Think Tank – Regulating Big Tech – Cutting Edge University Perspectives & Debate with University of East Anglia & UCL
May 12 @ 16:15 - 17:15
On our Regulating Big Tech Think Tank Panel, we welcome:
- Sara Guidi is Lecturer in Competition Law at the UEA School of Law. Sara’s research centres on the dynamics of competition and cooperation in digital markets. She is particularly interested in digital ecosystems, especially those managed by Big Tech, and how their emergence drove legal evolution in antitrust law.
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Dr Ilan Strauss is the Co-Director of the AI Disclosures Project. He holds a Ph.D in economics from the New School for Social Research (New York). He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg (SARChI-ID). His current research interests are the economic impacts of different computer architectures, and macroeconomic theories of technology & employment.
Think Tank is a series of interdisciplinary online events for 16+ pre-university students, engaging academics and students in debate. We tackle some of the pressing national and global issues being faced today.
Our panel of academics each have 5 minutes at the beginning of the session to outline the key issues, as they see them, relating to Regulating Big Tech.
Ahead of the event, we invite students to submit questions and arguments HERE within the overall session theme which, following the introductory inputs from our academics, are then either posed by the student themselves or by the host, depending upon each student’s preference.
The academics will then share their perspectives with plenty of opportunity for students to engage in the discussion. The event will progress in a similar way to ‘Question Time’.
Woven into the discussion, the speakers are encouraged to shed light on how undergraduates engage in these critical issues during their studies.
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom, or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students with an interest in Big Tech and its regulation, either as part of their studies, their university aspirations, personal interests, or related citizenship studies. This is suitable for both groups or individual students and teachers.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students are asked to consider the theme and think about some of the key issues prior to submitting questions and arguments for our panel to address live. These can be submitted HERE.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via typed comments and questions and/or via microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: