Rethinking Economic Power in the Digital Age

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Tue Nov 04 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

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UCL IIPP (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) | London, EN

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Fausto Gernone, Tommaso Valetti & Cecilia Rikap explore whe digital-age power comes from.
About this Event

Join this fascinating discussion on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 17:30-19:00 (BST) at University College London (UCL) and online on Zoom.


About this talk:

Where does economic power live in the digital age? Fausto Gernone argues that power is not just about market share or size but about position: the ability to shape the web of relationships through which goods, services and data flow. By looking at production as a collective process where agents are tied by informational interdependence, the talk reframes the question of who wins and why. It shows that control over the architecture of cooperation – the interfaces, standards and rules that connect firms – can turn ordinary parts of the economy into strategic chokepoints that concentrate value.


Meet the panel:

  • Fausto Gernone, PhD Candidate at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
  • Dr Cecilia Rikap, Head of Research and Associate Professor in Economics at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)
  • Tommaso Valletti, Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School and Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics

If you have any queries around access, please get in touch with a member of the team ([email protected]).



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