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Inaugural Forum on Technology, Innovation, and International Affairs
Thu, May 12th, 2016
Stanford, California
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies hosted a wide-ranging discussion of the global geopolitical landscape, and the dramatic impacts of technology and innovation in shaping our world today and into the future.
Agenda
9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:45 to 10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- William J. Burns, president, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Michael A. McFaul, director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Affairs, Stanford University
10:00 to 11:15 a.m.
The Middle East—Crisis, Conflict, and Outlook
- Ruba Al Hassan, senior adviser to the UAE ambassador to the United States
- Martha Crenshaw, senior fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Affairs, Stanford University
- Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Karim Sadjadpour, senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Moderator: Christopher M. Schroeder
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Conversation*
*Please note that this discussion is off the record*
- Madeleine Albright, chair, Albright Stonebridge Group; former U.S. secretary of state
- Condoleezza Rice, Denning professor in global business and the economy, Stanford Graduate School of Business; former U.S. secretary of state
- Moderator: William J. Burns, president, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
The Asia-Pacific and the Rise of China and India
- Michael Pettis, senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Kathleen Stephens, William J. Perry distinguished fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
- Ashley J. Tellis, senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Moderator: Rexon Ryu, senior adviser, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
Cyber, Data, and the Future of the Internet
- Rahul Sharma, cofounder and CEO, Micromax Informatics
- Sinan Ülgen, visiting scholar, Carnegie Europe
- Wang Chaoyong, founding chairman and CEO, ChinaEquity Group
- Moderator: Larry Kramer, president, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
3:15 to 4:00 p.m.
Disrupting International Affairs
- David Rothkopf, visiting scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Matthew Stepka, GP Machina Ventures; former vice president for business operations and strategy, Google
- Moderator: Jane Wales, CEO, World Affairs Council
4:00 to 4:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
- William J. Burns, president, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Michael A. McFaul, director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Affairs, Stanford University
Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Former Career Diplomat
A former career diplomat, William J. Burns served as director of the CIA, deputy secretary of State, and ambassador to Russia and Jordan. Burns was also president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2015 to 2021.
Michael A. McFaul
Madeleine Albright
Condoleezza Rice
Martha Crenshaw
Vice President for Studies
Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.
Christpher Schroeder
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie China
Michael Pettis is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. An expert on China’s economy, Pettis is professor of finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets.
Kathleen Stephens
Former Senior Fellow
Ashley J. Tellis was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow
Ryu was a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he leads an initiative focused on the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and innovation.
Wang Chaoyoung
Rahul Sharma
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Sinan Ülgen is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, transatlantic relations, international trade, economic security, and digital policy.
Larry Kramer
Former Visiting Scholar
David Rothkopf was a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment as well as the former CEO and editor in chief of the FP Group.
Matthew Stepka
Jane Wales
Ruba Al Hassan