Evolving Issues in Regulation of Digital Platforms: A View from the UK and EU

April 2025

Past Event

Evolving Issues in Regulation of Digital Platforms: A View from the UK and EU

Past Event

Online Only

April 07, 2025

iPhone screens display various social media apps on February 9, 2025, in Bath, England. (Getty Images)

April 2025

Past Event

Speakers:

Professor Suzanne Rab

Barrister, Matrix Chambers

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Join Hudson for a discussion on European Union and United Kingdom competition and regulatory authorities’ increasing focus on digital platforms. Topics will include:

The features of digital platforms that have attracted competition law and regulatory scrutiny
Reform initiatives including the UK Digital Markets Unit, and European Commission’s Digital Markets Act, and antitrust probes into big tech
Emerging challenges for defining and regulating digital platforms
Policy interventions relating to digital platforms outside of mainstream competition law

August 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Nigeria’s Crisis: Islamist Terrorists, Violent Nomadic Herders, “Bandit” Gangs, and the US Foreign Policy Response

Featured Speakers:

Matthew Boyse

The Rev. Fr. Remigius Ihyula

Joshua Meservey

Ambassador Tibor Nagy

Emmanuel Ogebe

Judd Saul

Greg Simpkins

Nina Shea

August 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Nigeria’s Crisis: Islamist Terrorists, Violent Nomadic Herders, “Bandit” Gangs, and the US Foreign Policy Response

Join Hudson Institute and the Ben Franklin Fellowship for a two-panel discussion examining US policy as it confronts the crisis of terror in Nigeria.

Featured Speakers:

Matthew Boyse

The Rev. Fr. Remigius Ihyula

Joshua Meservey

Ambassador Tibor Nagy

Emmanuel Ogebe

Judd Saul

Greg Simpkins

Nina Shea

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August 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

Beyond the Postwar Era: The Japan Innovation Party's Vision

Featured Speakers:

Riley Walters

Hitoshi Aoyagi

Alex Saito

August 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

Beyond the Postwar Era: The Japan Innovation Party's Vision

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Riley Walters will host Hitoshi Aoyagi, member of Japan’s House of Representatives and chair of Ishin’s Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Alex Saito, member of the House of Representatives and chair of Ishin’s Policy Research Council, for a discussion about Japan’s evolving national security and defense outlook.

Featured Speakers:

Riley Walters

Hitoshi Aoyagi

Alex Saito

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September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

Ken Moriyasu

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia

Event will also air live on this page.

Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

Ken Moriyasu

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September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How Nuclear Energy Is Ensuring Europe’s Secure, Low-Carbon Future

Featured Speakers:

Martin Vladimirov

Katie Strangis

Stephen Comello

Victor Ibarra

Matthew Boyse

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How Nuclear Energy Is Ensuring Europe’s Secure, Low-Carbon Future

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a discussion with senior US policymakers, nuclear industry leaders, and energy experts about how enhanced transatlantic cooperation on advanced nuclear technologies, fuel-cycle resilience, and next-generation energy infrastructure can reinforce European industrial competitiveness and long-term energy security.