Co-organized by The Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law; The Chief Justice Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation, Tel Aviv University; Bocconi University.

16th December 2024: 1:30-8:00 pm in Room AS01 (floor -2 via Roentgen 1)
17th December 2024: 9:30 am-6:00 pm in Room AS01 (floor -2 via Roentgen 1)

The event will be in presence only. Registration via this REGISTRATION FORM.

16 DECEMBER 2024

1:30-2:00 pm
Welcome coffee

2:00-2:30 pm
Greetings

Francesco Billari Rector, Bocconi University
Niva Elkin Koren Tel Aviv University
Federico Ghezzi Bocconi University

2:30-4:45 pm
Session 1: AI and (Market) Power

Chair: 

Peter Picht University of Zurich

Regulatory Insights from Governmental Uses of AI

Catherine M. Sharkey NYU, Cade Mallett NYU

Discussant: 

Stefan Bechtold ETH Zurich

Data as Infrastructure

Elettra Bietti Northeastern University

Discussant: 

Mariateresa Maggiolino Bocconi University

Automation and The Case Against a Paywalled Human Touch

Nizan Geslevich-Packin University of Haifa, City University of New York

Discussant: 

Peter Picht University of Zurich

4:45-5:15 pm
Coffee Break

5:15-6:30 pm
Keynote

Chair:

Jorge Padilla Compass Lexecon

The Challenges of Third Party Pricing Algorithms for Competition Law

Joseph Harrington Wharton University of Pennsylvania

Discussant: 

Thomas Cheng University of Hong Kong

8:00-10.00 pm
Dinner for speakers and discussants

17 DECEMBER 2024

9:30-11:00 am
Session 2: Competition and Consumers in AI Regulation

Chair:

Volker Stocker Weizenbaum Institute

Arbitrage, Fragmentation, Harmonization, and Competition in AI Regulation

Stefan Bechtold ETH Zurich, Laura Edelson Northeastern University, Filippo Lancieri Georgetown 

Discussant: 

Oscar Borgogno European Initiative of the Competition and Innovation Lab at George Washington University

User-Based Algorithmic Auditing

Uri Y. Hacohen Tel Aviv University

Discussant: 

Catherine Sharkey NYU

11:00-11:30 am
Coffee Break

11:30 am -1:00 pm
Session 3: AI and Competition Law Design

Chair:

Julian Nowag Hong Kong University

The Effects of Algorithms on Optimal Competition Laws

Michal Gal University of Haifa, Jorge Padilla Compass Lexecon

Discussant: 

Joe Harrington Wharton University of Pennsylvania

Synthetic Futures and Complexity Competition Law

Ioannis Lianos UCL

Discussant: 

Julian Nowag Hong Kong University

1:00-2:30 pm
Lunch

2:30-4:00 pm
Session 4: AI and Antitrust Misconduct
Chair:

Giuseppe Colangelo University of Basilicata

Competitive Dynamics and Antitrust Implications in Secondary Data Utilization

Mariateresa Maggiolino Bocconi University, Maria Lillà Montagnani Bocconi University

Discussant:

Volker Stocker Weizenbaum Institute

Algorithms and Tying

Thomas Cheng University of Hong Kong

Discussant: 

Giuseppe Colangelo University of Basilicata

4:30-4:45 pm
Discussion: Where Do We Go from Here?

Chairs: 

 Michal Gal and Mariateresa Maggiolino

4:45-5:00 pm
Wrap-up

Niva Elkin Koren and Maria Lillà Montagnani