Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 4:00pm to Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 4:55pm
Location: 
Online Event

Big Tech Wars: What Lies Ahead

Big Tech, Big Data and competition policy continue to intersect with no signs of slowing down. From proposed legislative reforms across the world to M&A and “gatekeeper” platforms in the digital space and the future of journalism and news, it’s important to understand what’s next for the sector.

Join Torys and the University of Toronto for this co-hosted event that brings together some of the industry’s brightest minds to unpack these issues. The panel will explore and address some of the key questions being asked, such as:

  • The future of regulation: What are the trends the big tech wars are revealing towards future regulation, the markets and society in the digital age?
  • Digital M&A: What impact will Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp have on future mergers and innovation in digital industries?
  • News media and publishing: How can Canada “level the playing field” between news publishers and the digital platforms?

Date: Tuesday March 30, 2021

Time:  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT presentation | 3:45 p.m. webinar opens

Speakers:

     Amanda Lang, Journalist, BNN Bloomberg

     Dany Assaf, Partner and Co-Chair of the Competition and Foreign Investment Practice, Torys

     Anthony Niblett, Associate Professor and Canada research Chair in Law, Economics and Innovation, University of Toronto,

     Bilal Sayyed, former Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission

     Daniel Sokol, Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law

     Joshua Gans, Jeffrey S Skoll Chair in Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Rotman School of Business, University of                                   Toronto

Registration Required: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/urujcjer

 

***Ontario: This program is eligible for up to 1.0 Substantive Hour.