Webcast

Commercial Diplomacy for U.S. Tech Exports

May 21, 2026 • 4:00 – 5:00 pm EDT

Join us for an episode of Betting on America, recorded at the CSIS Futures Summit. Navin Girishankar moderates the panel "U.S. Commercial Diplomacy Through the Lens of the Private Sector," joined by Cynthia Conner, Senior Manager for International Policy at Chevron; Nicole Issac, Vice President of Global Public Policy at Cisco; and Katherine F. Pickus, Chief Sustainability Officer at ADM. They discuss where U.S. commercial interests and countries’ development goals come together, the constraints U.S. companies face in emerging markets, what effective commercial diplomacy looks like, and why getting this right matters. 

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.

Contact Information

Cynthia Conner

Senior Manager for International Policy, Chevron

Katherine F. Pickus

Chief Sustainability Officer, ADM

Nicole Issac

Vice President of Global Public Policy, Cisco
May 21, 2026 • 4:00 – 5:00 pm EDT
Commercial Diplomacy for U.S. Tech Exports