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The Open Markets Institute held a panel at the CDPD Conference on May 23rd, 2025 aimed at challenging the myth that Big Tech is the primary driver of AI innovation, highlighting how competition, regulation, and public-interest policies can foster a more open and democratic innovation ecosystem.
Our webinar was hosted on May 15th, focusing on concentrated corporate control over cloud infrastructure threatens competition, innovation, and national security—and what bold steps are needed to build a more open, resilient digital future.
CJL director Dr. Courtney Radsch joined an expert Q&A hosted by The Foreign Policy Centre and Leiden University, marking 100 days into President Trump’s administration.
CJL Director Cortney Radsch attended and spoke on a panel at the UK Media Freedom Forum, addressing critical challenges facing media freedom worldwide.
Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn spoke in late January in Brussels at a conference titled A Perfect Storm: A Time of Truth for Europe, hosted by Cristina Caffarra and The Capitol Forum. Lynn spoke on a panel with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, among others. Other speakers included economist Simon Johnson, who recently won the Nobel Prize, MEP Andreas Schwab, former German Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Sven Giegold, Ambassador Katherine Tai, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, FT Columnist Rana Foroohar, UK MP Chi Onwurah, MEP Alexandra Geese, and Marietje Schaake.
CJL Director Courtney Radsch participated in a Brookings Institution event titled "Why an Equity Lens is Critical in the Design and Deployment of AI."
On June 27, 2024, the Open Markets Institute and The Guardian US will host an urgent discussion to identify solutions to America’s information crisis.
On Monday, June 24 from 9:30 AM – 4 PM ET, Open Markets Institute, the National Women’s Law Center, and Community Change will host an event and release a new report that examines the role of private equity in plundering the nation’s child care industry and outlines a policy strategy to increase the supply of child care as a public good.
Open Markets and the producers behind Food, Inc. 2 hosted a roundtable discussion on how monopolies took over our food system and what policy makers can do to break them up. Upon requests, participants will received a link to view Food Inc. 2, which puts the issue of corporate consolidation in the spotlight.
Open Markets’ Europe director Max Von Thun appeared on a panel, “AI and the Monopoly Threat,” at the annual conference of private and data protection organization CPDP, held in Brussels.