Busting the Big Myths on Anti-Monopoly Reform
Tuesday, February 15 at 11:30 am ET
Wednesday, February 16 at 12pm ET
Thursday, February 17 at 12pm ET
And stream on these platforms:
Keynote speakers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee
General Wesley Clark
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Jonathan Kanter
Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Tim Wu
Special Assistant to the President on Technology and Competition Policy
Open Markets Institute is bringing together lawmakers, law enforcers, and other experts for a lunchtime discussion series that asks: Are fears about the unintended consequences of strengthening anti-monopoly laws and enforcement legitimate,or do the opportunities and benefits vastly outweigh the risks?
Headlining these conversations will be Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights; General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division; and Tim Wu, special assistant to the President on technology and competition policy.
The 3 conversations will take place during lunchtime Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, February 15, 16, and 17.
Other participants include :
- Rana Foroohar, columnist and editor, Financial Times,
- Dr. Richard Andres, Professor, National Security Strategy, U.S. National War College
- Rose Jackson, Director, Democracy and Tech Initiative, Atlantic Council
- David Solimini, Director of Strategic Communications, Stimson Center
- Julia Angwin, editor-in-chief, The Markup
- Bruce Schneier, security technologist
- Dina Srinivasan, fellow, Thurmond Arnold Project, Yale University; founder, Effidia, an ad tech company whose technology was acquired by WPP
- Edward Ongweso JR, labor and technology reporter for Motherboard of VICE News
- Gina Schaefer, founder and CEO of a chain of Ace Hardware stores in Maryland
- Barry Lynn, executive director, Open Markets Institute
*We will be adding other confirmed speakers in the days ahead.
**Schedule of events will allow for ample time between sessions to accommodate those who need to take a break from excessive screen time, attendees will be free to attend as many sessions as they choose.
