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September 22-24, 2024
The Logan Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2023 Agenda
Sunday, October 1
3:00pm-8:00pm | Conference Check-in |
6:00pm-8:00pm | Welcome Reception |
Monday, October 2
7:00am-6:00pm | Conference Check in |
7:30am-8:45am | Breakfast |
9:00am-10:00am |
Keynote Address General Hsu Heng-Pu Keynote Speech in Chinese Introductory Comments by Laura Rosenberger, Chair, American Institute in Taiwan |
10:00am-10:15am | Break |
10:15am-12:15pm |
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. |
12:30pm-2:00pm |
Luncheon with Keynote Address Alexander Huang |
2:15pm-3:45pm |
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. |
3:45pm-4:00pm | Break |
4:00pm-5:30pm |
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. |
6:00pm-7:00pm | Reception |
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Dinner with Keynote Address Jedidiah P. Royal |
Tuesday, October 3
7:00am-12:00pm | Conference Check In |
7:00am-8:00am | Breakfast |
8:00am-9:30am |
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. |
9:30am-9:45am | Break |
9:45am-11:15am | Session V – The Front Line: Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure The final session will examine Taiwan’s critical infrastructure – including transportation, telecommunications, energy, and other crucial nodes – and the role that strategic paralysis might play in a potential conflict. Panelists will examine this issue under a variety of threat scenarios, and will highlight how U.S. and Taiwan industry can cooperate to provide solutions. The discussion will focus on helping Taiwan’s deterrence efforts by improving flexibility and enhancing resiliency. |
11:20am-11:45am |
Conference Closing & Keynote Mira K. Resnick |