GZERO Summit on Geo-Technology
Key-Panel Discussion*1
18:30-19:45 Dec 9 EST / 8:30-9:45 Dec 10 JST
Roundtable Discussion*2
20:00-21:30 Dec 9 EST / 10:00-11:30 Dec 10 JST
The pandemic has increased the momentum behind digitalization and technological innovation. Countries around the world are competing to develop data management (including for cross-border data), AI strategies, and next-generation mobile networks (5G). They are also competing to shape the rules and standards that govern them. At the same time, major challenges loom. The competition between the US and China over development and deployment of advanced technologies is the most important of these, and it has already led to heightened geopolitical risks. In addition, the decoupling between the two countries in the advanced technology sector is disrupting global supply chains, with consequences for companies and governments.
Guiding Questions
Post-Covid landscape of global digital and data-related technological innovation: How should these technologies address some of the issues we are facing with global challenges related to Covid-19? What roles can the leaders of the public and private sectors play in this context?Confrontation and/or cooperation: Where do you see the US-China technology competition going? Are structural differences likely to fuel confrontation?
Policy coordination on digital and data issues: Could like-minded democracies be doing more to coordinate their technology policies, especially on key issues such as supply chain security, data governance, and investments in areas such as advanced manufacturing and vendor diversity?
Key-Panel Speakers
Ian BREMMERPRESIDENT, EURASIA GROUP AND GZERO MEDIA
KAJIYAMA Hiroshi MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY, JAPAN
Jane HOLL LUTEPRESIDENT AND CEO, SICPA NORTH AMERICA
Bob MORITZGLOBAL CHAIRMAN OF THE PwC NETWORK
Eric SCHMIDT FORMER CEO & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, GOOGLE / CO-FOUNDER, SCHMIDT FUTURES
Shery AHN [MODERATOR] ANCHOR FOR DAYBREAK ASIA, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Roundtable Participants
Andrew BROWNEEDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BLOOMBERG NEW ECONOMY
Melissa HATHAWAYPRESIDENT, HATHAWAY GLOBAL STRATEGIES LLC
IIZUKA KeikoSENIOR POLITICAL WRITER/EDITORIAL WRITER, YOMIURI SHIMBUN
KIMURA KoichiroCHAIRMAN, PwC JAPAN GROUP
KOSHIBA Mitsunobu CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, JSR CORPORATION
MORI Masahiko PRESIDENT, DMG MORI CO LTD.
SHIMADA TaroEXECUTIVE OFFICER & CORPORATE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CDO, TOSHIBA CORPORATION
TANAKA ShigehiroVICE-MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, METI JAPAN
Nicholas THOMPSONEDITOR IN CHIEF, WIRED
Paul TRIOLOPRACTICE HEAD, GEO-TECHNOLOGY, EURASIA GROUP
Kevin ALLISON(MODERATOR) DIRECTOR, GEO-TECHNOLOGY, EURASIA GROUP
*1Key-Panel Discussion is an on-the-record panel discussion that is open to the pre-registered audience. The video will be available at gzeromedia.com post-summit.
*2Roundtable discussion is a discussion among VIP participants which is open only to pre-registered summit audience.
*Last name in alphabetical order
*2Roundtable discussion is a discussion among VIP participants which is open only to pre-registered summit audience.
*Last name in alphabetical order