# Event Details - **Event Name**: Libertés ou Monopoles - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+02:00) - **Event Description**: Comment la concentration économique menace-t-elle la démocratie et la prospérité ? Une journée de débats pour comprendre et (ré)agir.About this EventL'Observatoire des multinationales, Open Markets Institute Europe et Rebalance Now organisent un événement réunissant des experts, des régulateurs et des acteurs de la société civile autour de l'impact de la concentration économique et des monopoles sur la démocratie, la prospérité et la souveraineté en France et Europe.Le sujet de la concentration économique et du poids croissant des monopoles en France est encore trop absent du débat public, ou abordé de manière trop fragmentaire. Cette conférence inédite se propose de l'aborder de front, à travers un dialogue pluraliste, et en mettant l'accent sur les propositions et les pistes d'actions.Il y sera question à la fois des enjeux globaux de la concentration et de ses effets en France et en Europe, à travers notamment le pouvoir des Big Tech et le poids de l'industrie chinoise, mais aussi de secteurs spécifiques où les dangers de la concentration sont très visibles : le numérique, les médias et l'agro-alimentaire.Les intervenants à ce jour incluent Benoît Coeuré (Autorité de la concurrence), Laure de la Raudière (Arcep), Pascal Lamy (Forum de Paris sur la paix), Lucie Castets (Maire du 12e arrondissement), Cécilia Rikap (UCL), Alberto Alemanno (HEC/Good Lobby), Laure de La Raudière (Arcep), Sophie Taillé-Polian (députée Les Ecologistes EELV), Cédric Durand (Université de Genève), Maud Sarda (Label Emmaüs), Nicolas Portier, Célia Agostini (Clean Tech for France), Fabrice Février (fondation Jean Jaurès), Barry Lynn et Courtney Radsch (Open Markets Institute), et bien d'autres.--How does market concentration threaten our democracy and shared prosperity, and what can we do about it?Observatoire des multinationales, Open Markets Institute Europe and Rebalance Now are organising a conference of French and international experts, regulators and civil society advocates to discuss the harms caused by economic concentration and monopoly power to democracy, prosperity and sovereignty in France and Europe.French public debate has failed to fully grapple with the risks of market concentration and monopoly power. This unique conference will bring together a diverse group of speakers to tackle the issue head on, including by identifying practical opportunities for action. Panelists will explore the high-level risks that market concentration and supply chain dependencies pose to France and Europe and discuss how these impacts are felt in specific sectors, including digital, media and food.Confirmed speakers include Benoît Coeuré (Autorité de la concurrence), Laure de la Raudière (Arcep), Pascal Lamy (Paris Peace Forum), Lucie Castets (Maire of the 12e arrondissement), Cécilia Rikap (UCL), Alberto Alemanno (HEC/Good Lobby), Laure de La Raudière (Arcep), Sophie Taillé-Polian (Les Ecologistes EELV deputy), Cédric Durand (Université de Genève), Maud Sarda (Label Emmaüs), Nicolas Portier, Célia Agostini (Clean Tech for France), Fabrice Février (Fondation Jean Jaurès), Barry Lynn and Courtney Radsch (Open Markets Institute) and more. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/paris/libertés-ou-monopoles/100001995907191137 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 9 hours - Location: La Gaîté Lyrique - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Paris - **state**: IL - **country**: France - **location**: La Gaîté Lyrique - **lat**: 48.8666967 - **long**: 2.353563 - **full address**: La Gaîté Lyrique, 3bis Rue Papin, Paris, France ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Libertés ou Monopoles - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/11930a17d189d33f2a70f388e79368f0375888660dde3719a4a4d508e1534edb-rimg-w1200-h600-dc385868-gmir.jpg?v=1787630499 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Libertes ou Monopoles being held? - **A:** Libertes ou Monopoles takes place on Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm at La Gaite Lyrique, 3bis Rue Papin, Paris, France. - **Q**: Who is organizing Libertes ou Monopoles? - **A:** Libertes ou Monopoles is organized by Open Markets Institute Europe. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Libertes ou Monopoles is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Paris, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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We do so through a combination of rigorous research and historical analysis, policy proposals that draw on both time-tested and novel approaches, strategic advocacy, and coalition building.We believe that the balanced distribution of corporate power – and careful governance of that power – provides a foundation for the full flourishing of the individual, shared prosperity, and societal resilience. When economic power becomes too concentrated — whether in foreign hands or Europe’s own internal market — it threatens basic rights and freedoms, distorts politics, suppresses innovation, increases the cost of living, harms workers and entrepreneurs, and limits Europe’s ability to determine its own future.Europe today faces a two-front challenge. In critical sectors, Europe has grown dependent on a small number of foreign monopolists, creating dangerous exposure to external coercion and extreme structural vulnerabilities. At the same time, rising consolidation within Europe’s internal market is concentrating private power in ways that weaken both democratic accountability and economic dynamism.These risks are especially acute in markets that shape the flow of news and information. Centralised control of essential communications platforms, digital advertising systems, and media outlets — whether by foreign technology giants or local media oligarchs —distorts public debate, weakens independent journalism, and erodes the foundations of democratic life.Fortunately, Europe’s governments already possess many of the tools they need to address these risks. But too often in recent years, they have failed to fulfil their responsibilities. At Open Markets, we believe the time has come for European policymakers to relearn how to govern markets to sustain innovation, opportunity, resilience, and ultimately the functioning of democracy itself." } ] } ] ```