Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue for a special virtual public event announcing the creation of a new joint commission on Wednesday, May 25 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

This event will feature a fireside chat between US Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez and former US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach. Under Secretaries Estevez and Krach will discuss the importance of US efforts to work with likeminded allies and partners to protect global tech security and democracy in the face of growing techno-authoritarianism.

The fireside chat will be followed by special remarks from Kersti Kaljulaid, former President of the Republic of Estonia.

Fireside chat featuring

Alan Estevez

US Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

Keith Krach

Chairman and Co-Founder
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue;
Former US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment

Remarks by

Kersti Kaljulaid

Former President of the Republic of Estonia

Opening remarks by

Bonnie Glick

Director
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue;
Former Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the US Agency for International Development

David O. Shullman

Senior Director, Global China Hub
Atlantic Council

The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue’s mission is to advance freedom through trusted technology. It does this by creating a new category, tech statecraft, that blends high-tech sector strategies with foreign policy tools and builds out a Technology Trust Network. The Institute rallies allies, leverages private sector innovation, and operates based on trusted democratic values.

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The Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub researches and devises allied solutions to the greatest challenges posed by China’s rise, including its drive to dominate emerging technologies. The Hub addresses these challenges by leveraging and amplifying the Atlantic Council’s work on China across its 14 other programs and centers.

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