Antitrust for the Digital Age

Why Europe Needs Dynamic Models to Drive Innovation in Digital Markets – and How Europe Can Build Them

As the Digital Markets Act makes its way through the European Union legislative process and members of the European Parliament prepare to table amendments on the text, the Lisbon Council convenes the high-level roundtable on "Antitrust for the Digital Age: Why Europe Needs Dynamic Models for Digital Markets – and How Europe Can Build Them." The roundtable will be held on April 12.

David Teece and Henry Kahwaty will present their forthcoming paper on Rebooting Digital Market Power, a complex effort to model digital markets in ways that drive innovation, consumer value, and successful companies. Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, member and vice-chair of the committee on economic and monetary affairs at the European Parliament and rapporteur for the European Parliament’s Annual Report on EU Competition Policy 2019, will present the emerging ideas in Europe on how to drive digital markets and discuss Europe’s plans in this area. And Benedict Evans, renowned technology policy thought leader and venture partner, will look at the ways markets are changing and discuss how policymakers can promote fair competition and drive innovation.

The discussion will feed directly into the ongoing debate on the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act as they make their way through European Parliament.

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