Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture | Council on Foreign Relations

What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future? A Conversation With Reid Hoffman

Tech leader Reid Hoffman shares his insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future and its transformative potential to improve lives and create positive change. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.

Virtual Event with Reid Hoffman and Deven J. Parekh January 30, 2025 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Defense Technology

Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology With Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Frank Whitworth

Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Vice Admiral Frank “Trey” Whitworth, discusses the future of the NGA and how the agency is addressing new threats, strategic defense competition between the United States, China, and Russia, and how emerging technology is shifting the defense landscape. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.

Virtual Event with Frank Whitworth III and Jeh Charles Johnson March 27, 2024 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

United States

Innovating Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Panelists discuss how the private and public sectors can partner to develop, scale, and utilize emerging technologies to mitigate and adapt to the consequences of climate change. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.

Virtual Event with Alice C. Hill, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr., Jennifer Wilcox and Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran April 13, 2023 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology With Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt

Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt discuss the transformational power of artificial intelligence. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.

Virtual Event with Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Judy Woodruff December 20, 2021 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Future of AI, Ethics, and Defense

Speakers discuss the intersection of technology, defense, and ethics, and the geopolitical competition for the future of innovation. The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology addresses issues at the intersection of science, technology, and foreign policy. It has been endowed in perpetuity through a gift from CFR members Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener.

Virtual Event with Ash Carter, Reid Hoffman, Fei-Fei Li and Karen Kornbluh October 22, 2020 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Technology and Innovation

The Artificial Intelligence Race and the New World Order

Kai-Fu Lee discusses the advances in artificial intelligence technology, the effects on the future of work, and the technology race between the United States and China.

Event with Kai-Fu Lee and Deven J. Parekh October 5, 2018 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Health

Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons Learned 100 Years After the Spanish Flu Outbreak

Panelists discuss the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic as we near its centennial and how this historic outbreak informs our responses to global health emergencies today.

Event with John M. Barry, Laurie Garrett, Anne Schuchat and Sheri L. Fink December 5, 2017 Global Health Program

Global

Cybersecurity Threats: How Vulnerable Is the United States?

Experts discuss the current threats and vulnerabilities in U.S. cybersecurity and the level of U.S. preparedness in responding to the next cyberattack.

Event with Adam Segal, Anup Ghosh, Kiersten Todt and Dina Temple-Raston June 19, 2017 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans and Robots in the Economy

MIT Professor Emeritus and Rethink Robotics Founder Rodney Brooks, Carnegie Mellon's Abhinav Gupta, and MIT's Andrew McAfee, join Nicholas Thompson, editor at NewYorker.com, to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technology, and their economic impact on industry and society in the future.

Event with Andrew McAfee, Abhinav Gupta, Rodney Brooks and Nicholas Thompson February 27, 2015 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture

Americas

3D Printing: Challenges and Opportunities for International Relations

Experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of 3D printing.

Event with Sam Cervantes, Thomas Campbell, Rob Reid and J. David Kirkpatrick October 23, 2013 Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture