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SUMMARY:New Frontiers of Digital Regulation
DESCRIPTION:This in-person international seminar in São Paulo\, jointly organized by The GW Competition & Innovation Lab and the Brazilian Institute for Competition and Innovation\, addressed emerging legal challenges in the digital economy. The event was composed of 4 semi-structured panels\, each featuring national and international experts exploring three main themes: the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, competition law in digital platforms\, and consumer protection in online environments. Discussions will include comparisons between Brazilian and international frameworks\, such as the AI Act\, Digital Fairness Act\, and the Digital Fitness Check as well as current challenges of the DMA and current proposed bills in Brazil.\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n				Download the full flyer and agenda here\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM\nWelcome and Registration\n\n\n1:15 PM\n\nOpening RemarksEduardo Molan Gaban (IBCI/GW) \nDiogo Leonardo Machado de Melo (IASP) \n\n\n\n1:30 PM\n\nKeynote Speech  \nProfessor Frédéric Jenny (OECD)\n\n\n2:00 PM\n\nPanel 1 – Generative AI and Entry Barriers; New Competitive Challenges Facilitator: Eduardo Molan Gaban (IBCI/GW) \n\nSilvia Fagá (Ecoa)\, Alexandre Barreto (CADE)\, Vinicius Klein (UFPR Business School)\, Mario Zuñiga (ICLE)\, Juliano Maranhão (USP Law School)\n\n\n\n\n3:00 PM\n\nPanel 2 – Algorithms on Trial: The New Era of AI Regulation \n\n\n\n\nFacilitator: Patrícia Sampaio (FGV Direito Rio) \n\nLorenzo Nicoletti (IBCI)\, Ravvi Madruga (CADE)\, Paula Farani (former CADE)\, Laura Schertel Mendes (University of Brasília)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:00 PM\nCoffee Break\n\n\n4:15 PM\n\nPanel 3 – Reimagining Competition Law for Dynamic Markets \n\n\n\n\nFacilitator: Natalia Figueiredo (UNIFESP) \n\nVictor Oliveira Fernandes (CADE)\, Carlos Ragazzo (Getúlio Vargas Foundation)\, Caio Mario (FGV Direito SP)\, Ana Ruival (Mercado Libre)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:15 PM\n\nPanel 4 – Best Practices in Consumer Relations in the Digital Ecosystem \nFacilitator: Juliana Oliveira Domingues (FDRP/USP) \n\nHenrique Lian (Proteste)\, Vicente Bagnoli (UPM)\, Daniel Arbix (Google Brazil)\, Nicolo Zingales (FGV)\n\n\n\n\n6:15 PM\n\nCocktails and Fireside Chat \n\nWith CADE Chairman – Mr. Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/new-frontiers-of-digital-regulation/
LOCATION:University Student Center\, 800 21st Street\, NW\, Room 405\, NW\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI Policy & Regulation,Data, Trade & National Security,Intellectual Property Rights
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SUMMARY:GWU/Bank of Italy Roundtable 2025
DESCRIPTION:On 24 October 2025\, Banca d’Italia hosted a scientific roundtable on The Digital Economy Amid Rising International Tensions in Rome\, in partnership with the George Washington University Competition and Innovation Lab. The event explored the evolving dynamics of the digital economy in the context of tense international relations and technological interdependence.  \nThe roundtable opened with remarks from Andrea Brandolini\, Director General for Economics\, Statistics and Research at Banca d’Italia\, and featured three scientific sessions followed by a keynote address.  \nThe first session\, AI Supply Chains and Global Interdependence\, investigated the architecture of artificial intelligence (AI) supply chains\, comprising five interdependent layers: hardware\, cloud infrastructure\, training data\, foundation models\, and applications. The discussion focused on the economic forces that shape these layers—such as economies of scale\, technological shifts\, market concentration\, and strategic behavior by dominant actors—highlighting the growing influence of large technology firms and the geopolitical leverage embedded in AI infrastructure.  \nThe second session\, Digital Trade Fragmentation\, addressed the rising complexity of global digital trade. While some countries pursue regulatory harmonization and cross-border interoperability\, others adopt restrictive policies driven by economic\, political\, or security objectives. The session assessed how such divergence affects the global flow of digital services\, data\, and ICT goods\, and the broader implications for international economic cooperation.  \nThe third session\, The New Frontiers of Lawfare and Tech Sovereignty\, examined how regulation and digital policy is increasingly being considered as a leverage tool for international relations. Drawing on recent developments\, including a U.S. government memorandum outlining foreign digital policies considered discriminatory\, the session explored the tensions arising from diverging regulatory approaches. The case of foreign direct investment in Europe will serve as a focal point to discuss the strategic trade-offs between short-term economic benefits and long-term risks related to data security\, economic dependency\, and the control of digital and physical critical assets. \n			\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n8:45 AM\nRegistration\n\n\n9:00 AM\nIntroductionRiccardo Cristadoro (Banca d’Italia – Head of the International Relations and Economics Directorate)\n\n\n9:10 AM\n\nWelcoming Address \nAndrea Brandolini (Banca d’Italia – Director General for Economics\, Statistics and Research)\n\n\n9:20 AM\n\nSession 1 – AI Supply Chains and Global Interdependence \n\n\n\n\nChair: Michele Mancini (Banca d’Italia) \n• Christophe André (OECD) “Developments in Artificial Intelligence Markets”• Vili Lehdonvirta (Oxford Internet Institute) “Weaponised interdependence in a bipolar world”• Vatsala Shreeti (BIS) “AI Supply Chains”• Torrecilla Carlos (Joint Research Centre – Innovation Policies and Economic Impact Unit) “Regional impact of Artificial Intelligence – Insights from JRC research” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:50 AM\nCoffee Break\n\n\n11:05 AM\n\nSession 2 – Digital Trade Fragmentation \n\n\n\n\nChair: Alessandro Borin (Banca d’Italia) \n• Eddy Bekkers (WTO) “AI\, Trade and Growth and the Agreement on E-commerce”• Enrico Marvasi (Roma Tre University) “Digitalization and Regionalization of Global Value Chains in European Industries”• Lorenzo Bencivelli (Banca d’Italia) “Cybersecurity and trade fragmentation”• Néstor Duch-Brown (Joint Research Centre – Digital Economy Unit) “The fragmentation of the European Digital Single Market” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30 PM\nLunch Break\n\n\n1:30 PM\n\nKeynote Speech \nPaul Nemitz (College of Europe) “Central Banks\, Data Protection and International Data Flows” \n\n\n\n2:15 PM\nCoffee Break\n\n\n2:30 PM\n\nSession 3 – The New Frontiers of Lawfare and Tech Sovereignty \nChair: Giovanni Veronese (Banca d’Italia) \n• Tommaso Giardini (Digital Policy Alert) “Geopolitical tensions in the regulation of the digital economy”• Martina Ferracane (EUI; Teesside University) “Adequacy club: legal pathways for cooperation amid trade tensions”• Oscar Borgogno (Banca d’Italia) “At the crossroads of competition\, monetary sovereignty and international tensions”• Federica Marconi (Istituto Affari Internazionali) “FDI Screening in the Digital Age: Addressing Economic Security Concerns Amid Growing International Instability” \n\n\n\n4:00 PM\nClosing Remarks
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/gwu-bank-of-italy-roundtable-2025/
LOCATION:University Student Center\, 800 21st Street\, NW\, Room 405\, NW\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI Policy & Regulation,Data, Trade & National Security,Intellectual Property Rights
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SUMMARY:Google 15 Years On – Key Learnings\, Antitrust Challenges\, and the Road Ahead
DESCRIPTION:2025 marks the 15th anniversary of DG COMP’s decision to launch an antitrust investigation into Google\, leading to landmark cases such as Google Shopping and Google AdSense. Initially addressing (only) four allegations of abusive conduct\, it soon expanded to what is known as Google Android and Google AdTech. This pioneering action has inspired further investigations globally\, including in the United States and Asia. From an international perspective\, few companies have faced the same scale of antitrust scrutiny. \nCopenhagen Competition Law Lab\, CBS LAW\, GW Competition & Innovation Lab (European Initiative)\, and COMPASS LEXECON hosted this event to reflect on the key lessons learned so far about Google\, antitrust\, and policing abusive actions in the tech sector. \nGWU CIL Senior Fellows Christian Lundqvist and Jorge Padilla presented at this event.
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/google-15-years-on-key-learnings-antitrust-challenges-and-the-road-ahead/
LOCATION:Media and Public Affairs Building\, VENUE AND LOCATION TBA SOON\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Intellectual Property Rights
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SUMMARY:Apple Under Investigation: Highlights of the Colombian Competition Case
DESCRIPTION:This webinar examined the investigation opened by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) in docket No. 23-476228\, in which the authority initiated an administrative proceeding and issued a formal statement of objections (“pliego de cargos”) against Apple for alleged anticompetitive conduct\, specifically abuse of a dominant position. The case\, unprecedented in Colombia\, raises key questions about the definition of the relevant market\, the challenges of enforcing competition law against foreign companies\, and the broader debate on how far regulators in Latin America should go in setting precedent in cases involving digital markets. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator:Mariana Camacho – Leader of Hispanic America Initiative at GW Competition andInnovation Lab\, Partner at La Firma  \nPanelists:Hernán Panesso – Independent Legal Practitioner (Bogota)Natalia Fernández – Senior Associate at Cuatrecasas (Bogota)
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/apple-under-investigation-highlights-of-the-colombian-competition-case/
LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st St.\, NW\, WA\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition Law & Economics,Intellectual Property Rights
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SUMMARY:Transparency in SEP Licensing: Patent Pools\, LNGs and the Competition Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Of the various concerns surrounding the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs)\, the lack of transparency has been at the center of attention\, whether it be the recently withdrawn Draft SEP Regulation in the EU or the UKIPO’s Consultation on SEPs. In each of the instances\, the focus of the agencies has been on bringing greater transparency to the disclosure and licensing of SEPs\, and one of the means by which some transparency has been achieved in recent years is patent pools. Since the turn of the decade\, patent pools have gained acceptance\, not just with SEP holders and implementers but also courts around the world. However\, recent months have witnessed the emergence of licensing negotiation groups (LNGs) as a counter to patent pools created by groups of SEP holders\, while also sparking concerns regarding buyer cartels; the Automotive LNG a case in point. \nThis discussion with industry experts focused on the role of patent pools and LNGs in addressing information asymmetry and the lack of transparency in SEP licensing\, while participants also deliberated on the competition agencies’ perspective on the two. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator: Prof. (Dr.) Manveen Singh (Professor & Associate Dean\, Jindal Global Law School) \nPanelists: \nMr. Eric Stasik (Director\, Avvika AB\, Sweden) \nMr. Nishant Sharma (Lead Counsel\, Dolby India – Patent Licensing & Litigation) \nDr. Payal Malik (Visiting Professor\, ICRIER and Former Advisor and Head Economics\, Competition Commission of India)
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/transparency-in-sep-licensing-patent-pools-lngs-and-the-competition-perspective/
LOCATION:University Student Center\, 800 21st Street\, NW\, Room 405\, NW\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition Law & Economics,Intellectual Property Rights
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