CEPA hosts its inaugural Tech Conference on Thursday, September 26, 2024, to examine the intersections of technology and security, and bring together thought leaders and experts from industry and the public sectors to discuss today’s most pressing policy challenges.
Event Overview
Technology is defining the future of geopolitics. To stay ahead of rivals like China and Russia, North America and Europe must rise to the strategic challenge and ensure collaboration between public and private sectors to foster innovation and ensure a democratic digital domain. This challenge is not only limited to spheres of business and innovation but also on the battlefield and will lay the foundation of security and prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic for future generations.
Key areas of focus will include technology and trade, supply chains and innovation, and emerging and disruptive technologies on the battlefield.
9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome
Speakers:
Dr. Alina Polyakova, President and CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis
Jonas Wendel, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Sweden to the US
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Germany (2019-2021)
9:30 – 10:15 – Panel 1: Setting the Transatlantic Tech Agenda
Speakers:
Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Peter Borsos, Head of Communications, Ericsson Group
Arrow Augerot, Director, Americas Public Policy, Amazon
Karen Kornbluh, Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Chair: Lucinda Creighton, Senior Fellow, Digital Innovation Initiative, Center for European Policy Analysis
10:30 – 11:00 – Fireside Chat
Speakers:
The Hon. Christopher Murphy, US Senator for Connecticut, US Senate
11:00 – 11:40 – Panel 2: Technology Solutions in the Age of Great Power Competition
Speakers:
Will Hurd, US Representative (TX-23), US House of Representatives (2015-2021)
Andrea Thompson, CEO, Dakota State Applied Research Corporation; Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, US Department of State (2018-2019)
Lorenz Meier, CEO, Auterion
Chair: Joseph Gedeon, National Security Reporter, Politico
