Social media and content-sharing platforms are now an integral part of electoral processes, acting as a conduit for the campaigning of and advertising by parties and candidates, and a forum for public discourse. If tech companies are perceived to have performed poorly during the elections, this could shape not only the reputation of the sector, but also the subsequent policy agendas they face from governments.
The 2024 elections mark the conclusion of the current policy cycle in the US, EU and UK. This marks the next phase of the "techlash" with governments setting out new policy agendas towards the end of this year and into next with major implications for companies and investors across the tech sector.
Our global team has a strong track record helping clients across different sectors to analyse, assess and engage with the national, regional and international implications of elections, and their results, and the policy agendas which follow.
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Understand and track
Understand the drivers of post-election technology regulatory initiatives and what policymakers are trying to achieve.
Track the political and policy debates of new governments and administrations in the US, EU, UK and other major policy centres which shape the form and likely impact of regulatory frameworks.
Understand the interplay between competing national and regional legal frameworks, as well as initiatives at an international level to collaborate and coordinate.
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Assess and prioritise
Prioritise the key markets for compliance and regulatory development for your business.
Assess opportunities and risks around evolving policy frameworks and develop strategies to respond to them in those key markets.
Assess opportunities for engaging with multilateral or plurilateral policymaking bodies to influence the establishment of global technology and AI standards or principles before they are adopted at national or regional level.
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Contribute and engage
Engage constructively with policymakers on policy design questions for emerging national, regional and international technology and AI frameworks.
Contribute and deploy data points and illustrative use cases to inform government policy development with regards to private sector deployment of advanced digital technologies and AI.
Contribute expertise and technical insights to shape the establishment of policies on the deployment of advanced data tools and AI within the public sector.
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Our people
The global tech and elections policy team are specialists with regulatory and policy expertise across sectors and markets. They translate their experience from government, trade departments, politics, think tanks, international organisations, and business to advise clients at all levels, including C-Suites, boards, and government/public affairs and operational teams.
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Conan
D'Arcy
Conan advises clients on a range of policy challenges including global AI regulation, competition, investment frameworks in telecoms markets, employment policy and the ‘gig economy’, data protection, and cybersecurity legislation.
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Megan
Stagman
Megan works with tech clients to help shape their policy and market strategy across a range of issues in the UK and EU including AI, digital competition, public sector digitisation and future mobility.
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Ana
Gradinaru
Ana advises global technology companies on emerging EU policies on platform regulation, AI, online safety, and on augmented and virtual reality.
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Jack
Keevill
Jack helps tech companies navigate the EU’s flagship proposals regulating digital services and online competition, as well as broader questions about how the EU will achieve its ‘Digital Decade’ ambitions.
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Ugonma
Nwankwo
Ugonma works with tech clients and investors, helping them navigate pressing US tech policy issues including, but not limited to, data protection and privacy, AI, cybersecurity, and supply chain resilience.
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Tom
White
Tom leads GC's Europe team and its work with EU institutions and governments in the EU27, coupled with policy expertise in the financial services, manufacturing, technology, media and telecoms sectors.
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Lilah
Howson-Smith
Lilah advises clients navigating UK politics and policymaking, with a particular focus on helping clients engage on the UK's net zero policy, as well as the latest on national security and tech policy developments.
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Erin
Caddell
Erin leads Global Counsel USA, working with both US-based and non-US-based investors to assess the outlook for US policy across sectors.