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Despite private equity’s record growth, signs of a slow down are surfacing. In this Roundtable, participants highlighted some of the current and systemic issues facing the private equity industry.

The University of Colorado Law School, the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship present Robert Gramlich as our featured speaker.

A new era of patent law has emerged in the wake of the 2011 American Invents Act and the Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice decision. Taken together, the…

The role of patents in our economy is becoming more critical as we move toward an economy where value is represented by intangible assets rather than tangible ones. The America Invents Act was enacted to update the Patent Act and enable the Patent Office to grapple with an increasing number of patent applications. Even with the reforms embodied in that law, commenters and practitioners have offered a series of differing analysis from economic, ethical or technological perspectives. At this conference, we will bring together some of the leading thinkers on patent policy and examine the arguments and metaphors about the future of patent policy.

To say that Fred Kahn is the archetype and inspiration for the deregulatory policies that have transformed a series of network industries over the last thirty years is no exaggeration. In this conference, we will bring together a group of policymakers, former policymakers, academics, and industry leaders from across the last several decades to evaluate the legacy of deregulation, with particular attention to and appreciation for Fred Kahn’s leadership and teachings in the area.

In Cooperation With TechFreedom and the Federal Communications Bar Association This conference will bring together representatives from the Commerce Department, FTC, Congress, and an interdisciplinary group of leading thinkers to debate the economics of privacy. Keynote speeches, an overview panel, and other panels will focus on some of the most active areas of debate – behavioral advertising, social networks, facial recognition, and location privacy – we will study the promise and the limits of markets, asking questions such as: Should information privacy laws require opt-in or opt-out rules? How well has the FTC’s focus on privacy policies fared? What are best practices for terms of service? What are the pros and cons of a do-not-track system, and should it be backed by law? Do smart phone providers solicit enough meaningful consent to track user location? How do European regulators differ from their American counterparts in their treatment of markets?

Introduction There is consensus in the spectrum policy community that the economic and social potential of spectrum can best be realized by moving…

On April 15, 2009, the Silicon Flatirons Center will present Glenn Jones, one of the finest entrepreneurs to come out of CU Law and a cable industry pioneer, as our featured entrepreneur in our Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. Widely viewed as an important developer of the modern cable industry, Mr. Jones is also pioneering the development of distance education opportunities using the Internet.

The Silicon Flatirons Center presenting Sue Kunz, founder and former CEO of Solidware Technologies, Inc., as our featured entrepreneur in our Entrepreneurs Unplugged series.

To join in the national conversation about the future of innovation policy and national competitiveness, this conference will bring together a number of leading thinkers, industry leaders, and policymakers to focus on a critical set of questions that bear on innovation.

Please join Silicon Flatirons for this turnabout Feld-Weiser event. Phil Weiser will begin with a brief presentation about his reflections on technology policy while serving as the Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation at the White House. Following the presentation, Brad Feld will moderate a question and answer session and welcome questions from the audience. A networking reception will follow.