(Transcript) 2025 LeadershIP Conference Panel I: Economic Security & Technology: The Role of IP

April 4, 2025

This transcript is from the 2025 LeadershIP Conference hosted at CSIS on April 1st, 2025. Watch the full video here.

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Panel Description: National and economic security priorities are inextricably linked to technological leadership. What can innovation, IP, and competition policies do to help with these priorities?

Speakers

Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS

Hon. Anne Neuberger, Former Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology

Hon. David L. Norquist, President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association

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