Neelie Kroes, the former European Competition Commissioner who recently joined Uber’s public policy advisory board, says that laws should be brought up to date to incorporate market disrupting companies like Uber.
“Legislation should be proactive,” Kroes told Forbes in an interview. “We are facing a disruptive economy. It’s completely different from what we are used to.”
Kroes was appointed as a new advisors to Uber’s international advisory board in early May and had her first meeting with the board soon afterwards. She said the board was “completely free” to offer advice on Uber’s public policy matters when they felt an issue needed addressing, or when Uber asked for advice. “I have very impressive colleagues so I can assure you that with this team it would make sense to listen to our thoughts,” she said.
Kroes was speaking on the sidelines of Startup Fest Europe, a gathering of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Amsterdam who listened to speeches from Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt and Uber chief Travis Kalanick.
“I’m grateful he came over,” said Kroes, whose public-private initiative Startup Delta organised the conference.
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