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James Bessen

James Bessen

Keynote Speaker: Author and Economist at Boston University School of Law

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James Bessen Biography

James Bessen is an economist who has been a Lecturer at Boston University School of Law since 2004, and was previously a software developer and CEO of a software company. Bessen was also a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

Bessen researches the economics of innovation, including patents and economic history. He has written about software patents with Eric Maskin, arguing that they might inhibit innovation rather than stimulate progress. With Michael J. Meurer, he wrote Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk as well as papers on patent trolls. His book Learning by Doing: The Real Connection Between Innovation, Wages, and Wealth argues that major new technologies require new skills and knowledge that are slow and difficult to develop, affecting jobs and wages.

Bessen developed the first WYSIWYG desktop publishing program at a community newspaper in Philadelphia in 1983. He established and ran a company, Bestinfo, to sell that program commercially. In 1993, Bestinfo was sold to Intergraph.

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The Future of Software Patents - YouTube
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James Bessen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Government, Innovation, Economy, Finance and Technology.

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James Bessen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Government and Innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book James Bessen for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. James Bessen generally travels from Harpswell, ME, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Bill Conerly, Jason Schenker and Todd Buchholz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling James Bessen for an upcoming event.

James Bessen Videos

The Future of Software Patents - YouTube
James Bessen on Economic Inequality and Technology: How ...
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