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Tomorrow: Antitrust Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Dominant Platforms and Innovation
Washington, DC,
July 15, 2019
The House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 16th at 2:00 p.m. to examine the impact of market power of online platforms on innovation and entrepreneurship. The Subcommittee will hear from two panels of witnesses, including representatives from Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, as well as leading policy experts on competition in digital markets. What: Antitrust Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Witnesses: Adam Cohen, Director of Economic Policy, Google Nate Sutton, Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Regulatory Legal, Amazon Matt Perault, Head of Global Policy Development, Facebook Kyle Andeer, Vice President, Corporate Law and Chief Compliance Officer, Apple Timothy Wu, Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology, Columbia Law School Fiona Scott Morton, Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics, Yale University School of Management Stacy Mitchell, Co-Director, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Maureen Ohlhausen, Partner, Baker Botts Additional witnesses to be announced. Where: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. When: TUESDAY, JULY 16TH 2PM Livestream: The hearing will stream live here. ### |