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International Competition Network (ICN) 2025 Technologist Forum
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Date and time
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location
Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE. Registration for this event closed on Thursday 17 April 2025.
About this event
We are pleased to invite all members of the International Competition Network (ICN) Technologist Group to join us in Edinburgh, Scotland for the nextICN Technologist Forum, being held onTuesday 6 May 2025at theEdinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).
We aim to deepen the knowledge sharing and discussions that began at the inaugural Technologist Forum in Washington DC in March 2024 hosted by the FTC.
The Technologist Forum will focus on three main themes:
the ‘state of play’ of competition in AI and digital markets
building capability in agencies
operational effectiveness
Agenda
TheICN Technologists Forumis a closed-door event for technologists at ICN member agencies. The Forum provides a forum for agency technologists and digital experts to meet and exchange experience, identify common issues of interest, and consider how to best address them.
Timings
Agenda
8:30am
Registration and refreshments
9:30am
Opening remarks and welcome
9:35am
Objectives and outline for the day
9:45am
Theme 1 -State of Play: AI and competition – covering agency work on AI including adopting AI-powered tools to work more effectively, developing new capabilities, and supporting economic growth through AI adoption while protecting consumers and competition.
12pm
Lunch
1:15pm
Keynote address
1:45pm
Theme 2 -Building the frontier – covering agency approaches to adopting AI tools, including via a ‘scan, pilot, scale’ approach. This theme will include hands-on demos, showing agency work in action.
Enabling firms to understand requirements and comply
Monitoring and detecting competition and consumer issues
Sense-making when faced with large volumes of data
3:00pm
Coffee break
3:30pm
Theme 3: Building our capability – fit for the future - a panel discussion on how technologists are influencing the work of their agencies. This includes supporting data-driven decisions on prioritisation, leading digital transformation and operational effectiveness, ensuring that authorities understand and response appropriately to emerging developments in digital markets.
5:30pm
Closing Remarks
5:45pm
Forum closes
2025 ICN Annual Conference
In addition, the ICN Annual Conference will also take place in Edinburgh from Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 May 2025. This year’s Annual Conference will have a strong technology theme, and we have reserved a limited number of Annual Conference places for technologists so encourage you to register.
If you are interested in also attending the ICN Annual Conference, please discuss attendance within your agency and complete the registration form on the conference website.
We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh in May.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this event, please contact us.
Date and time
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location
Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE. Registration for this event closed on Thursday 17 April 2025.
About this event
We are pleased to invite all members of the International Competition Network (ICN) Technologist Group to join us in Edinburgh, Scotland for the nextICN Technologist Forum, being held onTuesday 6 May 2025at theEdinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC).
We aim to deepen the knowledge sharing and discussions that began at the inaugural Technologist Forum in Washington DC in March 2024 hosted by the FTC.
The Technologist Forum will focus on three main themes:
the ‘state of play’ of competition in AI and digital markets
building capability in agencies
operational effectiveness
Agenda
TheICN Technologists Forumis a closed-door event for technologists at ICN member agencies. The Forum provides a forum for agency technologists and digital experts to meet and exchange experience, identify common issues of interest, and consider how to best address them.
Timings
Agenda
8:30am
Registration and refreshments
9:30am
Opening remarks and welcome
9:35am
Objectives and outline for the day
9:45am
Theme 1 -State of Play: AI and competition – covering agency work on AI including adopting AI-powered tools to work more effectively, developing new capabilities, and supporting economic growth through AI adoption while protecting consumers and competition.
12pm
Lunch
1:15pm
Keynote address
1:45pm
Theme 2 -Building the frontier – covering agency approaches to adopting AI tools, including via a ‘scan, pilot, scale’ approach. This theme will include hands-on demos, showing agency work in action.
Enabling firms to understand requirements and comply
Monitoring and detecting competition and consumer issues
Sense-making when faced with large volumes of data
3:00pm
Coffee break
3:30pm
Theme 3: Building our capability – fit for the future - a panel discussion on how technologists are influencing the work of their agencies. This includes supporting data-driven decisions on prioritisation, leading digital transformation and operational effectiveness, ensuring that authorities understand and response appropriately to emerging developments in digital markets.
5:30pm
Closing Remarks
5:45pm
Forum closes
2025 ICN Annual Conference
In addition, the ICN Annual Conference will also take place in Edinburgh from Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 May 2025. This year’s Annual Conference will have a strong technology theme, and we have reserved a limited number of Annual Conference places for technologists so encourage you to register.
If you are interested in also attending the ICN Annual Conference, please discuss attendance within your agency and complete the registration form on the conference website.
We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh in May.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this event, please contact us.
