This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.

Please join the CSIS China Power Project, Freeman Chair in China Studies, and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics on February 11 for a special discussion on the methods and impact of PRC interference in Taiwan’s recent presidential and legislative elections. The event will feature a keynote and Q&A with Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister, and a panel discussion featuring Puma Shen of National Taipei University and Nick Monaco of the Institute for the Future. China Power Project director Bonnie Glaser and Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette will serve in commentator and moderator roles.

AGENDA
 

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

9:15 a.m. Keynote Address and Q&A
, Audrey TangDigital Minister, Taiwan

Q&A Moderator:
Bonnie S. Glaser, Director, China Power Project and Senior Adviser for Asia, CSIS

10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: Methods and Impact of PRC Interference in Taiwan’s Elections
Panelist 1: Puma Shen, Associate Professor of Criminology, National Taipei University
Panelist 2: Nick Monaco, Research Director, Digital Intelligence Lab, Institute for the Future

Commentator: Bonnie S. Glaser

10:45 a.m. Panelists Q&A
Moderator: Jude Blanchette 

11:30 a.m. Event End 

This event is funded with support from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States.

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In November 2018, the Department of Justice unveiled the China Initiative, which was established to fulfill the Department’s strategic priority of confronting national security threats presented by the People’s Republic of China, with a particular emphasis placed on the policies and practices that seek to challenge U.S. technological and scientific leadership.  This half-day event brings together high-level officials from the U.S. government, private industry and academia, to discuss the most timely and relevant issues regarding the Department of Justice’s efforts to counter this economic malfeasance.

Agenda
8:00 am — Welcome by James Lewis, CSIS, and John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security

8:05 am — Opening remarks by Christopher Wray, FBI Director

8:25 am — Threat Briefing by William Evanina, Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

8:45 am — China case overview

9:05 am — U.S. Attorney Panel – “The China Initiative”

9:45 am — Break

10:00 am — Keynote address by William Barr, U.S. Attorney General

10:30 am — Industry Experience Panel 

11:20 am — Academic Experience Panel

12:10 pm — Closing remarks by John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.

In recent years, the number and variety of cybersecurity products and services has grown rapidly.  One survey found that organizations use an average of 47 different cybersecurity tools across their networks. This has created challenges for organizations, who can find it difficult to make all of these different products interoperable. What could help would be a common set of standards, protocols, taxonomies, and open source code that can tie these cybersecurity tools together. This event will examine the progress of efforts to develop standards such as the Open Cybersecurity Alliance, and ask what the federal government and private firms can do to help advance interoperability.

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.

This past October, Google scientists used a quantum computer to solve in just 200 seconds a calculation that would have taken a conventional computer more than 10,000 years. This and other recent  milestones drive home the point  that quantum computing is no longer a technology of the future—it’s already here and already being used.  As quantum computing continues to grow more powerful and more accessible, it will reshape everything from artificial intelligence to encryption. To discuss the future and impact of quantum technologies, join us for a fireside chat with Hartmut Neven, Head of Quantum Computing at Google.

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.

In an era of global technological competition and diffusion of innovation, the United States must uphold the twin pillars of national security and national innovation. There is a clear need for greater cooperation and engagement on the challenge set within government; between federal, state, and local levels; between governments; and between the public and private sectors. By recognizing its comparative strengths and weaknesses, the United States federal government can take measured steps that increase its chances of success and guard against risks. 

CSIS’s Global Security Forum focuses on the challenges that emerging technologies pose to U.S. security and the policy priorities needed. The event will feature a keynote address from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the launch of a new report highlighting insights from the 2019 GSF Experts’ Workshop and actionable recommendations to inform a more effective U.S. federal government approach to emerging technologies. 
 

Event Agenda

8:30 AM: Registration Check-In

9:00 AM: Opening Remarks

9:10 AM: Keynote Address on "Maintaining the U.S. National Security Innovation Base"
Hon. Mark T. Esper
Secretary of Defense

Followed by a moderated discussion with 

Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks
Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; and Director, International Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies

9:50 AM: Presentation of Report Findings
Samuel Brannen
Director, Risk and Foresight Group
Center for Strategic and International Studies

10:00 AM: Panel Discussion on "Emerging Technologies Governance"
Gabrielle Burrell
Minister Counsellor Defense Policy
Embassy of Australia

Mr. Andrew P. Hunter
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dr. Jason G. Matheny
Founding Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology and former Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

Ms. Suzanne Spaulding
Senior Advisor, Homeland Security, International Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Brigadier General Benjamin Watson
Vice Chief of Naval Research; Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
U.S. Marine Corps

11:00 AM: Adjourn

This event is made possible through support from Leonardo DRS.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) invites you to attend a conversation with SAIC’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Defense Systems Customer Group Jim Scanlon. Mr. Scanlon is responsible for leading strategy, business development, and program execution for approximately $2.9 billion in support to the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Defense Logistics Agency.

The discussion will explore the implications of the growing emphasis on technology competition with near peers and how the benefits of big data and artificial intelligence, highlighted in the Army Future Command data strategy, could be brought to the operating force. These overarching issues have important implications for technical services companies, whether they develop algorithms or balance system engineering tradeoffs. Jim Scanlon will discuss not only the role SAIC may play, but will also analyze the larger services market as it has been shaped by the complexity of multi-domain operations that are reliant on a diverse mix of interacting systems.
 
The purpose of the Main Street Defense event series is to highlight the unique opportunities and challenges faced by ‘Main Street’ companies in the defense industry. By broadening the conversation to include entities headquartered in America’s towns and cities beyond the top five defense contractors, and by providing a public platform for discussion, CSIS engage new voices and provides a setting for a dialogue on important factors affecting the entire defense and security sector today, different from those that we usually hear about.
 
Mr. Andrew Hunter will moderate the discussion with Mr. Scanlon. Please join us on Thursday, January 23 for this timely conversation.

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
 

As the world becomes increasingly urban and digital, smart cities are emerging as ground-zero for new approaches to development and governance. On Thursday, January 23rd, CSIS will convene a diverse panel of experts to distinguish between leading smart city models and discuss how their technologies, including in the areas of public safety and surveillance, are impacting the power of citizens, governments, and corporations, both within and between countries. 

Featuring keynote remarks by:
Dr. Sokwoo Rhee, Associate Director for Cyber-Physical Systems Innovation, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

A presentation by:
Jonathan E. Hillman, Director of the Reconnecting Asia Project and Senior Fellow of the Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS

And a panel discussion with: 
Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Michelle Holland, Director of Consulting & Deals, PwC Canada and former Chief Advocate for the Innovation Economy, City of Toronto
Abha Joshi-Ghani, Senior Adviser, World Bank
Michael Sherwood, Director of Technology and Innovation, City of Las Vegas

Moderated by: 
Peter Raymond, Senior Associate, CSIS