2025 Pacific Technology Policy Conference
| 2025 Pacific Technology Policy Conference
March 13, 2025 K&L Gates, 925 4th Avenue #2900, Seattle, WA 98104 |
If you plan to attend, please RSVP. |
NBR’s second annual Pacific Technology Policy Conference will bring together key policy, academic, and private sector stakeholders for a full day of discussions on critical issues in the digital and technology domains. The conference will feature keynote remarks from high-level government and business leaders, panel discussions with substantive experts from throughout the region, and a networking reception.
NBR is grateful to our conference sponsors Microsoft, The Korea Foundation, and K&L Gates for their generous support.
Agenda
OPENING REMARKS
Michael Wills, President, National Bureau of Asian Research
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Senior Microsoft representative [invited]
PANEL 1: International Perspectives on Indo-Pacific Technology and Innovation Cooperation
A discussion among key stakeholders from countries such as the United States, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom on their respective tech and innovation priorities, as well as the biggest risks and opportunities emerging from rapid technological advancements.
PANEL 2: Tech Security, Export Controls, and Critical Supply Chains
A discussion of the latest policies and developments around ensuring secure and resilient emerging technology supply chains, particularly with relevance to the AI ecosystem. This panel will also examine both recent and potential U.S. export controls, as well as the growing risk of retaliatory Chinese controls.
LUNCH
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Senior Private Sector Representative [invited]
PANEL 3: Next-Generation Batteries and Critical Mineral Supply Chains
A discussion of the latest policies and developments around battery technologies and the critical mineral supply chains necessary to support this rapidly expanding industry.
PANEL 4: Global Approaches to Developing Effective Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy
An examination of how competing approaches to global cybersecurity policy impacts private sector implementation, innovation, and security.
PANEL 5: Advancing Indo-Pacific AI Governance
A conversation on how to advance AI governance and shared AI objectives in the Indo-Pacific, including through collaboration between key countries’ AI Safety Institutes and multilateral efforts such as the Hiroshima AI Process.
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Senior government representative [invited]
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Panelists include:
Jungmi Cha
Director, Center for International Strategies, National Assembly Futures Institute
Andrew Grotto
Former Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the White House under the Obama and Trump Administrations; current Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
Robert Holleyman
Former Deputy United States Trade Representative and current member of NBR’s Board of Advisors
Owen Larter
Senior Director, Global Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI, Microsoft
Tami Overby
Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group; member of NBR’s Board of Advisors
Sangmin Shim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)
Dale Swartz
Partner, McKinsey
John VerWey
Advisor, Global Security, Technology and Policy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Charlie Vest
Associate Director, Rhodium Group
Mungo Woodifield
Minister Counsellor for Trade and Global Issues at the British Embassy
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