#60 From Virtual Spring Meeting: Where Do Vertically Integrated Digital Platforms End?

<p>This special episode is the audio of a program that ran during the ABA Antitrust Section’s popular Virtual Spring Meeting April 20-May 1, 2020 – enjoy!<br /> <br /> New business models centered on evolving/expanding platforms raise critical questions about inter- and intrafirm relationships. How should regulators and competitors view these firms? Are they necessary ecosystem providers or threats to competitors’ future growth and relevance? Is vertical digital platform integration welfare-enhancing or a means of restricting competition?<br /> <br /> SESSION CHAIR/MODERATOR<br /> Gabrielle Z.A. KOHLMEIER, Associate General Counsel, Verizon Communications, Washington, DC<br /> <br /> SPEAKERS<br /> Cristina CAFFARRA, Charles River Associates, Brussels<br /> Thomas KRAMLER, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels<br /> The Honorable Noah J. PHILLIPS, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC Craig A. WALDMAN, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA</p>