The Behavioural Science Centre at the University of Stirling is extremely pleased to announce that we will host a one-day workshop on “Behavioural Science and Digital Markets Regulation” on Friday, 20 October 2023.

The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers working on behavioural regulatory policy and practitioners from the field (such as CMA, FCA, Ofgem, Ofcom, BIT). 

The list of seven speakers is as follows: 

• Fiona Scott Morton (Yale) serves as the Theodore Nierenberg Professor at Yale School of Management and was appointed Chief Economist of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (but that’s a story for another day). Prior to this, she served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics at the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division. 
• Amelia Fletcher CBE (East Anglia & CMA) is a Professor of Competition Policy, Non-Executive Director of CMA, and member of the Enforcement Decision Panel at Ofgem. Her past roles include Non-Executive Director of FCA, HM Treasury-commissioned Digital Competition Expert Panel Chief Economist, and Senior Director at the Office of Fair Trading. She was appointed OBE (in 2014) and CBE (in 2020) for her services to economic policy and the economy.

The lineup is complemented by five further speakers who are leading experts in their fields:

• Pete Lunn (Founder and head of ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit & Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin)
• Elisabeth Costa (Managing Director of BIT)
• Laura Smart (Senior Economist at CMA, formerly leader of the Behavioural Economics and Design Unit at FCA)
• Stuart Mills (Lecturer at Leeds & LSE Fellow)
• Philip Newall (Lecturer at Bristol & Advisory Board Member of the Gambling Commission) 

We are expecting further external guests from CMA, FCA, Ofgem, and Ofcom, and we hope to see many Stirling colleagues (including MSc students) on the day as well.

If you would like to attend, please sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-on-behavioural-science-and-digital-markets-regulation-tickets-725575454717

• Admission is free, and the event is catered (lunch; tea and coffee; drinks and snacks)
• Date: Friday, 29 October 2023, 10:00–17:15 (For the exact schedule, please check the eventbrite link)
• Venue: University of Stirling (Scotland), Stirling FK9 4LA
  • Cottrell Building (Court Room) 
  • Please check the eventbrite link for maps and directions

Should you have any questions, please get in touch with the workshop organiser (till.stowasser@stir.ac.uk)