Who Shapes Tomorrow’s Technology?

Technological leadership is increasingly central to economic competitiveness, national security, and global governance. China’s rapid development of innovation ecosystems—combined with intensifying U.S.–China competition in artificial intelligence and strategic technologies—has created profound challenges for policymakers around regulation, industrial policy, supply chains, and international cooperation.

Dr. Zongyuan "Zoe" Liu will host Dr. Clas Neumann, Senior Vice President and Head of Global SAP Labs Network, for an in-depth business and policy discussion on how China’s innovation model operates, what is driving the U.S.–China AI rivalry, and how emerging technologies are reshaping the global technology order. Drawing on industry experience and cross-sector insight, Dr. Neumann will examine the policy trade-offs facing governments and multinationals as they navigate innovation promotion, technological sovereignty, and geopolitical risk.

Key topics include:

• State–market dynamics in China’s innovation ecosystem
• Industrial policy and strategic technology competition
• AI governance, standards-setting, and regulatory divergence
• Implications for global economic governance and security policy
• And more…

This event is co-sponsored by The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia This event is co-sponsored by The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program. It is designed for students and professionals interested in international affairs, finance, technology policy, national security, and economic development. It offers a timely opportunity to engage with one of the most consequential policy challenges shaping the future global order.

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Host or Publisher Zongyuan Zoe Liu @SIPA IGP Columbia University