Meeting

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of U.S. - China Technology Competition

Monday, March 29, 2021
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Speakers
Elsa B. Kania

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security

Adam Segal

Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations; @adschina

Robert O. Work

President and Owner, TeamWork, LLC; Vice Chairman, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence; Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (2014–2017); CFR Member

Presider
Alana Ackerson

Chief Executive Officer, HQ, Digital Currency Group; CFR Term Member

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