I regularly contribute to academic, policy, and industry debates through invited talks, conference presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. My speaking engagements span universities, research institutes, public authorities, and professional forums, both in Europe and internationally.

In addition to my role as a speaker, I actively organize and co-organize academic workshops, international conferences, and thematic panels. These formats are designed not only as venues for scholarly exchange, but also as platforms that connect academia with industry, policymakers, and the wider public—fostering dialogue across disciplines and sectors.

Below, you will find a selection of my activities as a speaker as well as my work in event organization, including program and scientific committee roles.

Invited Talks, Presentations, Panels & Workshops

  • ‘Ecosystem Complexity, Asymmetric Information Challenges, and the Generative AI Waterfall’ (with William Lehr), Eleventh Law and Computer Science Roundtable, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia/PA, USA, 4–5 June 2025. [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Panel: Governing AI’, Conference “The Law, Technology, and Economics of AI”, Hong Kong University, 22–23 May 2025. [Panel Chair & Moderator]
  • ‘Panel: AI and Competition’, Conference “The Law, Technology, and Economics of AI”, Hong Kong University, 22–23 May 2025. [Panel Chair & Moderator]
  • ‘Die Zukunft des Wettbewerbs: Verändert KI die Spielregeln?‘, Morris and Foerster and Amazon, 15 May 2025, Berlin, Germany [Invited Panelist]
  • ‘DCI Conference on The Future of Regulation and Competitiveness in Europe: Making the Draghi Report Actionable’, EUI, Florence, Italy, 5-6 May 2025 [Invited Workshop Participant]
  • ‘Hypergiants and AI-Driven Ecosystems – Implications for Policy & Regulation,’ University of Münster, Münster, Germany, 30 April 2025. [Invited Talk/Guest Lecture]
  • ‘Intellectual Property & Generative AI: Working Toward an Understanding…’, 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Workshop on Intellectual Property and Generative AI, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 12 February 2025 [Invited Talk/Panelist]
  • ‘Empirical Systemic Risk Evaluation in Political Advertising’ Workshop at TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, 7 February 2025 [Invited Workshop Participant]
  • ‘AI Competition and Markets’ Conference at Bocconi University, Milano, Italy, 16–17 December 2024 [Session Chair & Discussant]
  • ‘Competition Policy over the Generative AI Waterfall – Thoughts & Remarks’, Workshop on “AI tokens, language models, and training data: copyright and antitrust perspectives”, Università de Torino, Online, 16 December 2024 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Policy Challenges in AI-Driven Ecosystems — Thoughts & Remarks’, Lecture Series “Law & Technology & Economics”, Amsterdam Law and Technology Institute (ALTI), VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2 December 2024 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Security and Resilience in IoT: Reshaping the Policy Agenda’, Panel discussion and audience Q&A, Connected Ecosystems Talk Series, Digital Catapult, London, UK, 26 November 2024 [Panelist]
  • ‘The EU Cyber Resilience Act: Implications and Research Challenges from an Economic Perspective’, Connected Ecosystems Talk Series, Digital Catapult, London, UK, 26 November 2024 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Digitale Innovation regulieren’, Workshop “Digitale Innovation: erforschen, kritisieren, designen, regulieren”, Online, 25 November 2024 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Reimagining Internet Resilience’, Conference “Providing research-based evidence for digital and green transitions in Ireland”, ESRI, Dublin, Ireland, 23 October 2024 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Race of Generative AI: Competition Policy Issues’, Second annual Dynamic Competition Initiative (DCI) conference, Florence, Italy, 21-22 October 2024 [Panelist]
  • ‘Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience: Approaches for Strengthening Socio-Technical Systems’, Weizenbaum Forum, 8 October 2024 [Panel Organizer & Moderator]
  • ‘Thoughts on Real Life in Academia,’  TPRC52 Graduate Student Workshop, Washington, DC, 19 September 2024 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Panel: GenAI, Blockchain & Copyright,’ Conference “#COMIPinDigiMarkts2024 – IP & Competition in an era of AI and Data: Assessing global trends from a comparative & interdisciplinary lens”, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 5–6 September 2024. [Panel Chair & Discussant]
  • ‘Measuring Knowledge Diffusion from Academia to Journalism and Policy-Making’. 2024 10th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2), Philadelphia, USA. [Presentation by Yangliu Fan; joint project with Yangliu Fan & Kilian Bühling]
  • ‘Chancen & Risiken: KI, ChatGPT, Big Data,’ Freie Universität Berlin, 29 May 2024. [Invited Talk/Guest Lecture]
  • ‘NSF Workshop: Policy-Relevant Internet Measurements’, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, Georgia, 21-22 May 2024. [Invited Participant]
  • ‘Competition in the Cloud Sector’,  Digital Antitrust: How to Regulate?, Concurrences Event, Paris, France, 25 April 2024. [Panel Organization & Moderation]
  • ‘Dynamics of Generative AI’ Conference, Berlin, Germany, 22 March 2024. [Panel Moderation & Organization; two panels]
  • ‘EU Cyber Resilience Act: Socio-Technical and Research Challenges’,  Dagstuhl Seminar 24112, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, 10 – 12 March 2024. [Workshop; Invited Participant]
  • ‘Book Launch: Digital Platforms, Competition Law and Regulation: Comparative Perspectives’, University of Maastricht, Online, 7 March 2024 [Panel Moderation & Co-Organization; Discussant]
  • ‘AI and 5G Advanced Implementation’, UNIDO AIM Global Roundtable at MWC’24, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2024. [Panelist]
  • ‘Digitale Ökonomie & Digital Plattformen‘, Impulsvortrag Evangelische Bank eG, ChangeHub Berlin, 17 October 2023 [Invited Talk]
  •  ‘Platforms, Ecosystems, and Our Digital Future’, Symposium – Critical stances towards AI: For a critical and self-determined approach to digital technology, New York University, New York City, USA. [Panel Moderation & Organization]
  • ‘Netflix & the State of Content Delivery’, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, 27 September 2023 [Guest Lecture/Invited Talk]
  • ‘Pizza und Digitale Infrastrukturpolitik — Einsichten & Reflektionen aus ökonomischer Perspektive‘, Weizenbaum Institute, 30 August 2023 [Short Workshop: Keynote + Q&A]
  • ‘Session: Policy and Governance Implications of Emerging Technologies’, The 51st Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC),  American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., USA, 22-23 September 2023 [Session Chair & Discussant]
  • ‘Beyond the Pandemic? Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Telecommunications and the Internet’ (with William Lehr), Carnegie Mellon University – Center for Executive Education in Technology Policy, 26 July 2023 [Invited Talk; online]
  • ‘Ecosystem Evolution and Digital Infrastructure Policy Challenges: Insights & Reflections from an Economics Perspective’ (with William Lehr), IRTF DINRG Meeting at IETF-117, San Francisco, CA, 25 July 2023 [Invited Talk; online]
  • ‘Innovation dynamics in the internet ecosystem and digital economy policy’, 32nd ITS European Conference – Realising the digital decade in the European Union – Easier said than done?,  Madrid, Spain, 28-20 June 2023 [Conference Presentation]
  •  ‘Towards Digital Infrastructure Regulatory Policy – Crafting Policies for the Digital Infrastructure we need for the Digital Economy Future’, 32ndITS European Conference – Realising the digital decade in the European Union – Easier said than done?,  Madrid, Spain, 28-20 June 2023 [Panel Moderation & Organization].
  • 9th Roundtable on Law and Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, USA, 23-24 May 2023 [Invited Participant]
  • ‘Governing Innovation Dynamics in the Internet Ecosystem’, ERCIS lunchtime seminar at the University of Münster,  Münster, Germany, 25 April 2023 [Invited Talk].
  • Workshop ‘Shaping the Internet for the Future’, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany, 24-25 June 2022 [Invited Speaker/Participant]
  • ‘Beyond the pandemic? Exploring the impact of Covid on telecommunications and the Internet’, 31st ITS European Conference – Reining in digital platforms? Challenging monopolies, promoting competition and developing regulatory regimes,  Gothenburg, Sweden, 20-21 June 2022 [Panel Moderation & Organization].
  • 8th Roundtable on Law and Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, USA, 23-24 May [Invited Participant]
  • ‘The Rise of Large Private Networks – How Google, Facebook, and other Hypergiants Have Disrupted the Internet Ecosystem‘, Platform Economy Seminar of the Oxford Internet Institute & Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Online, 10 May 2022 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise of Large Private Networks – How Google, Facebook, and other Hypergiants Have Disrupted the Internet Ecosystem‘, Out-of-a-brownbag-lunch (BBL) Talk, Online, 18 March 2022 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise of Large Private Networks – How Google, Facebook, and other Hypergiants Have Disrupted the Internet Ecosystem‘, Strathclyde Law School – Internet Law Module, Online, 18 February 2022 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise of Large Private Networks – How Google, Facebook, and other Hypergiants Have Disrupted the Internet Ecosystem‘, Presentation at the Gesellschaft für Netzökonomie, Wettbewerbsökonomie und Verkehrswissenschaft an der Universität Freiburg e.V., University of Freiburg, Online, 30 November 2021 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise and Evolution of Clouds and Private Networks – Internet Interconnection, Ecosystem Fragmentation‘, Presentation at the DigiDem-Kolloquium, Weizenbaum-Institute for the Networked Society, Online, 24 November 2021 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Das (schöne) neue Internet? Wie die Techgiganten Google, Amazon, Facebook & Co das Internet spalten‘, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen – JeDi Lunch Talk, Online, 2 November 2021 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise and Evolution of Clouds and Private Networks – Internet Interconnection, Ecosystem Fragmentation‘,  49th Annual Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy (TPRC), Online, 22-24 September 2021.
  • ‘Digitale Plattformen’, Impulsvortrag Evangelische Bank eG, ChangeHub Berlin, 1 September 2021 [Invited Talk].  ‘What are the potential and challenges for next generation mobile networks? 23rd Biennial Conference of the ITS – Digital societies and industrial transformations: Policies, markets, and technologies in a post-Covid world, Online Event, 20-23 June 2021 [Panel Moderation & Organization]
  • ‘Internet interconnection, ecosystem fragmentation — Towards a conceptual foundation of generalized virtual networks’, 23rd Biennial Conference of the ITS – Digital societies and industrial transformations: 
  • Policies, markets, and technologies in a post-Covid world, Online Event, 20-23 June 2021.
  • ‘Digitalization of Energy Infrastructure And Data Interoperability: What Can We Learn From Other Sectors?’. FSR Insights, European University Institute, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy, 27 January 2021 [Invited Talk (online); recording here: https://fsr.eui.eu/energy-in-the-digital-age-disruptive-changes-and-new-governance-needs/].
  • ‘The Rise of Large Private Networks – How Google, Facebook, and other Hypergiants Have Disrupted the Internet Ecosystem‘, Presentation at the Gesellschaft für Netzökonomie, Wettbewerbsökonomie und Verkehrswissenschaft an der Universität Freiburg e.V., University of Freiburg, Online, 30 November 2021 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise and Evolution of Clouds and Private Networks – Internet Interconnection, Ecosystem Fragmentation‘, Presentation at the DigiDem-Kolloquium, Weizenbaum-Institute for the Networked Society, Online, 24 November 2021 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Das (schöne) neue Internet? Wie die Techgiganten Google, Amazon, Facebook & Co das Internet spalten‘, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen – JeDi Lunch Talk, Online, 2 November 2021 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The Rise and Evolution of Clouds and Private Networks – Internet Interconnection, Ecosystem Fragmentation‘,  49th Annual Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy (TPRC), Online, 22-24 September 2021.
  • ‘Digitale Plattformen’, Impulsvortrag Evangelische Bank eG, ChangeHub Berlin, 1 September 2021 [Invited Talk]. 
  •  ‘What are the potential and challenges for next generation mobile networks? 23rd Biennial Conference of the ITS – Digital societies and industrial transformations: Policies, markets, and technologies in a post-Covid world, Online Event, 20-23 June 2021 [Panel Moderation & Organization]
  • ‘Internet interconnection, ecosystem fragmentation — Towards a conceptual foundation of generalized virtual networks’, 23rd Biennial Conference of the ITS – Digital societies and industrial transformations: 
    Policies, markets, and technologies in a post-Covid world, Online Event, 20-23 June 2021.
  • ‘Digitalization of Energy Infrastructure And Data Interoperability: What Can We Learn From Other Sectors?’. FSR Insights, European University Institute, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy, 27 January 2021 [Invited Talk (online); recording here: https://fsr.eui.eu/energy-in-the-digital-age-disruptive-changes-and-new-governance-needs/].
  • ‘Evolution in the Internet Ecosystem and the Promise of 5G’. GovTechTalk Series, University of Groningen, Netherlands, 3 December 2020 [Invited Talk (online)
  • ‘Sharing Economy’. Participation to a panel discussion/workshop at the SPD Digitalkongress ‘Unsere Digitale Zukunft’, Online, 14 October, 2020 [Workshop, Invitation by Dr. Joe Weingarten (MdB)
  • ‘Digitalizing Telecommunications’. Presentation as Member of the Digitalizing Infrastructure Group of Experts (DIGEX) (https://fsr.eui.eu/digex-project/), European University Institute, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy, 23 February 2020 [Invited Talk].
  • ‘The State of Network Neutrality Regulation’. Presentation at the 53th Radein Seminar “Neuere Entwicklungen der Ordnungstheorie und Wettbewerbspolitik: Sportökonomik, Medienökonomik, Unterhaltungsökonomik“ (https://www.seminar.radein.de), Radein, Italy, 9–16 February 2020 [Invited Talk
  • ‘Network Neutrality Regulation: Facing the Challenges of Today’s Internet’. Opening Presentation to Panel, 30th ITS European Conference in Helsinki, Finland, 16–19 June 2019 [Opening Presentation
  • ‘Network Neutrality Regulations: An Economist’s Perspective’. Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, Germany, 29 May 2019 [Poster Presentation]
  • ‘Network Neutrality Regulation: Facing the Challenges of Today’s Internet’. 30th ITS European Conference in Helsinki, Finland, 16–19 June 2019 [Panel Moderation & Organization]
  • ‘The End of Network Neutrality Regulations? An Economist’s Perspective’, Internet Measurement and Analysis Group, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 28 March 2018 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Integrative Approaches for End-to-End QoS: The Remaining Role of QoS-based Interconnections’, 50th Freiburg Seminar on Network Economics: The Future of the Internet – Innovation, Integration and Sustainability, Freiburg, Germany, 10-11 July 2017 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘Interconnection and Capacity Allocation for All-IP Networks: The Role of Regulatory Market Splits’, Digital Business Seminar Series, Newcastle Business School, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK, 10 February 2016 [Invited Talk]
  • ‘The End of Transit and Peering? Interconnection and Capacity Allocation for All-IP Networks’, 26th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, 25 – 27 June 2015.
  • ‘Netzneutralität im Internet – Zum Trugschluss regulatorischer Marktspaltungen (translation: Network Neutrality in the Internet – On the Fallacy of Regulatory Market Splits)‘, Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Verkehrswissenschaft und Regionalpolitik an der Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 24 February 2015 [Invited Talk].
  • Workshop ‘Wirtschaftswissenschaften im digitalen Kontext’ (translation: Economic Sciences in the Digital Context). ZBW- German National Library of Economics, Leibniz Information Center for Economics, Hamburg, Germany, 23 September 2014 [Invited: Workshop Participation]
  • Graduate Student Consortium. 42nd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), George Mason University, Arlington, VA, 12 September 2014 [Active Workshop Participation]
  • ‘Pricing Model for the Generalized DiffServ Architecture – Net Neutrality and the Fallacy of a Regulatory Market Split’,25th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Brussels, Belgium, 22 – 25 June 2014 (with Günter Knieps).

Workshop & Conference Organization

I am the Initiator, Organizer & Moderator of the PLAMADISO Talks & Events.

Flagship Project: The PLAMADISO Talk Series (2019 – now)
  • (Virtual) Talk Series on Platforms, Markets, and the Digital Society (PLAMADISO) at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society & TU Berlin. 
  • Mission Statement
    • Our PLAMADISO (Platforms, Markets, and the Digital Society) Talk format provides a platform for researchers across fields (e.g., economics, computer science, law, engineering) to present and discuss their work. It provides an open and accessible platform for researchers across fields, including economics, computer science, law, and engineering, to present and discuss their cutting-edge research.
    • We’re passionate about fostering interdisciplinary exchange and breaking down traditional disciplinary boundaries. Similarly, we strive to promote dialogue between the academic world, private and public decision-makers, and the interested public.
    • So far, we hosted both top senior as well as junior scholars from different disciplines from institutions such as MIT, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania (Carey Law School & Wharton), Carnegie Mellon University, University College London, Dartmouth, University of Oxford, HEC Paris, UC Berkeley, and several other renowned institutions.
  • Workshop: “Digital Economics and Policy”; Berlin, Germany (hybrid), 11 July 2025. (with Prof. Pinar Yildirim from Wharton School/University of Pennsylvania)
  • Workshop: ” Data Solutionism in Servicing the Public — The Changing Interplay between Tech Companies and Public Entities”; Berlin, Germany, 3-4 July 2025. (with Prof. Tamar Ashuri from Tel Aviv University)
  • Conference: “The Law, Technology, and Economics of AI”; Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, 22-23 May 2025. (with Prof. Adrian Künzler from HKU and Prof. Thibault Schrepel from VU Amsterdam)
  • Conference: “The Law and Economics of Generative AI, Copyright, and Competition – Navigating Towards Our Digital Future”; Berlin, Germany (hybrid), 28-29 November 2024. (with Dr. Bertin Martens from Bruegel/Tilburg University and Zachary Cooper from VU Amsterdam)
  • Conference: “Dynamics of Generative AI”; Berlin, Germany (hybrid), 22 March 2024. (with Prof. Thibault Schrepel from VU Amsterdam) – recordings are available here
  • Online Symposium: “Innovation and Competition in the Digital Economy”; 2 February 2023. (with Prof. Johannes M. Bauer [Director of the Quello Center at Michigan State University]) – recording is available here
  • Online Symposium: “New Perspectives on the Digital Economy”; 2 December 2022. (with Prof. Christoph Lutz from BI Norwegian Business School & Prof. Mikko Laamanen from emlyon Busines School) – recordings are available here
  • Online Symposium: “Symposium on the Web and Internet Policy”; 9 December 2020. (with Prof. Georgios Smaragdakis from TU Berlin (now TU Delft)) – recordings are available here
  • Online Symposium: “New Perspectives on the Digital Economy”; 16 October 2020. (with Prof. Christoph Lutz from BI Norwegian Business School)

I have been involved in various capacities in organizing or supporting other events.

2025
  • The Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), http://www.tprcweb.com [Program Committee Member]
  • Reshaping Work 2025: “AI, Platforms and the Future of Work” [Program Committee]
    • Brussels Exclusive Roundtable”, Reshaping Work 2025, Brussels, Belgium, 11 September 2025.
    • Conference: “AI, Platforms and the Future of Work”, Reshaping Work 2025 Online Conference, 10 September 2025.
2024
  • The Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), http://www.tprcweb.com [Program Committee Member]
  • Conference “#COMIPinDigiMarkts2024 – IP & Competition in an era of AI and Data: Assessing global trends from a comparative & interdisciplinary lens”, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 5–6 September 2024. [Scientific Committee]
2023
  • The Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), http://www.tprcweb.com [Program Committee Member]
  • Symposium “Critical stances towards AI: For a critical and self-determined approach to digital technology”, New York University, New York City, USA, 28–29 September 2023. [Organizing Committee]
2017
  • 50th Freiburg Seminar on Network Economics: “The Future of the Internet – Innovation, Integration and Sustainability”; Freiburg, Germany, 10-11 July 2017. [Organizing Committee; with Prof. Günter Knieps from University of Freiburg]
2025
  • ITS Europe Conference: “Digital innovation and transformation in uncertain times”; Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 June –1 July 2025. https://itseurope.org/2025/ [Organizing Committee & Program Chair]
2024
  • ITS Europe Symposium: “Our path towards next generation mobile networks in Europe: 5G and beyond”; Berlin, Germany, 15–16 April 2024. https://itseurope.org/2024/ [Local Organizer, Organizing Committee & Program Chair]
2023

ITS Europe Conference: “Realising the digital decade in the European Union – Easier said than done?”; Madrid, Spain, 19–20 June 2023. https://itseurope.org/2023/ [Organizing Committee & Program Chair]

2022
  • ITS Europe: “Reining in Digital Platforms? Challenging monopolies, promoting competition and developing regulatory regimes”; Gothenburg, Sweden, 20–22 June 2022. https://itseurope.org/2022/ [Program Chair]
2021
  • ITS Europe/ITS Biennial: “Digital societies and industrial transformations: Policies, markets, and technologies in a post-Covid world”; Online, 20–23 June 2021. https://itseurope.org/2021/ [Program Chair]
2020
  • ITS Europe/ITS Biennial: “Digital societies and industrial transformations: Policies, Markets and Technologies”; Online, 14-17 June 2020. https://itseurope.org/2020/ [Program Chair]