Registration open for the TILEC conference on "Market Governance and Innovation"

On 14 April 2008, TILEC will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a conference held in Tilburg on the theme of 'Market Governance and Innovation'. The attractive programme is now finalized. Andrew McLaughlin (Google Inc.) will open the day with a talk about managing an innovative firm in the web of national and international regulations. Then, a morning session on 'Competition and Innovation' will focus on the interplay between innovation, intellectual property law and competition policy. Suzanne Scotchmer (Berkeley) and Gustavo Ghidini (Milan and LUISS, Rome) will be the key speakers. An afternoon session on 'Financing Innovation' will study the reciprocal relationship between innovation and financial markets. Mike Wright (Nottingham) and Bill Megginson (Oklahoma) will be the key speakers. The day will be closed with a distinguished
panel of academics, regulators and business community representatives discussing the possible need for 'Regulating Innovation?'. Catherine Waddams (East Anglia), Chris Fonteijn (OPTA, the Dutch telecommunications regulator); Hendrik Jan de Ru (Free University Amsterdam), Cecilio Madeiro (European Commission), Mindert Mulder (NZa, the Dutch regulator for the health care sector) have already confirmed their participation. Attendance is free but registration is requested: please click here.