THE EVOLUTION OF INNOVATION, COMPETITION, AND REGULATION
The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy is an academic research center within the McDonough School of Business. For the last 20 years, we have engaged with scholars, industry practitioners, and policymakers in inquiry and dialogue and to disseminate knowledge on issues at the nexus of business and public policy. Across diverse industries and economic sectors, we investigate the evolution of innovation, competition, and regulation. We conduct empirical economic analysis, keep abreast of relevant issues, and inform policies that promote economic welfare.
65+ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Distinguished invited guests and speakers participate in moderated panel discussion or present keynote remarks at center events each year.
4000+ OUR GROWING NETWORK
Our growing network of individuals and organizations with whom our work is shared through research collaboration and publication, commentary and analysis, and convening events.
30+ CONVENING EVENTS
On the Georgetown campus and around DC, each year the center convenes conferences, seminars, and panel discussions to foster collaboration and dialogue among prominent academics, industry leaders, and policymakers.
Upcoming Events
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Recent Events
Little Nuggets of Tech & Telecom: Looking into the world of wireless with James Eisenstein, former Chairman & CEO of Grupo TorreSur
Georgetown on the Hill: Assessing the Portfolio of Strategies to Address Climate Change: Legislative, Legal, Regulatory, and Diplomatic
Academic Conference: AI , Big Data and Policy
Academic Conference: Strategy and The Business Environment Conference
MBA Lunch & Learn: Evan Starr, Professor at University of Maryland presented “Whither the Fine Print? A Primer on the Economics of Noncompetes and Other Restrictive Covenants”
MBA Lunch & Learn: Jin Paik, Senior Director, Lab Operations at the Digital, Data, & Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard: “Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges”
Little Nuggets of Tech & Telecom: Featuring former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly
Little Nuggets of Tech & Telecom: All Things Mobile with Doug Brake of CTIA
MBA Lunch and Learn: Frank Macchiarola from American Petroleum Institute presented War in Ukraine; Geopolitical Impacts on Oil and Gas and Future Policy Outlook
Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom: Getting Perspectives on the Communications Sector
- Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom: Looking into the world of wireless with James Eisenstein, former Chairman & CEO of Grupo TorreSur
- Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Policy
- Assessing the Portfolio of Strategies to Address Climate Change: Legislative, Legal, Regulatory, and Diplomatic
- Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom: 2023 Regulatory and Policy Hot Topics with Professors John Mayo and Glenn Woroch
Recent News
- CNN cited Center Executive Director John Mayo on the economic impact of the debt ceiling showdown
- A new article on organizational disasters by Center scholar Catherine Tinsley was recently published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
- Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Policy
- Center scholar Catherine Tinsley’s research on Discrimination in the Workplace was featured in a recent Georgetown University news story.
- FTC Publishes The Center’s comments on the Non-Compete Clause Rule