At the Building America Summit hosted by The Washington Post in Washington, DC, a compelling conversation unfolded between David J. Lynch Global Economics Correspondent, The Washington Post, and Revathi Advaithi, the CEO of Flex. For technologists tracking the intersection of global supply chains, industrial operations, and artificial intelligence, the session offered a masterclass in how…

This is a different type of post for me. It’s a bit more personal, but still ties to my love of deep tech, culture and its impact on all of us both personally and professionally. There is A LOT going on in China which is very important, IMO.

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In May I was…

Author: Emily Standley Allard

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly moving forward in the technology sector, evolving from a technological breakthrough into a transformative force impacting the global economy. Today’s leaders, spanning leaders, experts, and executives, are shaping how AI is developed, governed, and deployed across industries, including technology, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.

The given list…

In the hushed, high-stakes corridors of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, Michael Ellis, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivered a briefing that felt less like a standard government update and more like a tech keynote from the bleeding edge.

As a technologist, listening to Ellis, the youngest person to ever…

The technological landscape is shifting beneath our feet, moving from a period of digital assistance to an era of Agentic AI, systems capable of not just processing information, but executing complex goals with minimal human intervention. At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) session, “AI and The Future of Global Security,” the conversation transcended…

At the Semafor World Economy summit, held during the pivotal World Bank & IMF Spring Meetings, Henry “Hank” Paulson Jr., former U.S. Treasury Secretary and one of the world’s most seasoned China diplomats, offered a masterclass in “realist” geopolitics. He was questioned by the Co-founder and CEO of Semafor, Justin B. Smith.

For the technologist,…

At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, the air in the room shifted from theoretical policy to operational urgency. The catalyst? Major General Robert Kinney, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

For a technologist, Kinney’s briefing was a masterclass in bureaucratic disruption. He didn’t just talk about “digital transformation”,…