32nd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference
17 Apr - 18 Apr 2023
Session information
The new frontiers of telecommunications, antitrust and data regulation – is there a ‘Universal Metaverse Competition Authority’ consumers can turn to?
Tuesday 18 April (1130 - 1245)
Committee(s)
Antitrust Section
(Lead)
Communications Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
This expert panel will review the interplay between telecoms, antitrust and data rules in the newly emerging new worlds of the metaverse, ‘internet of things’ and artificial intelligence. It will discuss and debate key questions including:
• What is the role of telecommunications regulations in this space?
• What is the connection between data protection and competition law rules in the world of big tech?
• Is the cartel prohibition applicable in the metaverse?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Sam Feder | Jenner & Block, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Secretary, Communications Law Committee |
| Zoltán Marosi | DLA Piper, Budapest, Hungary; Social Media and Website Officer, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
| Andrea Appella | The Dickson Poon School of Law, London, England |
| Martin D'Halluin | News Corp, New York, New York, USA |
| Professor Fabiana Di Porto | Universita del Salento (LUISS University) , Lecce, Italy |
| Professor Damien Geradin | Geradin Partners, Brussels, Belgium |