Trade, Technology, and Power (paid event)

Trade, Technology, And Power: Geopolitics In A Fragmenting Global Economy

As global trade and technology become increasingly shaped by geopolitical competition, both governments and businesses face new challenges and risks. Drawing on her experience advising transatlantic clients and serving in the U.S. Department of Commerce, Emily Benson will examine how geopolitical dynamics are reshaping trade, supply chains, and critical technologies such as AI and semiconductors. This lecture will explore what these shifts mean for economic security, transatlantic cooperation, and the future of global commerce.

This program is presented in partnership with the World Trade Center - Kansas City.

Registration 5:30 - 6 pm
Program 6 - 7:15 pm
Admission $10 (Students are free)

Registration site: https://www.irckc.org/what-we-do/irc-events-calendar/#id=10812&cid=1742&wid=2201&type=Cal

Speaker:
Emily Benson is a senior associate (non-resident) with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures, where she advises transatlantic clients on geopolitical risks that affect trade and investment decisions, primarily relating to AI, semiconductors, and other critical technologies. She previously served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce in a unit focused on geopolitical risk in critical supply chains. She also directed the Project on Trade and Technology at CSIS in Washington, D.C., and worked in legislative affairs and international trade law in the EU-U.S. context. Her work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, and on television, including the BBC, Bloomberg, and CNN. She received her joint BA in international affairs and political science from the University of Colorado and her MA in political science from the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Fluent in French, Emily has lived abroad in France, Indonesia, and Switzerland.

Sponsorship
Supporting Sponsor: $500
Sustaining Sponsor: $1,000
Presenting Sponsor: $2,000