2024 Trusted Tech Summit

In her opening remarks at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit, CEO of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Michelle Giuda states that looking to China as America’s pacing challenge is fundamentally wrong and dangerous. She says we must set our own pace “to create a future in which technology advances freedom and we are safer, freer, more prosperous and more secure than any other time in human history.” Watch Michelle Giuda’s full remarks.

Purdue University President Mung Chiang delivered powerful remarks at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit, hosted by the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. He said, “Each generation of free people must bear the burden and embrace the challenges of their time to stay free. And the challenge of our time is that technology must advance freedom.” Watch President Chiang’s full remarks.

Keith Krach, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, talked about the “T-cubed” equation—transformation, trust, and technology. “Transformation” is the most powerful word in any language, “trust” is the most important, and “technology” is at the crossroads. Watch Keith Krach’s full remarks.

President of Taiwan Lai Ching-te addressed the participants of the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit. He said, “Facing the future, we have the important task of ensuring that emerging technologies can be trusted” and applauded the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue for its vision and leadership in this mission. Watch President Lai’s full remarks.

At the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit, Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-Large and Chair of the Krach Institute’s Global Trusted Tech (xGTT) Standard initiative, discussed technology’s immense potential to enhance the human condition, but warned about attempts to weaponize it by authoritarian regimes and malicious actors. In her remarks, Audrey laid out the case for setting the standard that would not only define “Trusted Tech,” but help identify “Trusted Tech” entities—whether they are countries, companies, organizations, products, or services—to enable seamless, secure and trusted collaboration that would, ultimately, advance freedom. Watch Audrey Tang’s full remarks.

“[Keith Krach] once said that technology is the key to winning the 21st century and at Google we completely agree…85% of economic growth in the last 80 years is actually attributable to technology.” In accepting the Krach Institute’s Trusted Tech Leadership Award on behalf of Google, Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google, remarked on the transformative power of technology and the company’s commitment to uplifting society. Watch her full remarks at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit.

In accepting the Krach Institute’s Trusted Tech Leadership Award at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit, former President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid said, “It is so important that technology in the 21st century is safely in the hands of freedom-loving nations.” Watch President Kaljulaid’s full remarks.

As government, tech, business, academic and civil society leaders strive to ensure that technology is innovated, deployed and adopted for the benefit of humanity, prioritizing the battlegrounds will determine who wins the future. The Krach Institute’s Global Tech Security Commission has identified five high-leverage areas for the free world to act upon – now – to ensure that freedom is protected from techno-authoritarian threats. This panel will feature several Global Tech Security Commissioners, each with extensive experience operating in the fields of foreign policy, infrastructure, dual-use technology and national security, for a real-world conversation on how to utilize the principles of tech diplomacy to accelerate the innovation and adoption of trusted technology.

As technology accelerates, the need to understand complex fields like AI, quantum physics, 6G, and synthetic biology grows, along with navigating global tech regulations and policies. This panel explores the imperative to equip diplomats, business leaders and students with the skills to operate at the intersection of technology and geopolitics – and be a driving force in ensuring that technology advances freedom.

Trustworthy technology is the backbone of a free, secure, and prosperous world. For the first time, this panel brings together international leaders to unveil the Global Trusted Tech Standard Initiative—a groundbreaking initiative designed to safeguard critical and emerging technologies. Attendees will get an exclusive look at how this new standard will drive frictionless collaboration across borders and sectors, shaping the future of global tech partnerships.