What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

March 2023

Past Event

What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

Past Event

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March 15, 2023

People use Meta Quest VR headset at the Meta showroom in Brussels, Belgium, on December 7, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

March 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Steve Akerley

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, InterDigital

Dr. Katie Atkinson

Chair and Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Liverpool

Keith Mallinson

Founder, WiseHarbor

Moderator:

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Technology standards like 5G have revolutionized the way we use our smartphones, and they are bringing similar changes to other industries as connectivity becomes an invaluable feature for most products. Although the next revolution in the industry is already underway, some have questioned whether the government needs to revise the system by providing more information about the patents that are essential to practice technology standards. Join Hudson Institute’s panel to learn more about the methodologies for identifying essential patents.

March 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Prioritizing Political Prisoner Advocacy Across China

Featured Speakers:

Grace Jin Drexel

Olivia Enos

Gao Pu

Corey Jackson

Michael Kovrig

Ziba Murat

Pedro Pizano

Moderators:

Olivia Enos

Michael Sobolik

March 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Prioritizing Political Prisoner Advocacy Across China

Join us at Hudson Institute to discuss how advocates, lawmakers, and the US government can prioritize the release of political prisoners across China.

Featured Speakers:

Grace Jin Drexel

Olivia Enos

Gao Pu

Corey Jackson

Michael Kovrig

Ziba Murat

Pedro Pizano

Moderators:

Olivia Enos

Michael Sobolik

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March 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Assistant Secretary Barnes on Human Rights, Democracy, and Labor in US Foreign Policy

Featured Speakers:

Riley Barnes

Matthew Boyse

March 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Assistant Secretary Barnes on Human Rights, Democracy, and Labor in US Foreign Policy

Join Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Riley M. Barnes and Senior Fellow Matthew Boyse for a discussion of the administration’s priorities and policies covering human rights, democracy, and labor.

Featured Speakers:

Riley Barnes

Matthew Boyse

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March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Featured Speakers:

Nina Shea

Jan Jekielek

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Join Nina Shea for a discussion with Jan Jekielek, author of the new book Killed to Order, about this modern atrocity.

Featured Speakers:

Nina Shea

Jan Jekielek

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March 2026

Past Event

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Shyam Sankar

March 2026

Past Event

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III

With Walter Russell Mead, Sankar will discuss his strategy to resurrect the American industrial base, win the twenty-first-century defense technology race, and prevent World War III.