We regularly host workshops, webinars, social media chats, conferences, and other events on topics related to our mission to protect consumers and promote competition. Examples include our annual PrivacyCon and Microeconomics conferences and workshops on vertical mergers, voice cloning, and identity theft. Find information on past and future FTC events and speaking engagements involving FTC officials.
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Aug13
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and California Office of Privacy Protection (COPP) will co-host a half-day public workshop on how businesses can secure the personal information of consumers and employees...
Jul24
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington will host a Town Hall meeting on July 24, 2008, to explore the growth of contactless...
Jul15
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on July 15, 2008, to examine developments in green building and textiles claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop...
May29
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Housing and mortgage market turmoil is affecting the financial security of countless hardworking Americans, and raising questions about the adequacy of consumer protection regulations in mortgage and...
May29
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission plans to hold a one-day public workshop to examine developments in the health care sector relating to “clinical integration†among health care providers. Clinical...
May06
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host a Town Hall meeting on May 6-7, 2008, to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy. This...
Apr30
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on April 30, 2008, to examine developments in green packaging claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop is one...
Apr24
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on April 24, 2008, to examine recent trends in health care delivery. In a series of panel discussions, workshop participants will...
Feb12
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on February 12, 2008 to examine the application of unilateral effects theory to mergers of firms that sell competing, but...
Feb06
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For nearly two decades, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have actively promoted market competition around the world by providing technical...
Jan08
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on January 8, 2008 to examine the emerging market for carbon offsets (i.e., greenhouse gas emission reduction products) and renewable...
Dec10
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The FTC hosted a public workshop, "Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft," to explore the uses of Social Security numbers in the private sector and the role of SSNs in identity theft. This workshop...
Nov01
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The FTC hosted a Town Hall that brought together consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts, and academics to address consumer protection issues raised by the practice of...
Oct25
National advertising experts gathered for a "back to basics" workshop about complying with federal and state truth-in-advertising standards. The workshop was sponsored by the Better Business Bureau of...
Oct10
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The FTC hosted a workshop to explore changes in the debt collection industry and examine their impact on consumers and businesses. The event brought together consumer advocates, industry...
Jul18
The FTC and the Department of Health and Human Services jointly sponsored a forum planned as a follow-up to the agencies' 2005 workshop on the same topic. The forum allowed members of the food and...
Jul11
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The FTC hosted a summit that brought together experts from the business, government, and technology sectors, consumer advocates, and academics to explore consumer protection issues surrounding spam...
May24
This conference, sponsored by the FTC Bureau of Economics, looked at antitrust analysis of the grocery industry including both historical analysis and analysis of current methods. The roundtable...
Jun20
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FTC and DOJ hearings. The Antitrust Division and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission (FTC) cohosted hearings on single-firm conduct and antitrust law in 2006 and 2007. To see the Presentations, please visit...
Apr27
The FTC hosted a public workshop that gathered consumer advocates, government officials, business people, and other parties involved in the rebate process. The workshop provided an opportunity to...
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