Promoting competition in technology ecosystems: economics, business and legal issues
A half-day workshop
Promoting competition in technology ecosystems: economics, business and legal issues
17 Jun 2025, 09:00 – 14:00
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:
- 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
- Patrick Rey, Toulouse School of Economics
- Cecilia Rikap, UCL Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose
- Joost Rietveld, UCL School of Management
- Nicolo Zingales, FGV Direito Rio
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
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
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
Nicolo Zingales, FGV Direito Rio
13.15 – 14.00 Brown Bag Lunch and Discussion
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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Valentine Korah Laws Memorial Fund
The Valentine Korah Laws Memorial Fund honours the memory of a much loved exceptional scholar and advocate. Explore the opportunities that we believe best honour the spirit Valentine Korah embodied, and the legacy she left at UCL Laws. The new fund will:
- support the Valentine Korah Scholarship
- support an annual Valentine Korah Prize in competition law for undergraduates
- support a Valentine Korah Collaboration Space in Bentham House
- support an annual Valentine Korah Lecture
- support the creation of academic positions in competition law or policy
View full details of the opportunities available and how to donate can be found at:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/remembering-professor-valentine-korah
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All