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Ensuring U.S. Leadership in AI

November 13, 2024 • 9:00 – 10:15 am EST

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To secure and sustain its leadership in AI development, the United States must adopt a comprehensive strategy that integrates technological innovation with robust infrastructure planning. The CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department recently launched a new initiative exploring the intersection of AI, technology, and energy policy. Our goal is to create a cohesive framework for addressing the critical infrastructure gaps in data centers and energy systems needed to support AI’s rapid growth. CSIS aims to identify where policy interventions will help ensure the U.S. sustains and grows its lead in AI. 

Please join the CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department for our event on ensuring U.S. leadership in AI on November 13th from 9:00 am - 10:15 am. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) will share views from Congress. The event will feature additional remarks from Chris Lehane, Vice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI, Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, Tanya Das, Director of the Energy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center, Saif Khan, Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Critical and Emerging Technology, and Neil Chatterjee, Former Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

This event will take place at CSIS Headquarters (1616 Rhode Island Ave NW) and will be livestreamed

This event is made possible by generous support from OpenAI.

Agenda: Ensuring U.S. Leadership in AI


Opening Remarks

9:00 am

Navin Girishankar, President, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS

Government Perspectives on Data Center Growth

9:05 am

Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Member, Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus

Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), Chair, House Republican Energy, Climate, and Conservation Task Force

 

Industry Perspective on Data Center Growth

9:30 am

Chris Lehane, Vice President of Global Affairs, OpenAI

Panel: Charting U.S. AI Growth and Competitiveness

9:45 am

Moderator: 

Joseph Majkut, Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, CSIS

 

Panelists:

Chris Miller, Author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Tanya Das, Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center

Saif Khan, Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Critical and Emerging Technologies, U.S. Department of Commerce

Neil Chatterjee, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Event Ends

10:15 am

Contact Information

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Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO)

Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO)

Member, Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus
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Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA)

Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA)

Chair, House Republican Energy, Climate, and Conservation Task Force
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Chris Lehane

Chris Lehane

Vice President of Global Affairs, OpenAI
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Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology"
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Tanya Das

Tanya Das

Director, Energy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
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Saif Khan

Saif Khan

Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Critical and Emerging Technologies
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Neil Chatterjee

Neil Chatterjee

Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Joseph Majkut
Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program