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SUMMARY:[event] Herbert Hovenkamp: Tech Monopolies
DESCRIPTION:Organizer: Thibault Schrepel\, Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (ALTI). \nSpeaker: Herbert Hovenkamp is the James G. Dinan University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Wharton School. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and in 2008 won the Justice Department’s John Sherman Award for his lifetime contributions to antitrust law. In 2012 he served on the ABA’s Committee to advise the President-elect on antitrust matters. His principal writing includes The Opening of American Law: Neoclassical Legal Thought\, 1870-1970 (Oxford\, 2015); Antitrust Law (formerly with Phillip E. Areeda and Donald F. Turner) (22 vols.\, Aspen 2008-2021); Principle of Antitrust (West 2d ed. 2021); Creation Without Restraint: Promoting Liberty and Rivalry in Innovation (Oxford\, 2012\, with Bohannan); The Making of Competition Policy (Oxford\, 2012\, with Crane); The Antitrust Enterprise: Principle and Execution (Harvard\, 2006); Federal Antitrust Policy: The Law of Competition and Its Practice (West\, 5th ed. 2015); IP and Antitrust (2 vols.\, Aspen\, 2017\, with Janis\, Lemley\, Leslie\, and Carrier); and Enterprise and American Law\, 1836-1937 (Harvard\, 1991). He has also co-authored casebooks in antitrust\, property law\, and a free open source casebook on innovation and competition policy. He has consulted on numerous antitrust cases for various government entities and private plaintiffs. He has two sons. \nDescription: In an era defined by the dominance of tech giants such as Amazon\, Apple\, Meta\, and Microsoft\, questions surrounding market power\, consumer harm\, and regulatory intervention are more urgent than ever. Join us for a timely and thought-provoking conversation with Herbert Hovenkamp\, one of the world’s leading antitrust scholars\, as he presents insights from his new book\, Tech Monopoly. In this talk\, Professor Hovenkamp will explore how antitrust law grapples with the complexities of digital markets\, ranging from software and search engines to online retail and hardware. He will examine how features like two-sided markets\, data aggregation\, and platform effects challenge traditional competition analysis and enforcement. From foundational legal principles to pressing policy debates (such as whether Big Tech firms should be broken up and what remedies might actually benefit users) this event offers a clear and accessible entry point into one of today’s most contentious economic issues. Whether you are a legal scholar\, economist\, policymaker\, a practitioner\, or simply interested in the intersection of law and technology\, this discussion will provide valuable tools for understanding and evaluating the current state of antitrust law in the digital age. \nFormat: Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp will give a 30-minute talk\, followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Thibault Schrepel and a Q&A with the audience.
URL:https://alti.amsterdam/event/herbert-hovenkamp/
LOCATION:VU Amsterdam\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Conference,Law & Technology & Economics
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SUMMARY:[event] Richard S. Markovits: The Impact of Mergers on R&D
DESCRIPTION:Organizer: Thibault Schrepel\, Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (ALTI). \nSpeaker: Richard Markovits is the John B. Connally Chair in Law at the University of Texas. He teaches and writes in the areas of antitrust\, law and economics\, constitutional law and jurisprudence. He is the author of articles in the Harvard Law Review\, Yale Law Journal\, Stanford Law Review and elsewhere as well as the book Matters of Principle: Legitimate Legal Argument and Constitutional Interpretation (NYU\, 1998)\, Truth or Economics: On the Definition\, Prediction\, and Relevance of Economic Efficiency (Yale\, 2008)\, and Economics and the Interpretation and Application of U.S. and E.U. Antitrust Law (two vols.) (Springer\, 2014). He came to Texas from Stanford Law School in 1976. \nDescription: This talk will examine how mergers and acquisitions affect R&D investment through two mechanisms: reducing price competition (which increases investment) and altering investment competition intensity (an overlooked factor in antitrust analysis). It will then challenge the assumption that more R&D will always be economically efficient\, arguing that product R&D will tend to be over-incentivized while production-process R&D will be under-incentivized due to market imperfections. Prof. Markovits will further contend that current policies combining IP protections with immediate R&D expense deductions create uncertainty about optimal investment levels because we are not able to accurately measure how individual projects affect discovery probabilities or the true breadth of IP protection across different types of innovations. \nFormat: Prof. Richard S. Markovits will give a 30-minute talk\, followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Thibault Schrepel and a Q&A with the audience. \nLoading…
URL:https://alti.amsterdam/event/richard-markovits/
LOCATION:VU Amsterdam\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Conference,Law & Technology & Economics
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Conference: Space Law & Sustainability Center (VU ALTI & ASI)
DESCRIPTION:VU Amsterdam has repeatedly been recognized as the most sustainable university in the Netherlands and\, in 2023\, made a groundbreaking decision to cut ties with fossil fuel companies that do not comply with the Paris Agreement. It is only natural for our university’s focus on sustainable development to extend beyond Earth’s boundaries. \nThe Space Law & Sustainability Center is founded by two existing VU institutes\, Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute (ALTI) and Amsterdam Sustainability Institute (ASI)\, with the purpose of providing an interdepartmental platform for dialogue and multidisciplinary collaboration within the VU Amsterdam community\, focusing on the expanding scope of human activities in outer space. The Center enhances cross-faculty collaboration by demonstrating how ‘space’ connects multiple expertise because it acts as an enabler for the fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. \nThe Amsterdam Center for Space Law & Sustainability contributes to the activities of the UNSDSN Dutch chapter hosted at VU Amsterdam. Externally\, the Center engages in valorization and impact activities within the Dutch ecosystem and at international level. It aims to collaborate with universities\, research centers\, the private sector\, NGOs and public bodies. \nJoin us on 20 June 2025 in Amsterdam & online for the launch event!  \nThis launch will be marked by an international conference aimed at defining “space sustainability” as a matter of international security. In the context of rapidly expanding space activities\, urgent challenges have emerged—ranging from the accumulation of orbital debris and the militarization of space to the commercialization of space resources without adequate regulatory oversight. Alongside national and international experts\, we will examine the provisions of the Pact of the Future\, a landmark UN Resolution A/RES/79/1 adopted in September 2024\, referring\, among others\, to the need for new frameworks concerning space debris\, space traffic management\, and space resources. The conference will also present a set of critical and innovative assessments concerning the adoption of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies in outer space as well as a series of multidisciplinary approaches to space sustainability. \nAlongside national and international experts we will discuss the following topics: \n\nEUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES (LEGAL & TECHNICAL) ON SPACE SUSTAINABILITY & SECURITY\nFUTURE FRAMEWORKS IN LINE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS PACT OF THE FUTURE\nARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & QUANTUM TECH FOR SPACE SECURITY: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS\nINTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO SPACE SUSTAINABILITY\nINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR SUSTAINABLE & SECURE SPACE\n\nParticipation is free\, but registration is required. Register here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://alti.amsterdam/event/inaugural-conference-space-law-sustainability-center/
LOCATION:VU Amsterdam\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands
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