The conference titled “Regulation of innovation” at the Utrecht University was aiming to discuss the regulatory and legal challenges in the FinTech sector with particular regard to the legal uncertainty deriving from the extreme velocity of technological development. Besides the fruitful academically discussion, the conference members were visiting some innovative market players in Amsterdam and Utrecht, and among others, the conference members had a discussion with the partners of one of the most respected Dutch law firm Loyens & Loeff. Bernát
Török gave his presentation with the title “Algorithms and the rule of law” while András Pünkösty spoke on “Big data and algorithmic decision making from a competition policy perspective” on the conference of the prestigious Utrecht University.
Program of the workshop:
Regulation of Innovation
Kannunikenzaal, Academiegebouw, Utrecht University
09.00-14.00; 26/04/2019; Domplein 29, 3512 JE Utrecht
Program:
09.00 – 09.10 Session opening by prof. Dr. Erik Stam – Head of USE
09.10 – 09.30 Dr. Rients Galema (USE)
The risks of vagueness in crowdfunding structures
09.30 – 09.55 Dr. Bernat Torok (Institute of Information Society, NUPS, Budapest)
Algorithms and the rule of law
09.55 – 10.10 Dr. Andras Punkosty (Institute of Information Society, NUPS, Budapest)
Big Data and algorithmic decision-making from a competition policy perspective
10.10 – 10.25 Dr. Miguel Trindade-Rocha (Observatory of Compliance and Regulation, Portugal)
New Compliance tools: balance of responsibilities
10.25 – 10.55 Discussion moderated by dr. Hanna Deleanu (USE)
10.55 – 11.10 Coffee break
11.10 – 11.35 Dr. Lu Zhang (The CPB -Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis)
Cryptocurrencies and the unadressed risks
11.35 – 12.00 Robert de Groot (Internet of Coins)
Challenges for the innovative ecosystem
12.00 – 12.25 Liya Belensk, Nikola Péliová Benjamin Libbrecht & Benjamin Libbrecht (Bitpay, Netherlands)
Crypto-compliance – challenges in practice
12.25 – 12.55 Discussion moderated by dr. Hanna Deleanu (USE)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch