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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.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Cloud computing promises to enable new frontiers…

On September 24, 2010 representatives of artists, record labels, music publishers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), online distributors, collective licensing organizations, academia, and the public interest community gathered and considered the challenges and opportunities that widespread, easily accessed, low cost distribution and licensing offers the music industry. The meeting was an opportunity for a number of stakeholders in the music world to discuss ways to make music distribution “work” online.

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.

Please join the SFC Entrepreneurship Initiative from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in Room 204 for our first Crash Course designed to help entrepreneurs navigate…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

4th Annual Schultz Lecture The University of Colorado Law School, the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), and the Silicon Flatirons…

In his talk, Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation will provide an overview of emerging copyright rules and argue that Congress, the courts, and the marketplace have struck a balance that is proving surprisingly successful in protecting copyright incentives, stimulating innovation, and encouraging private ordering in the marketplace.

Networking Reception at 6:00 PM