Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC 53)
Over 50 Years of Policy Research
TPRC is a more than an annual conference: https://www.tprcweb.com/
It’s a community of individuals dedicated to researching pressing issues facing the digital world today. TPRC promotes interdisciplinary thinking on current and emerging issues in communications and the Internet by disseminating and discussing new research relevant to policy questions in the U.S. and around the world. It serves researchers, policymakers, and members of the private sector and civil society, from students to well-established practitioners.
The 53th conference of TPRC (TPRC53) will take place at the American University on September 19-20, 2025 in Washington DC.
Our founding director, Professor Aurelien Portuese, is the Vice Chair of the Program Committee 2024-2025.
Professor Aurelien Portuese will participate in a panel titled “Competition Policy: What’s Next After the Neo-Brandeisian Movement?”
The Trump Administration is widely expected to pivot away from the Biden Administration’s neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust policy and enforcement. This panel will explore what comes next. Antitrust policy and enforcement in the first Trump Administration focused on deregulation, but notably featured populist skepticism toward some industries, particularly in media and technology. Panelists will discuss perspectives of the current Trump Administration and offer insight into how the Administration will approach antitrust in general, as well as whether media and technology sectors are likely to benefit from a deregulatory approach or find themselves in the antitrust authorities’ crosshairs.
Panelists:
Kelse Moen, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Aurelien Portuese, Research Professor & Founding Director of the GW Competition & Innovation Lab, GW Institute of Public Policy, The George Washington University
David Lawrence, Policy Director, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Joseph Coniglio, Director, Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Elizabeth Chernow (Moderator), Associate Vice President, Public Policy, Comcast
