The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Speakers Confirmed to Date:
- Mike Berry, Executive Director of External Affairs & Senior Counsel, First Liberty Institute
- Dr. Ben Buchanan, former White House Special Advisor on AI; Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
- Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy, The Abundance Institute
- Dr. Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Prof. Dale Copeland, Hugh S. and Winifred B. Cumming Memorial Professor of International Affairs, University of Virginia
- Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security
- Prof. Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation & Law Fellow, The University of Texas School of Law
- Lieutenant General Michael Groen (ret.), former Commander of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
- Matthew Heiman, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Waystar Health
- Prof. Jamil Jaffer, Founder and Director, National Security Institute; Assistant Professor of Law & Director, National Security Law & Policy Program at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
- Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis, Defense Priorities
- Prof. Julian Ku, Faculty Director of International Programs, and Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, Hofstra University
- Dr. James Andrew Lewis, Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Economic Security and Technology Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Mike Mazza, Senior Director, Institute for Indo-Pacific Security
- Morgan Plummer, Senior Policy Director, Americans for Responsible Innovation
- Dr. Ely Ratner, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs; Principal, The Marathon Initiative
- Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director and Founder, Center for AI and Digital Policy; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Adam Savit, Director, China Policy Initiative, America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
- Adam White, Laurence H. Silberman Chair in Constitutional Governance and Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
- McDaniel Wicker, Senior Vice President, U.S. Government, Babel Street
- Hon. Steve Yates, former Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President; Senior Research Fellow, China and National Security Policy, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Panel I: Bolstering the Alliance System: America's Strategic Edge in the China Competition
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
Sponsors: International & National Security Law Practice Group
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Richard Fontaine, CEO, Center for a New American Security
- Mike Mazza, Senior Director, Institute for Indo-Pacific Security
- Dr. Ely Ratner, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs; Principal, The Marathon Initiative
- Adam Savit, Director, China Policy Initiative, America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
- Moderator: Matthew Heiman, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Waystar Health
Speakers
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Panel II: Taiwan and the Rule of Law: U.S. Legal Commitments in a Time of Crisis
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
Sponsors: International & National Security Law Practice Group
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Prof. Dale Copeland, Hugh S. and Winifred B. Cumming Memorial Professor of International Affairs, University of Virginia
- Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis, Defense Priorities
- Dr. Julian Ku, Faculty Director of International Programs and Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, Hofstra University School of Law
- Hon. Steve Yates, former Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President; Senior Research Fellow, China and National Security Policy, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
- Moderator: Mike Berry, Executive Director of External Affairs & Senior Counsel, First Liberty Institute
Speakers
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch & Fireside Chat
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
Sponsors: International & National Security Law Practice Group
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Zachary Austin, Counsel, Palantir Technologies
- Moderator: Prof. Jamil N. Jaffer, Founder and Director, National Security
Institute; Assistant Professor of Law & Director, National Security Law & Policy
Program at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Speakers
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Panel III: AI and Military Power in U.S.-China Competition
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
Sponsors: International & National Security Law Practice Group
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Dr. Ben Buchanan, former White House Special Advisor on AI; Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
- Lieutenant General Michael Groen (ret.), former Commander of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
- McDaniel Wicker, Senior Vice President, U.S. Government, Babel Street
- Moderator: Adam White, Laurence H. Silberman Chair in Constitutional Governance and Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Speakers
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel IV: AI, Information Warfare, and the Battle for Truth
2025 AI and National Security Symposium
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Event Video
Description
Featuring:
- Dr. Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Prof. Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation & Law Fellow, The University of Texas School of Law
- Dr. James Andrew Lewis, Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Economic Security and Technology Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Morgan Plummer, Senior Policy Director, Americans for Responsible Innovation
- Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director and Founder, Center for AI and Digital Policy; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Moderator: Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy, The Abundance Institute
Speakers
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception
2025 National Security and AI Symposium
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
