We are excited to invite you to the conference: “The Regulation of Markets in Defence of Democratic Principles”, organised on 19-20 March 2026
Digital technologies now shape almost every aspect of our social and economic life, raising fundamental questions about the future of democracy, information pluralism, and market fairness. The dominance of large technology platforms and the growing role of algorithms create new challenges - for law, public policy, and democratic debate alike.
Our conference, “The Regulation of Markets in Defence of Democratic Principles”, is a space where we will:
- examine how competition law and new regulatory frameworks, such as the DMA, DSA, and EMFA, can help safeguard democratic values;
- bring together perspectives from academia, regulators, legal practitioners and EU institutions;
- reflect on how to build a more fair, transparent, and pluralistic digital ecosystem.
Who is this conference for?
- lawyers and experts in competition law, IP and digital market regulation
- representatives of regulatory authorities and public institutions
- academics and PhD researchers in law, political science and technology
- journalists covering digitalisation and human rights
- business leaders interested in the future of digital markets
“The Regulation of Markets in Defence of Democratic Principles” is co-organised with the Centre for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies (CARS) and the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, with patrons including the Aspen Institute Central Europe.
📍 Warsaw, 19-20 March 2026 / University of Warsaw, ulica Dobra 55
👉 Registration is available on the conference website – find out more and register today!
