Workshop B: Managing risk of regulatory capture
1:00 PM - 4:00PM | 19 March 2026
Marie Doole,
Mātaki Environmental NZ,
Dr Marie Doole is a New Zealand based regulatory professional, and the Director of Mātaki Environmental, a boutique advisory practice focused on research, strategy, and regulation. Marie combines a strong operational background in regulation with academic and evaluative skillsets, which she applies to wicked problems in the context of environmental law. Marie is an accomplished writer, speaker, and researcher, with a strong interest in the underlying power structures that determine the effectiveness or otherwise of regulatory system.
Workshop Overview
Regulatory capture describes where the excessive influence of vested interests generates a pattern of decision making in a regulator that undermines the public interest for the benefit of those seeking to capture the regulator. Workshop participants will learn the fundamental distinguishing features of regulatory capture. They will learn how to diagnose it occurring within an agency (and from outside). Participants will also dive into the nuanced aspects of capture, what it looks like, case studies from around the world before workshopping mitigation and management options. The workshop will draw on the latest academic and practical insights into capture and related issues of regulatory integrity, with a sharp focus on action-oriented approaches to moderating influence.
Key Takeways
How to define regulatory capture
How to diagnose it, distinguishing it from other drivers of threats to integrity
Global case studies and lessons learned
A strong appreciation for the risks and consequences of a failure to moderate influences at all levels of an agency/regulatory system
Proven strategies to mitigate and manage risk of excessive influence