Keynote Address

General Hsu Heng-Pu
Vice Minister (Armaments)
Ministry of National Defense

Keynote Speech in Chinese
Keynote Speech in English

Introductory Comments by Laura Rosenberger, Chair, American Institute in Taiwan
Introductory Comments by Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President, US-Taiwan Business Council

Session I – An Updated Taiwan Threat Assessment

The first session will provide an updated assessment of where Taiwan stands today. Panelists will discuss the most serious threats Taiwan faces, look at where key risks are originating, and examine emerging threats. The session will incorporate discussion on regional developments, the impact of the Ukraine war, and the supply chain challenges that could negatively affect both the United States’ and Taiwan’s ability to meet the identified threats.

Luncheon with Keynote Address

Alexander Huang
KMT Representative to the United States
The Kuomintang (KMT)

Keynote Speech

Session II – The Evolution of U.S.-Taiwan Defense Policy

U.S. policies on Taiwan defense have changed and expanded, with new lines of bilateral communications emerging. This session will discuss how the U.S. view of Taiwan defense policy is changing, where we are now on the continuum of policy evolution, and examine what is coming next. We will also discuss changes that may result after the upcoming elections in both Taiwan and the United States.

Session III – Filling the Gaps in U.S.-Taiwan Cooperative Capabilities

This session will focus on the capability gaps in U.S.-Taiwan defense cooperation. We will take a broad look at extant challenges, including gaps in addressing economic coercion and supply chain risks, lack of cooperation on responses to political warfare, interoperability issues, and challenges in building industrial capacity, among others. The panel also will look at how such gaps could be filled, emerging technologies that can assist in the process, and what role industry can play in doing so.

Dinner with Keynote Address

Jedidiah P. Royal
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
U.S. Department of Defense

Keynote Speech

Session IV – The Front Line: Information Operations, Political Warfare & Cybersecurity

This session will take a closer look at information operations, political and cyber warfare, and cybersecurity as one emerging and crucial front in a possible cross-Strait conflict. The panel will examine the current status of the threat from political and information warfare, the use of internet for coercion, and the opportunity for Taiwan and U.S. companies to cooperate in meeting the threat.

Conference Closing & Keynote

Mira K. Resnick
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Security, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Keynote Speech