BUSINESS POLICYMAKING INCUM BENT S FINDING THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD COMP ETIT ORS UPSTARTS THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD • ENABLE JOB CREATION = CONSUMER BENEFIT OVER TIME AND EQUAL ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES INTENT • DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH THE ACCELERATED PACE OF CHANGE • ENCOURAGE INNOVATION INNOVA • ENTRENCHED INTERESTS • OUTDATED POLICY • SLOW & BUREAUCRATIC PROCESSES N TIO FLUCTUATES REGULATORY LANDSCAPE PRESCRIPTIVE BROAD MARKET FAIRNESS • PROMOTE PUBLIC GOOD SELF-REGULATORY ORGANISATIONS WHAT IS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD? VOICES FROM THE EXPERTS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY MARKET PARTICIPANTS THAT HAD PRIVILEGED ACCESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE ON ANY SORT OF REGULATORY PROCESS ALL COMPANIES SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY AND MOTIVATION TO PURSUE INNOVATION RORY MCDONALD, ASST PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL I THINK MORE ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF FAIRNESS, THAT EVERYONE'S PLAYING BY THE SAME RULES, WHICH AIM TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER, COLLECT TAXES, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE WORKERS ARE PROTECTED MINERVA TANTOCO, CTO, NYC IT'S CONSUMERS THAT WE WANT TO REALLY HAVE THE BENEFITS AND WE WANT THE FOCUS OF POLICY TO BE ON THEM, NOT ON THE COMPETITORS JAMES GATTUSO, SR RESEARCH FELLOW, THE WAY FORWARD GOVERNMENT • PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATION • FOCUS ON GOALSETTING • LEVERAGE DATA & METRICS BUSINESS • TRANSPARENCY • ENGAGE WITH POLICYMAKERS • BUILD PUBLIC TRUST THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION Sponsored by