Standards and Technological Leadership: Why Foreign Regulatory and Legal Developments Matter

February 2024

Past Event

Standards and Technological Leadership: Why Foreign Regulatory and Legal Developments Matter

Past Event

Online Only

February 16, 2024

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February 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.)

Former Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Christian Hannon

Patent Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO

Eeva K. Hakoranta

Executive Vice President and Chief Licensing Officer, InterDigital

Rubén Bonet

President and CEO, Fractus

As governments across the world seek to establish their nations as technological leaders, several recent regulatory and legal developments outside the United States might significantly affect Western companies’ ability to compete at a global level. The proposed regulation in the European Union on standardized technologies is the most recent—and most prominent—example.

Join Hudson for a discussion on this proposed regulation and its potential impact on the race for global technological leadership in the twenty-first century.

February 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the Future of Trade Policy

Featured Speakers:

Ambassador Jamieson Greer

Peter Rough

February 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the Future of Trade Policy

Please join Ambassador Greer for a fireside chat with Senior Fellow Peter Rough on the Trump administration’s first year back in office and what’s next for US trade policy.

Featured Speakers:

Ambassador Jamieson Greer

Peter Rough

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February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Gen. Pierre Schill on France’s Strategic Vision and Adapting Land Forces for High-Intensity Conflict

Featured Speakers:

General Pierre Schill

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Gen. Pierre Schill on France’s Strategic Vision and Adapting Land Forces for High-Intensity Conflict

Hudson welcomes French Army Chief of Staff General Pierre Schill, one of Europe’s most senior military leaders, for a discussion on the evolving strategic environment and the French Army’s transformation in a rapidly changing world.

Featured Speakers:

General Pierre Schill

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Assistant Secretary of War Michael Cadenazzi on Rebooting America’s Defense Industrial Base

Featured Speakers:

Michael Cadenazzi

Nadia Schadlow

February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Assistant Secretary of War Michael Cadenazzi on Rebooting America’s Defense Industrial Base

Join Hudson for a conversation with Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy Michael Cadenazzi, who leads the DoW’s efforts to develop and maintain the US defense industrial base to secure critical national security supply chains.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Cadenazzi

Nadia Schadlow

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January 2026

Past Event

Pax Silica: Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg on the AI Race and Economic Security

Featured Speakers:

Jacob Helberg

Joel Scanlon

January 2026

Past Event

Pax Silica: Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg on the AI Race and Economic Security

Please join Under Secretary Helberg and Hudson Executive Vice President Joel Scanlon for a discussion on the Pax Silicia initiative, America’s strategy to win the global AI race, and the new geopolitical imperatives of economic security and technology.