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Shaping Debates on Technology Innovation
ITIF hosts a rich program of panel discussions, debates, roundtables, and conferences featuring distinguished authors, prominent policymakers, influential thinkers, and other leaders on issues shaping the course of technology innovation.
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Upcoming Events
January 21, 2025|Register Now
The Worst Tech Policies of 2024: How the New Administration and Congress Can Turn the Page
Please join ITIF for a virtual panel discussion with technology policy experts who will highlight and critique the most counterproductive tech policies of the past year, and consider how the incoming administration and Congress can turn the page.
January 30, 2025|Register Now
Scale Matters: Understanding The Economics of Global Semiconductor Innovation
Please join ITIF for an expert panel elucidating the innovation economics of the global semiconductor industry, exploring how the industry is capitalized, and exploring the landscape of global semiconductor competition and policy in the year ahead.
February 5, 2025|Register Now
The Decline of the “Anglo-Saxon” System of Capitalism
Please join ITIF for a virtual panel with international experts who will discuss why nations operating by the Anglo-Saxon economic playbook must abandon their reliance on purely market-driven capitalism, how they can reverse their recent declines, and what alternative systems policymakers should embrace to meet the demands of a modern, technology-driven global economy.
February 6, 2025|Register Now
Broadband Beneath the Waves: Understanding the World of Submarine Cables
Join ITIF for a panel discussion featuring submarine cable owners and operators as they delve into the past, present, and future of this essential industry. Learn about the technological advances, policy challenges, and global implications shaping the world beneath the waves.
March 3, 2025
Tech Policy 202: Spring 2025 Educational Seminar Series for Congressional Staff
ITIF’s spring seminar course explores core emerging technologies and issues that are reshaping our world and, in the process, creating public policy challenges and opportunities. The course is open to congressional staff only.
Past Events
January 16, 2025
Balancing National Security and Economic Competitiveness in AI Export Controls
Watch now for a panel discussion on the proposed AI export control framework’s implications for U.S. competitiveness, the global AI ecosystem, and national security. Panelists will discuss the risks of the proposed approach, explore alternative policy strategies, and discuss the path forward to balance economic, security, and foreign policy objectives.
December 17, 2024
Techlash 2025: The Outlook for Tech Policy in the Trump Administration
Watch now for an online presentation and discussion with Robert D. Atkinson and David Moschella, co-authors of Technology Fears and Scapegoats: 40 Myths About Privacy, Jobs, AI, and Today’s Innovation Economy.
December 11, 2024
How Should Congress Keep Children Safe Online?
Watch now for a panel discussion on children's online safety legislation and the roles that parents, corporations, and regulators must play in shaping the future of children’s digital experiences.
December 10, 2024
Innovate4Health: How IP and Innovation Are Solving Global Health Challenges
Watch now for an event releasing a report by ITIF, the Geneva Network, and the University of Akron School of Law profiling 24 pioneering case studies from five regions—Latin America, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Middle East and North Africa—where IP rights have enabled innovators to create impactful health solutions, particularly in the developing world.
November 21, 2024
How Policymakers Should Navigate Tensions in Global AI Governance
Watch now for a timely discussion by The Center for Data Innovation and The Asia Group on how AI governance is unfolding globally, the key tensions shaping global regulations, and what these developments mean in the United States, the Indo-Pacific, and beyond.