The Competition Law & Artificial Intelligence Summit

Registration
9.00am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9.30am

CMA Keynote: Updates from the UK Competition Market Authority
9.40am

Addressing Partnerships and Mergers in the AI Sector
10.10am

• Ecosystem Theories of Harm
• Partnerships and mergers between big tech and AI providers
• Measuring market dominance in AI
• Acqui-hires and how big tech firms have avoided merger regulations
• How companies stay competitive in a rapidly developing market

Networking & Refreshment Break
10.50am

Sectoral Regulatory Panel: Perspectives on AI Oversight within Regulated Industries
11.10am

• Various and differing approaches to AI regulation
• The priorities of the regulatory agencies
• The growth of AI and how it can impact other sectors
• How regulators can work together to promote responsible AI practices

Navigating AI Legislation from a Private Practice Perspective
11.50am

• AI & digital markets
• How the DMCC and DMA can impact AI
• The best way to legislate AI – ex-post or ex-ante
• Further investigations into AI
• The use of consumer powers in AI regulation

Networking & Lunch Break
12.30pm

EC Keynote: Updates from the European Commission
1.30pm

Exploring Data, IP and Copyright Infringement
2.00pm

• Encouraging AI innovation while protecting copyright works
• Relevance of access to data for genAI for training and further applications
• Understanding the government’s code of practice
• Privacy issues that may arise

Highlighting Governance and Safety Issues and Concerns
2.40pm

• Comp issues arising from firms are using and integrating AI into their platforms
• Safety concerns resulting from untested platforms being rushed to market
• Greenwashing – does it apply to AI and can AI uncover it?
•  Scams, fraud and deepfakes

Networking & Refreshment Break
3.20pm

Analysing Algorithmic Collusion and its Impacts
3.40pm

• Warning signs that AI platforms are colluding
• The intersection of collusion by humans and machines
• Possible scenarios of collusion between various algorithms
• Harmful outcomes caused by algorithms colluding

Policy Implications and Practical Applications of AI
4.20pm

• AI and the wider push for innovation and growth
• Applications in the legal industry 
• Applications in the economics field
• Agencies and their use of AI

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5.00pm