Speeches/Articles by

Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman

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• Opening Remarks
  FTC/DOJ Workshop: Charting the Future Course of International Technical Assistance
  Washington, D.C., February 6, 2008
  
• "Reflections in an Election Year: Challenges in Antitrust Enforcement"
  New York State Bar Association
  New York City, January 31, 2008
• Opening Remarks
  Federal Trade Commission Carbon Offsets Workshop
  Washington, D.C., January 8, 2008
• Rights and Responsibility: Protecting Children in a Web 2.0 World
  Keynote Address, Family Online Safety Institute
  December 6, 2007
• Maintaining our Focus at the FTC: Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Protecting Consumers and Competition
  Keynote Address, ABA Section of Antitrust Law 7th Annual Fall Forum
  November 15, 2007
• "The Vital Role of Truthful Information in the Marketplace"
  University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication Roy H. Park Lecture
  October 11, 2007
• “Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change”
  Federal Trade Commission Debt Collection Workshop
  Washington, D.C., October 10, 2007
• “Maintaining Momentum in the Fight Against Identity Theft”
  National Cyber Security Awareness Summit
  Washington, D.C., October 1, 2007
• Convergence, Conflict, and Comity: The Search for Coherence in International Competition Policy
  34th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law & Policy
  New York City, September 27, 2007
  
• “Protect Your Identity, Yourself and Your Family: A Conversation with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras”
  AARP National Event & Expo: Life@50+
  Boston, Massachusetts, September 6, 2007
  
• "Weighing In: Steady Progress”
  FTC/HHS Forum on Childhood Obesity
  Washington, D.C.,  July 18, 2007
• “Defending Competition Principles on a Global Basis”
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Regulatory Cooperation Project
  Washington, D.C., July 17, 2007
• “Developing A Plan for Action in the Fight Against Malicious Spam”
  Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions
  July 11, 2007
• "The FTC: Working for Consumers in the On-Line World"
  Keynote Address, Federal Communications Bar Association Annual Meeting
  June 27, 2007
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• "The Role of Competition Analysis in Regulatory Decisions”
  AEI/Brookings Joint Center Workshop
  Washington, D.C., May 15, 2007
• "The Rule of Law in Chicago and Around the Globe"
  Jones Day Chicago Office 20th Anniversary Celebration
  Chicago, IL, May 2, 2007
• "Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Successes and Challenges"
  New York, New York, May 16, 2007
• “Food for Thought: The FTC and Market Influences on Consumer Health”
  50th Annual Food and Drug Law Institute & Food and Drug Administration Conference
  Washington, D.C., April 12, 2007
  
• Opening Remarks
  FTC Public Conference on “Energy Markets in the 21st Century: Competition Policy in Perspective”
  Washington, DC, April 10, 2007
  
• "National Champions: I Don’t Even Think it Sounds Good"
  13th International Conference on Competition/14th European Competition Day
  Munich, Germany, March 26, 2007
• Building A Culture of Privacy and Security -- Together
  The International Association of Privacy Professionals' Privacy Summit
  Washington, D.C. March 7, 2007
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• Opening Remarks
  FTC Workshop on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy
  Washington, DC, February 13, 2007
  
  
• "The FTC: Promoting a Culture of Security for Sensitive Personal Information"
  RSA Security Conference: "ID Theft and Cyber-crime: Where Thieves, Victims,
  Industry and Government Intersect"
  San Francisco, CA, February 6, 2007
  
  
• "FTC Consumer Priorities"
  Consumer Federation of America 2007 Consumer Assembly
  Washington, DC, February 2, 2007
  
  
• "The FTC's Consumer Protection Agenda: Strategies for the Present and Future"
  ABA Consumer Protection Conference
  Washington, DC, January 30, 2007
  
  
• "Advertising Resolutions For The New Year"
  Association of National Advertisers
  New York, NY, January 17, 2007
  
  
• "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Information Age”
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Chamber Foundation: “Minding Your
  Business: The Future of Privacy”
  Washington, DC, December 5, 2006
  
  
• “Developing Consumer Protection Policy in a Digital Age”
  Opening Remarks
  FTC Hearings on Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade
  Washington, D.C., November 6, 2006
  
  
• “Lessons From The Masters”
  ABA Antitrust Section Masters Program
  Kiawah Island, SC, September 28, 2006
  
  
• “The FTC: Confronting New Security Challenges Through Enforcement,
  Education, and Research”
  The Exchequer Club
  Washington, DC, September 20, 2006
  
  
• "The Federal Trade Commission in the Online World: Promoting Competition
  and Protecting Consumers"
  The Progress & Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit
  Aspen, CO, August 21, 2006
  
  
• Commencement Address
  Meadville Area Senior High School Commencement
  Meadville, PA, June 9, 2006
  
  
• "A Government Perspective on IP and Antitrust Law"
  American Antitrust Institute Conference: “The IP Grab: The Struggle Between
  Intellectual Property Rights and Antitrust”
  Washington, DC, June 21, 2006
  
  
• "The Consumer Reigns: Using Section 2 to Ensure a "Competitive Kingdom"
  Opening Session: Hearings on Section 2 of the Sherman Act Sponsored by the
  FTC and the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  Washington, DC, June 20, 2006
  
  
• Opening Remarks
  FTC Public Workshop: Protecting Consumers in the New Mortgage Marketplace
  Washington, DC, May 24, 2006
  
  
• Statement at the Initial Meeting of the President's Identity Theft Task Force
  Washington, DC, May 22, 2006
  
  
• "The United States Federal Trade Commission, Promoting Solutions to Childhood
  Obesity: Perspectives on Food Marketing and Self-Regulation"
  European Union Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, Joint EU-US
  Meeting
  Brussells, Belgium, May 11, 2006
  
  
• "Protecting Consumer Information in the 21st Century: The FTC's Principled
  Approach"
  The Progress and Freedom Foundation, Securing the Internet Project, Internet
  Security Summit
  Washington, DC, May 10, 2006
  
  
• "Self Regulation in the Infomercial Industry: Moving Forward"
  Electronic Retailing Association
  New York, NY April 26, 2006
  
  
• "Promoting a Culture of Competition"
  Remarks Before the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  Beijing, China, April 10, 2006
  
  
• "Distinguishing Unilateral Conduct From Aggressive Competition"
  Remarks at the Tokyo American Center
  Tokyo, Japan, April 3, 2006
  
  
• Statement Before the Antitrust Modernization Commission
  Washington, DC, March 21, 2006
  
  
• “Teamwork: The Key to Victory Against Identity Theft”
  Remarks Before the “Teaming Up Against Identity Theft: A Summit on
  Solutions” Conference
  Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 2006
  
  
• “Finding Solutions to Fight Spyware: The FTC’s Three Enforcement Principles”
  Anti-Spyware Coalition Conference
  Washington, DC, February 9, 2006
  
  
• “Protecting Competition in a Market Economy”
  Remarks Before the Seminario Sobre Competencia Economica
  (Mexican Judicial Training Seminar)
  Mexico City, Mexico, February 1, 2006
  
  
• Statement of Chairman Majoras, Commissioner Kovacic, and Commissioner
  Rosch concerning the closing of the investigation into Transactions Involving
  Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications
  January 31, 2006
  
  
• "State Intervention: A State of Displaced Competition"
  George Mason Law Review Antitrust Symposium: “Hot Topics in EU Antitrust
  Law: What Every Multinational Needs to Know”
  Fairfax, VA, September 20, 2005
  
  
• Recognizing the Procompetitive Potential of Royalty Discussions in Standard
  Setting"
  Stanford University; Standardization and the Law: Developing the Golden Mean
  for Global Trade
  Stanford, CA, September 23, 2005
  
  
• “The U.S. FTC Promotes Better Markets and Better Choices: A Look at Health
  Care and Financial Services”
  Remarks on European Competition and Consumer Day
  London, England, September 15, 2005
  
  
• “Reflections On My First Year”
  Remarks Before the 2005 ABA Annual Meeting
  Chicago, IL, August 6, 2005
  
  
• Opening Remarks
  FTC/HHS Marketing, Self-Regulation, and Childhood Obesity Workshop
  Washington, DC, July 14, 2005
  
  
• "Competition Policy, Patent Law, and Innovation"
  Welcoming Remarks: FTC Patent Reform Conference
  Washington, DC, June 9, 2005
  
  
• “The FTC: Fostering Positive Market Initiatives to Combat Obesity”
  Obesity Liability Conference
  Chicago, IL, May 11, 2005
  
  
• Opening Remarks
  OECD Workshop on Dispute Resolution and Consumer Redress
  Washington, DC, April 19, 2005
  
  
• "Self Regulatory Organizations and the FTC"
  Council of Better Business Bureaus
  Arlington, VA, April 11, 2005
  
  
• "U.S. Antitrust Practice - How Does it Affect European Business?"
  Remarks Before the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
  Brussels, Belgium, April 7, 2005
  
  
• "Protecting Consumers in a High-Tech World"
  Internet Foundation Lunch
  Brussels, Belgium, April 6, 2005
  
  
• State of the FTC Address
  Washington, DC, March 28, 2005
  
  
• "The FTC: Using Multiple Tools to Empower Consumers"
  Consumer Federation of America, 2005 Consumer Assembly
  Washington, DC, March 11, 2005
  
  
• " Identity Theft: Recent Developments Involving the Security of Sensitive
  Consumer Information"
  Prepared Statement of the FTC Before The Committee of Banking, Housing, and
  Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate.
  Washington, DC, March 10, 2005
  
  
• The FTC: Fostering a Competitive Health Care Environment That Benefits
  Patients"
  World Congress Leadership Summit
  New York, NY, February 28, 2005
  
  
• Anti-Spyware Coalition,
  Deborah Platt Majoras, Remarks at the Federal Trade Commission, February 9, 2006
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• "A Dose of our Own Medicine: Applying a Cost/Benefit Analysis to the FTC's
  Advocacy Program"
  Keynote Address: Current Topics in Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy,
  Charles River Associates
  Washington, DC, February 8, 2005
  
  
• "Protecting Markets and Consumers in a High-Tech World"
  Software Information Industry Alliance Conference
  New York, NY, February 1, 2005
  
  
• "Promoting International Convergence: Spring Training for Antitrust
  Professionals"
  ABA International Forum
  Miami, FL, January 25, 2005
  
  
• "Recent Actions at the Federal Trade Commission"
  Remarks Before the Dallas Bar Association's Antitrust and Trade Regulation
  Section
  Dallas, TX, January 18, 2005
  
  
• "Estimating the Price Effects of Mergers and Concentration in the Petroleum
  Industry: An Evaluation of Recent Learning"
  FTC Workshop Opening Remarks
  Washington, DC, January 14, 2005
  
  
• "Looking Forward: Merger and Other Policy Initiatives at the FTC"
  ABA Antitrust Section Fall Forum
  Washington, DC, November 18, 2004
  
  
• "Administrative Practice and Institutional Renewal: Lessons from the Federal
  Trade Commission"
  ABA Administrative Law Conference
  Washington, DC, October 21, 2004
  
  
• Opening Remarks
  Federal Trade Commission 90th Anniversary Symposium
  Washington, DC, September 22, 2004
  
  
• Opening Remarks
  Workshop on Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions
  Washington, DC, September 13, 2004
  
  
• Statement
  "I Am Deeply Honored to be Chairman of the FTC,"
  August 16, 2004