ICLE Events

The ICT Law and Economy Institute at Sogang University held a seminar on Ideal Policy direction of the Telecommunications Market in conjunction with Government’s Policy announcement and Legislative trend.

This seminar was composed of and proceeded with three main speeches and panel discussion sessions after the beginning of opening remarks by Prof. Lee Sangbok, Sogang University Law School Dean.

Date and Time : 09:30 am – 12:10 pm, November 17, 2015

Venue: Yein Hall, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

Hosted by : ICT Law and Economy Institute and Social Science Korea (SSK) Research Group at Songang University

The First Main Speech - “Broadcasting and communications Market Competition Status and Measuring Market Dominance Transfer”

Speaker: MinSoo Shin (Hanyang University)

The Second Main Speech - “Some Improving Agenda of Competition restrictions of Bundling”

Speaker: ByungMin Kang (Kyunghee University)

The Third Main Speech - “The Promotion of Competition in the Telecommunications Market for Legislative Improving Measures”

Speaker: DaeSik Hong (Sogang University)

Panel Discussion

Moderator : SungYup Lee (Sogang University)

Panelists : MinChoel Park (Attorney, Kim & Chang)

                 JungEun Park (Attorney, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC)

                 Jungwook Byun (Korea National Defense University)

                 SeokHyun Han (Seoul YMCA Manager)

The ICT Law and Economy Institute at Sogang University held the seminar about “New Issues and Legal Tasks of Personal Information Protection in the Big Data Era“ together with Korea University ICR Center and TEK&LAW, LLP on March 18, 2016.

This seminar began with greetings remarks by Commissioner of Korea Communications Commission, KiJoo LEE. And This seminar was composed of and proceeded with Three main speeches and three panel discussion sessions.

Date and Time : 13:30 pm – 18:00 pm November 11, 2016

Venue : Yein Hall, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

Hosted by : ICT Law and Economy Institute at Songang University, Korea University ICR Center and TEK&LAW LLP.

The First Main Speech - “Improvement Measures for thePersonal Information Protection Legal System for Platform Industry Development”

Speakers  & Panelists

 TaeUn Koo (Managing Partner, TEK&LAW, LLP)

 Hyunkyung Kim (Seoul National University of Science and Technology)

 Borami Kim (Attorney, Law Firm Nanum)

 MiHwa Jung (Attorney, Law Firm Namsan)

The Second Main Speech - “Issues of Big Data and Competition Law”

Speakers  & Panelists

Hwang Lee (Korea University)

DaeSik Hong (Sogang University)

SangJoo Lee (Executive Director, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd)

HakSoo Ko (Seoul National University)

Darren Tucker (Attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)

The Third Main Speech - “Issues and Legal Tasks of Location Based Service Regulations”

Speakers  & Panelists

YongHyuk Cho (Korea Legislation Research Institute)

YoonJung Choi (Division Director, Korea Communications Commission)

DaeYong Baek (Attorney, Law Firm Sejong)

SeongYeob Lee (Sogang University)

HaeYeol Lee (Senior Vice President, SK Telecom)

The ICT Law and Economy Institute at Sogang University held the first seminar together with the founding ceremony on March 18, 2016.

This seminar began with greetings remarks by Prof. DaeSik Hong, the Director of the ICT Law and Economy Institute (ICLE). And There were opening remarks by Prof, KiPoong Yoo, President of Sogang University and congratulatory address by Honorary professor of Seoul National University, OhSeung Kwon (Former Chairman of the Korea Fair Trade Commission)

Date and Time : 15:00 pm – 18:00 pm March 18, 2016

Venue : International Conference Room, Korea Federation of Banks

Hosted by : ICT Law and Economy Institute at Songang University

First Panel Discussion

Topic : The Ownership and Cross-ownership Regulations in Broadcasting Market

Speaker : SooIl Lee (Korea Development Institute)

Panelists : HyeSun Yoon (Hanyang University)

                 YoungJoo Lee (Seoul National University of Science and Technology)

Second Panel Discussion

Topic : Broadcasting and Telecommunications Market, Leveraging of Dominant Power Theory

Speaker : JinYeol Ju (Busan University)

Panelists : SungHwan Kim (Ajou University)

                 SangSeung Lee (Seoul National University)

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PLATFORMS & MOBILE COMPETITION

The ICT Law and Economy Institute at Sogang University held an International seminar on Platforms and Mobile Competition on June 9, 2016 together with the Social Science Korea (SSK) Research Group at Sogang University.

This seminar was composed of and proceeded with two main speeches and three panel discussion sessions with the beginning of opening remarks by Mr. Sangmin Song, the Director General of the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC).

Date and Time : 09:30 am – 05:00 pm June 9, 2016

Venue : Jeong Hasang Hall International Conference Room, Sogang University

Hosted by : ICT Law and Economy Institute and Social Science Korea (SSK) Research Group at Songang University

First Main Speech

Setting the Scene: Overview of current debates about antitrust and platforms

Speaker : Danny Sokol (University of Florida Levin College of Law)

First Panel Discussion

From website to apps. Who is competing with whom online?

Moderator : Seonghoon Jeon (Sogang University)

Panelists : Christopher Yoo (U Penn)

                 Elizabeth Wang (CRA(Charles River Associates))

                 Sung-Hwan Kim (Ajou University)

                 Kyungwon Rhee (DonggukUniversity)

                 JaeHyun Nam (Korea University)

Second Main Speech

Perspective from an SMB / developer about the power of platforms to level the playing field

Moderator: Maurits Dolmans

Speaker: Minseok Kim, (CEO of "SmartStudy")

Second Panel Discussion

Are competition law and policy applicable to the mobile economy and how? - case studies from Korea and abroad

Moderator : Maurits Dolmans

 Panelists : Dan O’Connor (CCIA(Computer & Communications Industry Association))

                  Renato Nazzini (LMS Legal LLP)

                  Namhoon Kwon (Konkuk University)

                  Jinyul Ju (Pusan NationalUniversity)

                  Haksoo Ko (Seoul NationalUniversity)

                  Jeonghee Kang (SamsungElectronics)

Third Panel Discussion

Building successful platforms - balancing freedom and governance

Moderator: Danny Sokol

Panelists: Christopher Yoo (U Penn)

                 Vanessa Zhang (Global Economics Group)

                 Dohoon Kim (Kyung Hee University)

                    Yo Sop Choi (Hankuk Universityof Foreign Studies)

Academic Seminar on Platforms and Mobile Competition

The Law and Market Economy Center affiliated to the Legal Research Institute at Sogang University, the former body of the Sogang University ICT Law and Economy Institute held an international academic seminar on Platforms and Mobile Competition on November 10, 2015.

This seminar was composed of three main speeches and three panel discussion sessions with a beginning of opening remarks of Professor Seonghoon Jeon from the School of at Sogang University.

Date and Time : 13:30 pm November 10, 2015

Venue :  Samsung Gabriel Hall Seminar Room, Sogang University

Hosted by: Legal Research Institute and Social Science Korea (SSK) Research Group at Sogang University

First Main Speech

Setting the Scene: Overview of current debates about antitrust and platforms

Speaker : Maurits Dolmans  (Partner at Cleary Gottlieb and well-known internet competition expert)

First Panel Discussion Session

"Key characteristics of and recent trends in internet competition" 

Moderator : Maurits Dolmas  (Partner at Cleary Gottlieb and well-known internet competition expert)

Panelists : Elizabeth Wang (Charles River Associates)

                  Darren Tucker (Partner at Morgan Lewis and former US Federal Trade Commission regulator)

                  Prof. Sung-Hwan Kim (Economics, Ajou University) 

                  Prof. KyoungwonRhee (Economics, Dongkuk University)

Second Main Speech

"Perspectives on ‘neutrality’ in internet policymaking"

Moderator : Maurits Dolmans 

Speaker : Marvin Ammori (Affiliate Scholar of the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society, prominent First Amendment lawyer and well-known Internet policy expert advocating for Internet freedom)

Discussants : Prof. SangKyu Rhee (Economics, Chungang University)

                      JeongSeo (Attorney, Kim & Chang)

Second Panel Discussion 

"Internet services role in spurring job creation and growth"

Moderator : Prof. Hwang Lee (Antitrust Law, Korea University, Deputy Director, ICR Law Center)

Panelists : Ethan Choi (Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group’s Korea office)

                  Sean Thomas and Aline Blankertz (Oxera, attending by Hangout)

                  Dong-pyo Hong (Senior Advisor, Lee & Ko)

                  Sungchoon Lee (KT Economics & Management Research Institute)

Third Main Speech

"Perspective from a developer about mobile competition"

Moderator : Darren Tucker 

Speaker : James (Jung-haeng) Lee (Co-Founder and Developer at VCNC)

Third Panel Discussion

"Platform management and governance - what is necessary and legitimate"

Moderator :  Darren Tucker

Panelists :  Vanessa Zhang, Global Economics Group

                   Daniel O’Connor (Vice President of Public Policy at the Computer & Communications Industry Association and blogger for the Disruptive Competition Project)

                   Prof. MinSoo Shin (Business School, Hanyang University)

                   Heesu Kim (KT Economics & Management Research Institute)