What should the role and agenda for telecommunications policy be?
Telecommunications policy has traditionally focused on competition, affordability, digital divide and access, both for wireline and wireless networks. Little attention has been spent on how to use policy to develop innovation and new technologies for economic growth. Developing policies and strategies that support digital infrastructures, innovation and economic progress is crucial for Canada and other countries, in the wake of globalization, disruption and geopolitical challenges.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 21st at the Donald K. Johnson Centre in downtown Toronto for a half-day workshop centered on innovation in telecommunications policy - building upon the conversations, debates and findings of our past workshops:
- Oct 2024 | New Frontiers for Broadband and Resilience in Telecommunications: Satellites and Beyond
- May 2024 | Building Resilience in Telecommunications - In Canada and Beyond
- Oct 2023 | Comparative Perspectives on Broadband Regulation and Access
Questions we'll explore:
- Will 6G be another "G" or just fizzle out? What to do?
- How are artificial intelligence and quantum communications shaping infrastructure needs?
- How are big tech, application providers and telecom operators driving innovation?
- How can network innovation strengthen resilience and cyber security?
- Network innovation for climate change: what are potential solutions?
- Market structure and innovation: the role of mergers, restructuring and divestitures?
- Innovation, affordability and digital divide: are there trade-offs?
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Confirmed Speakers
Johannes Bauer
Professor and Director, Quello Center, Michigan State University, USA
Erik Bohlin
Professor, Ivey Business School, and Ivey Chair in Telecommunication Economics, Policy and Regulation, Canada
Kevin Chan
Strategy Director, Global Campaigns, Meta, Canada
Peter Cramton
Emeritus Professor, University of Maryland, USA
Greg Lang
Senior Strategic Advisor, Office of the Vice-President, CRTC, Canada
Marja Martinmikko-Blue
Adjunct Professor, Oulu University & Director, Sustainability and Regulation, 6G Flagship, Finland
Romel Mostafa
Director, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, Ivey Business School, Canada
Gérard Pogorel
Professor Emeritus, Télécom Paris, France
Maria Alessandra Rossi
Associate Professor of Economic Policy, University G. D'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Georg Serentschy
Serentschy Advisory Services, Austria
Salim Teja
Partner, Radical Ventures, Canada
This event is funded in part by the Ivey Chair in Telecommunication Economics, Policy and Regulation, as well as the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management at the Ivey Business School.