Antitrust authorities around the world are targeting global technology companies. The conference hosted by the Technology Policy Institute, on March 13th, examined 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?
Opening remarks - William Kovacic, 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
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
Panel 2 – Standards, Standard Essential Patents and Innovation: The Role of Antitrust
Scott Kieff, Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission
Timothy Simcoe, Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Alan Devlin, Acting Deputy Director, Competition Bureau, Federal Trade Commission
