.20 Panel 2:
The Economics of Ecosystems: New Developments in Industrial Organization and Competition Economics: Dealing with Ecosystem Power, Theories of Harm and Efficiency Justifications

Panelists
Cristina Caffarra, UCL & CEPR
Timo Klein, Oxera
Mats Koster, Central European University
Patrick Rey, Toulouse School of Economics
Bruno Carballa Smichowski, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

12.20 – 13.15
Panel 3: Implications of Ecosystems research for Competition Authorities, Regulators, the Courts and the Industry

Panelists
Timothy Cowen, Preiskel & Co.
Beatriz Kira, University of Sussex, Advisor, Brazilian Ministry of Finance
Ioannis Lianos, UCL Faculty of Laws, Member of the UK CAT
Aurelien Maechl, DuckDuckGo (TBC)
Mike Walker, UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

13.15 – 14.00 Brown Bag Lunch and Discussion

 

Booking information

Fees to attend:
£120 standard ticket
£40 Academic / Public Sector Ticket

Book your place online at:
https://ucl-cles-competition-ecosystems.eventbrite.co.uk

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