Online Event: Rethinking U.S. Industrial Policy and Innovation Strategy

In response to today’s economic challenges—particularly managing the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of China—prominent U.S. policymakers on both sides of the aisle are considering forms of government intervention to boost domestic production and innovation. However, there is significant disagreement about how to do so, with proposals ranging from tax cuts to industrial policy.  

Please join the CSIS Economics Program for a discussion on the appropriate role of government in sustaining U.S. technological leadership amid competition with China. The event will feature remarks from a panel of experts focused on U.S. innovation policy and how to best respond to challenges posed by China’s economic model.  

Featured Speakers: 

Robert D. Atkinson
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 

Derek Scissors
Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute  

Deborah Wince-Smith
President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness  

Moderated by: 

Matthew P. Goodman 
Senior Vice President for Economics, CSIS

This event is made possible through the generous support of the Alcoa Foundation and JETRO.