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SUMMARY:New date - Corporate Concentration in Canada - May 15\, 2025 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This webinar has re-scheduled to – May 15\, 2025 \nMore and more of the Canadian economy is dominated by a handful of huge companies that control what we buy\, how we work\, and which other businesses can or can’t thrive.  \nThe Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians shows how corporate concentration is growing across many industries\, leading to higher prices for consumers\, lower worker’s wages\, more inequality\, fewer startups\, less innovation\, and lower growth and productivity. \nIn this galvanizing book\, Hearn and Bednar show how companies perpetuate the illusion of rivalry to disguise their dominance\, and how they’ve shifted from competing within industries to accumulating assets across industries\, further entrenching their power. The authors coach readers on how to think about competition\, how markets are made and remade\, and how the right set of attitudes and policies reduce corporate power and rebalance it throughout the economy. \n  \nJoin us for a webinar to explore the impact of corporate concentration in Canada\, followed by a panel discussion. \n  \nDate:  May 15st\, 2025 – \nTime: 10:00 – 11:30 MDT\, 12:00 – 1:30 EDT \nPlace: By Zoom \nPlease check the time zone in your area. \nSpeaker: \nVass Bednar is the author of “The Big Fix – How companies capture markets and harm Canadians” and executive Director of McMaster University’s Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program. Her work focuses on the intersection between policy and the innovation ecosystem. She is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and writes the popular newsletter “rags to riches”. She is also a contributing columnist at the Globe and Mail and the host of the podcast\, Lately. \n  \nPanelists: \n\nJennifer Quaid is a Full Professor in the Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law where she teaches criminal law\, competition law and business law. Her current research projects focus on four areas: (1) competition law\, market regulation and the digital economy\, (2) regulation of business activity\, including in relation to artificial intelligence\, (3) economic crime and anti-corruption law; and (4) organizational criminal law.\nLawrence Zhang is Head of Policy at the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness\, the Canadian affiliate of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. He leads research and policy analysis on how Canada can drive economic growth through innovation\, technology adoption\, and industrial strategy. Previously\, he served as an advisor to several Canadian cabinet ministers at both the federal and provincial levels.\nModerator:  Peter Josty\, Executive Director at the Centre for Innovation Studies.\n\n  \nRegistration: \nBy Email:  martha@thecis.ca\nBy phone:  403-968-3722\nOnline:  Corporate concentration in Canada \nPlease note:  a QR code will be generated when you RSVP but this is not active as this is not an in-person event. \n  \nPlease share this with others you think would be interested. \n  \nPeter \nPeter Josty\, PhD\, MBA\nExecutive Director\,\nThe Centre for Innovation Studies (THECIS)\,\nP.O. Box 19532\, Rpo South\nCranston\, Calgary\, AB  T3M 0V4\nPhone: (403) 249-0191    E-mail: p.josty@thecis.ca\nWeb site:    www.thecis.ca
URL:https://thecis.ca/event/corporate-concentration-in-canada-may-1-2025-webinar/
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