Semiconductors and the Future of the Tech Economy

November 2, 2016 • 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT

Semiconductors are the backbone of the world's digital economy and will become even more instrumental as cutting-edge technologies like driverless cars, artificial intelligence, and precision nanosurgery emerge.  However, challenges are on the horizon.  Please join CSIS for a major policy speech by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker followed by a panel on the critical importance of the semiconductor sector in U.S. competitiveness and innovation.

Secretary Pritzker's Remarks

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Americas, North America, Technology, Military Technology, Technology and Innovation, Defense and Security, and Trade and International Business
John J. Hamre

John J. Hamre

CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership
James Andrew Lewis

James Andrew Lewis

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Economic Security and Technology Department

Andrew Philip Hunter

Ted Dean

Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Acting) for Industry & Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce

John Neuffer

President and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association

David George

Senior Manager-Wireless Technologies, General Motors

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