Discussion 6:30PM-7:30PM
Reception to follow
As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves from frontier research to foundational infrastructure, Asia is emerging as both a primary battleground and a primary beneficiary in the global AI race. Join us for a timely and in-depth discussion on the accelerating competition between the United States and China in foundational models, computing power, and talent. They will explore how countries in Asia are carving out distinct national AI strategies and industrial strengths. What are the geopolitical implications? Will Asia produce the next “AI superpower,” or will fragmented standards and export controls splinter the ecosystem?
Speakers
Rorry Daniels is the Managing Director of Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), where she leads and oversees strategy and operations for ASPI's work throughout Asia, as well as managing the security, sustainability and tech portfolios, overseas offices and non-resident fellows network. She is also a Senior Fellow with ASPI's Center for China Analysis and host of ASPI’s flagship podcast, Asia Inside Out. She has over a decade of experience managing Track II and research projects on Asia security issues, with a particular focus on cross-Taiwan Strait relations, U.S.-China relations, and the North Korean nuclear program. She regularly writes and provides analysis for major media outlets and newsletters on security issues in the U.S. and the Asia Pacific and is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the National Committee on North Korea. She earned her M.S. in International Relations at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and holds a B.A. in Media Studies from Emerson College
James Shinn is an entrepreneur and former government official. After several careers in Silicon Valley, he served variously in the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, and Central Intelligence Agency. He has a BA and PhD from Princeton and MBA from Harvard.
Yifan Yu (moderator) is an award-winning business journalist currently covering technology for Nikkei Asia in Silicon Valley. As the U.S. Tech Correspondent, she writes about cross-border tech companies with a special focus on Asia. Previously, Yifan worked as a leveraged finance reporter for Debtwire, covering the US credit market. She has also reported for Dow Jones in New York and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.
This program is presented in partnership with Nikkei Asia.
Nikkei at Asia Society: Asia's Strategic Edge in AI Innovation and Influence
Host
Wed, Dec 03, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM (EST)
To be shared on approval (New York)
30 attendees
Discussion 6:30PM-7:30PM
Reception to follow
As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves from frontier research to foundational infrastructure, Asia is emerging as both a primary battleground and a primary beneficiary in the global AI race. Join us for a timely and in-depth discussion on the accelerating competition between the United States and China in foundational models, computing power, and talent. They will explore how countries in Asia are carving out distinct national AI strategies and industrial strengths. What are the geopolitical implications? Will Asia produce the next “AI superpower,” or will fragmented standards and export controls splinter the ecosystem?
Speakers
Rorry Daniels is the Managing Director of Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), where she leads and oversees strategy and operations for ASPI's work throughout Asia, as well as managing the security, sustainability and tech portfolios, overseas offices and non-resident fellows network. She is also a Senior Fellow with ASPI's Center for China Analysis and host of ASPI’s flagship podcast, Asia Inside Out. She has over a decade of experience managing Track II and research projects on Asia security issues, with a particular focus on cross-Taiwan Strait relations, U.S.-China relations, and the North Korean nuclear program. She regularly writes and provides analysis for major media outlets and newsletters on security issues in the U.S. and the Asia Pacific and is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the National Committee on North Korea. She earned her M.S. in International Relations at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and holds a B.A. in Media Studies from Emerson College
James Shinn is an entrepreneur and former government official. After several careers in Silicon Valley, he served variously in the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, and Central Intelligence Agency. He has a BA and PhD from Princeton and MBA from Harvard.
Yifan Yu (moderator) is an award-winning business journalist currently covering technology for Nikkei Asia in Silicon Valley. As the U.S. Tech Correspondent, she writes about cross-border tech companies with a special focus on Asia. Previously, Yifan worked as a leveraged finance reporter for Debtwire, covering the US credit market. She has also reported for Dow Jones in New York and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.
This program is presented in partnership with Nikkei Asia.