Events Archive

Join ITIF for a debate on the resolution: “AICOA undermines American innovation and choice.” Joseph Coniglio, Senior Counsel and Director of the Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy at ITIF, will argue in favor of the resolution, while Joel Thayer, President of the Digital Progress Institute, will argue against it.

Join the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness for a fireside conversation with Lucy Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Project ROCKIT, Australia's youth-driven movement against bullying and online harm. Drawing on her work with young people, schools, and technology platforms, Thomas will share insights from Australia's experience and discuss what Canadian policymakers should consider as they evaluate Bill C-34.

Watch now for a discussion with industry experts and congressional staff on how to revitalize U.S. motor vehicle competitiveness, respond to the rise of China’s auto industry, and ensure America remains a leader in the technologies, supply chains, and production systems that will define the future of mobility.

Watch now for a panel discussion featuring experts from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Canada and Fundación IDEA in Mexico, who reviewed a new report on the importance of North America’s trade agreement for all three economies and discussed the priorities Canada and Mexico bring to the review process, opportunities to deepen production and technology cooperation, and how the agreement can be updated to support regional competitiveness in the decade ahead.

Join ITIF for a discussion with the architect of the GRANITE Act and other leading experts on the challenges posed by foreign regulation of online speech and the policy options available to address them.

Watch now for an expert panel discussion on the current state of federal privacy negotiations and the path forward for Congress.

Watch now for a virtual panel presented by ITIF’s Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness on what Bill C-22 would actually do, why building in backdoors tends to introduce new security risks rather than contain them, and what a more targeted approach could look like.

Watch now for a webinar featuring leading experts who examined the legislation, discussed its likely consequences, and explained why AICOA could undermine American technology leadership without delivering meaningful benefits for competition.

Watch now for a discussion on recently introduced chatbot safety bills up for debate in Congress, including the GUARD Act and CHATBOT Act, and what policymakers, parents, and platforms could do to protect children without bans.

Watch the first event in the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness's series of discussions on Canadian tech policy. This discussion examined how Canada should think about sovereignty in cloud and compute, what current proposals get right and wrong, and what a more disciplined approach to digital dependence would look like.