The Law, Technology and Economics of AI Regulation
Dates: May 22 – 23, 2025 (Thursday – Friday)
Time: 9:30am – 6pm
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
The conference seeks to provide a multidisciplinary forum to explore challenges regarding AI regulation, and to shed new light on meaningful regulatory design. It will bring together top scholars from law, economics, and computer science to present their work and engage in discussions across disciplinary boundaries.
Register here: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=100001
22 May 2025 (Day 1)
Welcome Address by the Dean: Hualing Fu
Welcome by the Organizers: Adrian Kuenzler, Thibault Schrepel, Volker Stocker
Panel 1: AI and Competition (10 – 11:30am)
Chair & Moderator: Thibault Schrepel (VU Amsterdam)
Presenters:
• Julian Nowag (The University of Hong Kong)
Algorithmic Predation and Exclusion
• Nuno Cunha Rodrigues (Universidade de Lisboa/Portuguese Competition Authority)
Crafting the Regulatory Ecosystem for AI: Competition 2.0
• Antonio Capobianco (OECD Competition Division)
Competition in the Provision of Cloud Computing Services
• Elettra Bietti (Northeastern University)
Keynote Speech (11:45am – 12:45pm)
Christopher Yoo (Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology; Professor of Communication; Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School)
Panel 2: AI Act and Copyright (2:00 – 3:30 pm)
Chair & Moderator: Volker Stocker (Weizenbaum Institute)
Presenters:
• Daniel Schnurr (University of Regensburg)
Implementing the European AI Act: Balancing Horizontal Consistency with Sector-Specific Requirements
• Sandra Marco Colino (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Copyrighting AI’s Artistic Streak: The China-US Divide
• Zachary Cooper (VU Amsterdam)
Limits to Copyright’s Power Over the Next-Generation of Generative AI Media
Panel 3: AI Economics and Regulation (4:00 – 5:30pm)
Chair & Moderator: Adrian Kuenzler (The University of Hong Kong)
Presenters:
• Jason Potts (RMIT University)
Governing Hyperobjects – New Economics of AI Regulation
• William Lehr & Volker Stocker (MIT & Weizenbaum Institute)
Agentic AI – Friend and Foe
• Alba Ribera Martínez (Universidad Villanueva) – ONLINE
Generative AI Training Data and the Challenge of Lawful Scale
23 May 2025 (Day 2)
Keynote Speech (9:30 – 10:30am)
Sandra Matz (Columbia Business School) – ONLINE TBC
Panel 4: Data and AI (10:30am – 12:00 noon)
Chair & Moderator: Thibault Schrepel (VU Amsterdam)
Presenters:
• Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland)
Artificial Intelligence and Data Policies
• Kyohei Yamamoto (Japan Fair Trade Commission)
AI, Competition and Data Regulation in Japan
• Robert Mahari (MIT Media Lab) – ONLINE TBC
Panel 5: Governing AI (1:15 – 2:45pm)
Chair & Moderator: Volker Stocker (Weizenbaum Institute)
Presenters:
• Michal Shur-Ofry (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
AI Governance as Regulation of Collective Memory
Paul Ohm (Georgetown University Law Center)
Focusing on Fine-Tuning: Understanding the Four Pathways for Shaping Generative AI
• Harry Surden (University of Colorado Law School)
Panel 6: Jurisdictional Challenges and AI Policies (3:15 – 4:45pm)
Chair & Moderator: Adrian Kuenzler (The University of Hong Kong)
Presenters:
• Florence G’sell (Scienes Po/Stanford University)
The EU’s Model of Comprehensive Technology Regulation
• Yo Sop Choi (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Seoul)
The New AI Regulation in Korea
• Yasunori Tabei (Japan Fair Trade Commission)
Japanese AI Regulation
Closing Remarks by the Organizers (4:45 – 5pm)
This event is free of charge. We are applying for CPD points with the Law Society of Hong Kong.
For inquiries, please contact Ms. Grace Chan at mcgrace@hku.hk / 3917 4727.
Acknowledgment of support: This material / event is funded by the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/any event organised under this project do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Vetting Committee of the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme.