Big Tech: Too Big To Fail?

The PROFIT International Conference is the final conference of the project of PROFIT: Gaps and Opportunities in the Corporate Governance of Big Tech Companies, supported by the Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond under the Inge Lehmann Programme.

The PROFIT Conference brings together leading scholars, policymakers, regulators, and industry experts to examine whether Big Tech companies have become "too big to fail" and explore the governance challenges they pose to society.

As the final conference of the PROFIT PROJECT, this event addresses critical questions about the balance of power between technology giants and governments, the effectiveness of current regulatory frameworks, and the future of corporate governance in the digital age.

The conference takes place in the Valencia Building in Vesterbro, a venue kindly provided by DreyersFond.

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Programme

8:00 - 8:30 Start & registration
The Valencia building, Vesterbrogade 32, 1620 Copenhagen.
8:30 - 9:00 Is Big Tech Too Big To Fail? / Opening address
By Alexandra Andhov, Professor and Chair of Law & Technology, University of Auckland, and Affiliated Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
9:45 - 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 - 11:45  

PANEL 1: A follow-up deep dive session: Big Tech vs. Government

  • Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania
  • Marta Andhov, Associate Professor, University of Auckland & Affiliated Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
  • Diana Bowman, Professor and Dean of the School of Law, RMIT
  • Stefan Søsted, Direktør, Færdselsstyrelsen
  • Moderator Berdien van der Donk
11:45 - 12:45   Lunch break
12:45 - 13:15   Decentralisation as Key / Inspiration talk
By Roman Beck, Slade Professor, Computer Information Systems, Bentley U.
13:15 - 14:15

PANEL 2: Privacy, Encryption, Trust and Decentralisation / Moderated dis.

  • Roman Beck, Slade Professor, Computer Information Systems, Bentley University
  • Stine Mangor Tornmark, Founder & CEO, Openli
  • Boel Nelson, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
  • Pernille Korzon Dünweber, CEO & Founder, OMG! Due Diligence
  • Moderated by Helen Yu, Associate Professor, Swansea University
14:15 - 15:15  

PANEL 3: Business Models of Big Tech & Future of Enterprise Foundations

  • Olga Kokoulina, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
  • Alexandra Andhov, Professor and Chair of Law & Technology, University of Auckland, and Affiliated Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
  • Lusina Ho, Harold Hsiao-Wo Lee Professor in Trust and Equity, the University of Hong Kong
15:15  - 15:45  Coffee break
15:45 - 16:15 Who is Really Governing Big Tech? / Afternoon keynote
By Elizabeth Pollman, Perry Golkin Professor of Law, Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania
16:15 - 17:00

A FIRESIDE CHAT

  • Elizabeth Pollman, Perry Golkin Professor of Law, Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania
  • Mikkel Brun Naesager, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Exit
  • Moderated by Ayanna Coleman
17:00 - 17:15 Closing Remarks and Book Launch
Alexandra Andhov
17:15 - 18:00 Drinks & networking