Name: AI & Tech Summit
Start: 2023-09-27T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-27T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Autoshop

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Doors open at 12:00 p.m. ET | Program begins at 12:30 p.m. ET

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America’s ability to lead and champion emerging innovations in technology like generative AI will shape our industries, manufacturing base and future economy – determining the kinds of jobs and quality of life that will be open to American workers. It will be key to our national security, to our economic prosperity and to our politics.

Do we have the right policies in place to secure that future? How will the U.S. retain its status as the global tech leader, especially as other countries gain traction?

Shaping the next revolution

POLITICO’s AI & Tech Summit will tackle what the public and private sectors need to do to sharpen our competitive edge amidst rising global competitors and rapidly evolving disruptive technologies.

We’ll explore the most relevant discussions shaping America’s competitiveness including:

The debate on how to encourage breakthrough technologies like generative AI, while ensuring the appropriate guardrails are in place to reduce harm.

The opportunities for the U.S. to leverage its position on the world stage to instill democratic principles in tech governance policies.

The policies and investments to shore up the domestic infrastructure, hardware and connectivity to be more self-reliant.

The plans to bridge the digital divide and increase digital equity.

The initiative of state governments to regulate tech and how those laws can complement–or conflict–with federal efforts.

Join POLITICO for our annual AI & Tech Summit on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

at 12:30 p.m. ET.*

This program will convene in-person at

Autoshop

416 Morse St NE

Washington, D.C. 20002

It will also be available to watch on our virtual event platform provided the week of the event.

A light lunch will be served upon arrival, and a cocktail reception with light hors d'oeuvres will follow the program.

*Start time subject to change.

Featured Speakers

Aaron Chatterji

Professor, Duke University & Former Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers

Rama G. Elluru

Senior Director for Society and Intellectual Property Special Competitive Studies ProjecT

Chair Lina Khan

Federal Trade Commission

Jason Koeller, PhD

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Chemix, Inc.

Michael Kratsios

Managing Director, Scale AI and Former Chief Technology OfficeR of the United States

Rep. Ted Lieu

(D-CA)

MEMBER

CONGRESSIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAUCUS

Jake Loosararian

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Palmer Luckey

Founder

Anduril Industries

Tom Lue

General Counsel & Head of Governance

Google DeepMind

Sen. Ed Markey

(D-MA)

Member

US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Anne Neuberger

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, Cyber & Emerging Tech at National Security Council, The White House

Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

Vice Chair

Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus

Lakshmi Raman

Director of Artificial Intelligence, CIA

David Sandalow

Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University and Former Senior Official,

the White House, State Department and US Department of Energy

Christina Shim

Head of Sustainability Software, IBM

Sarah Stewart

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SILVERADO POLICY ACCELERATOR

Elham Tabassi

Associate Director for Emerging Technologies at Information Technology Laboratory

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Allen Thompson

Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer

Intel Corporation

Sen. Todd Young

(R-IN)

MEMBER

U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

FEATURING EXECUTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH

Jon Fasoli

Chief Design & Product Officer, Mailchimp

Eric Loeb

Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, Salesforce

Durga Malladi

Senior Vice President & General Manager, Technology Planning & Edge Solutions, Qualcomm Technologies

Omar Vargas

Vice President, Head of Global Public Policy, General Motors

IN CONVERSATION WITH

Cally Baute

Executive Vice President and General Manager, Media Business, POLITICO

Rachel Loeffler

Executive Vice President & General Manager, Professional Business, POLITICO

Heidi Sommer

Vice President, Client Partnerships, POLITICO

Sarah Stewart

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Silverado Policy Accelerator

Sen. Todd Young

(R-IN)

MEMBER, U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

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EXECUTIVE CONVERSATIONS

Cassandra Bernstein

Vice President

Broker Garden

Anthony Blanchard

HR Officer

Furniture Control

AGENDA

12:30 PM

POLITICO Welcome Remarks

Kevin Baron, Editorial Director, POLITICO Live

12:35 PM

A Conversation with Chair Lina Khan

Chair Lina Khan, Federal Trade Commission

Josh Sisco, Antitrust Reporter, POLITICO

1:00 PM

Executive Conversation

Jon Fasoli, Chief Design & Product Officer, Mailchimp

Cally Baute, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Business, POLITICO

1:20 PM

Walking the Tightrope of Innovation and Regulation

Rama G. Elluru, Senior Director for Society and Intellectual Property, Special Competitive Studies Project

Michael Kratsios, Managing Director, Scale AI and Former Chief Technology Officer of the United States

Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

Moderated by: Stephen Heuser, Global Technology Editor, POLITICO

2:00 PM

Executive Conversation

Durga Malladi, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Technology Planning & Edge Solutions, Qualcomm Technologies

Rachel Loeffler, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Professional Business, POLITICO

2:20 PM

Can AI Save the Earth?

Jason Koeller, PhD, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Chemix, Inc.

Jake Loosararian, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Gecko Robotics, Inc.

David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University and Former Senior Official, the White House, State Department and US Department of Energy

Christina Shim, Vice President and Global Head of Product Management, Sustainability Software

Moderated by: Evan Lehmann, Editor, Climatewire, E&E News

3:00 PM

Break

3:10 PM

Executive Conversation

Eric Loeb, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, Salesforce

Heidi Sommer, Vice President, Client Partnerships, POLITICO

3:30 PM

Can You Believe in Machines?

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA)

Tom Lue, General Counsel & Head of Governance, Google DeepMind

Elham Tabassi, Associate Director for Emerging Technologies at Information Technology Laboratory, NIST

Moderated by: Mohar Chatterjee, AI & Special Projects Reporter, POLITICO

4:00 PM

A Conversation with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)

Brakkton Booker, Author of the Recast, POLITICO

4:15 PM

Supporting Sponsor Remarks

Omar Vargas, Vice President, Head of Global Public Policy, General Motors

4:20 PM

Race to the Top: LIVE with the POLITICO Tech podcast

Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, Cyber & Emerging Tech at National Security Council

Steven Overly, Host, POLITICO Tech

4:45 PM

A Conversation with Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)

Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)

Brendan Bordelon, Tech Lobbying & Influence Reporter, POLITICO

5:00 PM

A Conversation with Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey, Founder, Anduril Industries

Kevin Baron, Editorial Director, POLITICO Live

5:20 PM

Securing the Supply: Chips, China, and the Future for Manufacturing

Aaron Chatterji, Professor, Duke University & Former Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers

Sarah Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Silverado Policy Accelerator

Allen Thompson, Vice President, U.S.- Canada Government Relations, Intel Corporation

Moderated by: Brendan Bordelon, Tech Lobbying & Influence Reporter, POLITICO

5:45 PM

A Conversation with Lakshmi Raman

Lakshmi Raman, Director of Artificial Intelligence, CIA

Heidi Vogt, National Security Editor, POLITICO

6:00 PM

Reception

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