(Transcript) 2024 LeadershIP Conference Panel IV: The Geopolitical Technology Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities

April 12, 2024

This transcript is from the 2024 LeadershIP Conference hosted at CSIS on April 9th, 2024. Watch the full video here.

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

Speakers

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

Dr. Jason Matheny, President and CEO, RAND Corporation

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

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