Hello all! Please join us on Wednesday for our fourth and final panel of Big Data & Society's Spring 2026 Colloquium: Governing Digital Infrastructures: Platforms, AI, and the Public Interest Date: March 18, 16:00-18:00 GMT / 11:00AM-1:00PM EST *Webinar link*: https://uky.zoom.us/j/83382671765 Abstract/ Description: AI is consolidating around a few firms that control data, compute, and distribution, which raises questions about market power, innovation, and democratic oversight. This panel asks what “good” AI markets look like and which governance tools (e.g., antitrust, interoperability mandates / standards, public options, and data access regimes) can align private incentives with public value. Drawing on perspectives from law, economics, and political economy, we will compare approaches across jurisdiction and sectors to identify actionable mechanisms for policy and institutional design. Panelists: - Brett Aho, Goethe University Frankfurt - Annabelle Gawer, University of Surrey - Troels Krarup, Aalborg University Chair: Monja Sauvagerd, University of Bonn Best, Linda -- *Linda Huber, she/her* *NB: I have recently graduated from the University of Michigan **School of Information and started a new role as Postdoctoral Fellow in Social Justice & Technology at Swarthmore College. I am in the midst of transitioning away from this email address, and can also be found at puellaludens1@gmail.com <puellaludens1@gmail.com>, or lhuber1@swarthmore.edu <lhuber1@swarthmore.edu>. * *Member, Platform Economies Research Network <https://platformeconomies.net/>* *Fellow, Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy <https://platform.coop/about/icde/>* *+1 773 575 7783*