The Digital Markets Act: A law for all seasons or for tomorrow’s digital markets?

In December 2020, the European Commission first presented the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which deals with platform companies, competition and the rules that govern digital markets. There seems to be a consensus that reforms are needed, but less so regarding what problems should actually be solved. Is the DMA's purpose primarily to regulate technology companies, or is it rather to ensure that there is space for competition, innovation and entrepreneurship? Ahead of a critical vote on the DMA in the European Parliament,  this question will be addressed by the following expert panel: 

• Joakim Wernberg, Research Director at Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, who has recently written a report on the DMA entitled A law for all seasons or for tomorrow's digital markets?    
• Sara Övreby, Head of Public Policy and Government Relations at Google in Sweden
• Gunnar Hökmark, Chairperson, Stockholm Free World Forum

This panel will be moderated by:

• Emanuel Örtengren, Acting Director of Stockholm Free World Forum, moderator 

This event will be hosted by the Stockholm Freeworld Forum, and is part of a project called Europe’s Digital Future, which is coordinated by the IIEA and supported by Google.

Interested in attending the event?

Please note that this a hybrid event, which will be live-streamed from Stockholm. To register, you must email [email protected] indicating that you wish to attend. The link to the live-stream will be sent to registered attendees 24 hours in advance of the event.

Standard IIEA events are free for members to attend. Non-members will be asked to pay a fee, unless otherwise stated.  

As part of the Europe’s Digital Future series, supported by Google, this event is open to the public and free to attend.