Fool Me Twice: Competition Policy in AI and the Lessons of Search
Date: 9 July 2026
Time: 16.00 - 18.00 (Registration from 15.30)
Followed by a reception
Venue: BIICL, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Sq, London WC1B 5JP
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Event Details
Please join us for a roundtable discussion followed by a drinks reception where we will be examining critical trends shaping incumbents' AI-stack integration. The discussion will be chaired by Simon Chisolm, CRA with introductory remarks from Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen.
A panel of fantastic speakers will discuss how competition law and policy in the UK and around the world should assess the evolving digital platforms, vertical integration issues, and what (if anything) national regulators can and should do in response.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has recently imposed its first conduct requirements on Google Search, which require it to give greater control to publishers over the use of their content. We'll be discussing whether this is a significant outcome in itself or merely a necessary first step towards something better, particularly in the context of Google's continuing integration of AI products into Search.
Chair:
Simon Chisholm, Vice President at CRA
Speakers:
- Professor Fiona S. Morton, Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics Yale School of Management
- Gail Slater, Former Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
- Dr Sebastian Wernicke, Partner at Oxera
- Tom Smith, Partner at Geradin Partners
- Tim Cowen, Partner, Preiskel & Co LLP
Pricing and Registration
This event is open to members of the Competition Law Forum at BIICL and invited guests. Please contact the Events team to request a place at this event.