2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Welcome
Christopher Walker, Vice President, Center for European Policy Analysis
H.E. Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United States
2:40 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Panel I | AI Evolution: The Geopolitics of the Full Stack
Ari Giovenco, Head, US Trade Policy, Amazon
Glenn Parham, Chief Executive Officer, GovBench
Craig Singleton, China Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
James Lewis, Distinguished Fellow, Tech Policy, Center for European Policy Analysis
Moderator: Ronan Murphy, Director, Tech Policy, Center for European Policy Analysis
3:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Video Remarks | Award Acceptance
H.E. Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Sweden
3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Coffee Break
3:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Keynote
The Hon. Chrissy Houlahan, Representative (PA-06), US House of Representatives
3:50 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Fireside Chat
Christian Brose, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Anduril Industries
Moderator: Dr. Alina Polyakova, President & CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis
4:20 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. Panel II | An Eye Towards Innovation: Europe’s Defense Tech Boom
Robert Geckle, Chairman and CEO, Airbus US Defense & Space
Jennifer Stewart, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy, National Defense Industrial Association
Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Twitty, Distinguished Fellow, Transatlantic Defense and Security, Center for European Policy Analysis; Deputy Commander, US European Command (2018-2020)
Moderator: Catherine Sendak, Director, Transatlantic Defense and Security, Center for European Policy Analysis
5:05 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Dr. Alina Polyakova, President and CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis