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On September 8 and 9, 2009 the Silicon Flatirons Center convened a closed‐door meeting of legal, economic, technical and regulatory experts in…

On August 25, 2010, the Silicon Flatirons Center brought together a number of experts in the fields of economics, technology and policy, including public utility commissioners, economics professors, financial analysts, and policy advisors, to discuss regulatory issues facing smart grid deployment in the United States. The discussion was held at the University of Colorado School of Law and touched upon the economics of the smart grid, incentives for the variety of stakeholders in the smart grid effort, the technological challenges of implementing a “smart” electricity generation and distribution system and its constituent technologies, and the policy implications at both state and federal levels.

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…

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The social impact space is changing and growing…

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.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Campus communities and entrepreneurial clusters…

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. “Everybody wants more radio,” conference…

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 Internet’s development has amazed even its early pioneers and its ability to confound skeptics suggests that calls for change should be taken with a grain of salt. This conference will imagine the Internet’s future, discuss its economic and social implications, and contrast different prescriptions for Internet policy.

      Co-Sponsors: The University of Colorado Hospital, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, and The Eugene S. Farley Jr. Health Policy Center,…

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.

Please join us on November 19, 2008 as the Silicon Flatirons Center presents Roy Dimoff, Chairman & CEO of ViaWest as our featured entrepreneur in our Entrepreneurs Unplugged series. Mr. Dimoff, a visionary entrepreneur who launched his first telecommunications company at age 26, has experience leading companies through all stages of the start-up process.

Over the last several years, the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit have taken a number of steps suggesting that the law governing software patents is still very much in flux. In this conference, we will evaluate both the premises underlying the call for a fundamental reform–and, indeed, the possible abolishment of–software patents as well as some specific suggestions for changing how patents are granted and how patent litigation operates.

This event is always well received and is highly recommended for law students – especially 1Ls and 2Ls – interested in learning more about…

Networking Reception at 6:00 PM

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.