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The DC Summer Program places students in technology-focused private and public organizations and government agencies in Washington, D.C. for…

Inception Our spectrum policy publications started in 2005 at the latest, with Weiser & Hatfield’s “Policing the Spectrum Commons” in the…

General Policy Registered attendees of Silicon Flatirons events taking place on the CU Boulder campus who wish to park a motor vehicle in a…

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.

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

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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much in the news these days. As a concept, AI seems completely unrelated to the field of law. Although, AI and Law are…

Named for Austin Scott, a member of University of Colorado Law School faculty for 20 years, this annual lecture features a member of the Colorado Law…

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.

Hiring is one of the most important things you’ll ever do. And yet most people get it wrong. Tom Fischaber of Woot Math will help you get it right.…

Wireless broadband has arrived. Looking back a decade from now, 2010 may be seen as a watershed year, when wireless broadband proved its ability to deliver Internet connections in the United States at a speed and quality approaching or even exceeding the prevalent wireline alternatives. The entry of wireless broadband could, therefore, have a profound impact on the economic structure of the communications marketplace and on the evolution of Internet-based business models.

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.

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.