Krach Institute Events
![2023 Tech Freedom Summit Krach Institute Chairman Keith Krach delivers opening remarks at KITDP's Tech Freedom Summit 2023.](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Krach_Institute_Tech_Freedom_Summit_2023-960x540.jpg)
2023 Tech Freedom Summit
On November 8, 2023, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue hosted our annual Tech Freedom Summit, bringing together leaders and innovators in technology and diplomacy.
This year’s summit featured influential speakers such as U.S. Senator Todd Young, Purdue University President Mung Chiang, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Economic & Business Affairs Manisha Singh, Kearney Board Director Ben Smith, aerospace pioneer Dana Linnet, and other experts. They shared valuable insights on trusted tech principles and the importance of freedom in our evolving digital age.
Past Events
![From Strategic Relevance to Economic Development: Michelle Giuda at the Romania 2030 Summit From Strategic Relevance to Economic Development: Michelle Giuda at the Romania 2030 Summit](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Romania-1063-x-598-cropped-960x540.jpg)
From Strategic Relevance to Economic Development: Michelle Giuda at the Romania 2030 Summit
Michelle Giuda, CEO, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue joins Dan Negrea, Senior Director of the Freedom and Prosperity Center, Atlantic Council and Kimberly Reed, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO at Export-Import Bank of the US for a discussion with Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, SEMAFOR, on economic development in Romania.
See Recap![Krach Institute Freedom Lecture Featuring Ambassador Nate Fick Ambassador Nate Fick with Keith Krach](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/maxresdefault-960x540.jpg)
Krach Institute Freedom Lecture Featuring Ambassador Nate Fick
A conversation on emerging technologies and national security with Ambassador Nate Fick, Bureau of Cyberspace & Digital Policy.
Moderated by Krach Institute Chairman and former Under Secretary of State Keith Krach.
![Montana’s Legislative Model to Ban TikTok Montana TikTok ban](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sVjfobsBYqM-HD-960x540.jpg)
Montana’s Legislative Model to Ban TikTok
Montana led the charge to ban TikTok, now learn how the Clean Store model became Montana’s cleanest solution.
See Recap![An Allied Approach to Countering Beijing’s Military-Civil Fusion Nazak Nikakhtar, Dave Stillwell, Claire Chu, Anna Puglisi, Moderated by Ryan Heath](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/military-civil-fusion-1063-x-598-960x540.jpg)
An Allied Approach to Countering Beijing’s Military-Civil Fusion
How can the US and its partners best counter Beijing’s ambitions to use its civilian companies to bolster its military?
![The Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar The Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nazak-Nikakhtar-1-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar
Senior Visiting fellow and Advisory Council Member
![Dave Stilwell Dave Stilwell](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/David-Stilwell-150x150.jpg)
Dave Stilwell
Advisory Council Member
![Thunderdome Debate: Trade and Economic Engagement with China Thunderdome Debate: Trade and Economic Engagement with China](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-2.jpg)
Thunderdome Debate: Trade and Economic Engagement with China
The Select Committee on the CCP
See Recap![Iran Today: Between Domestic Unrest and the Race for the Bomb, A Webinar Iran Today: Between Domestic Unrest and the Race for the Bomb, A Webinar](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-32.jpg)
Iran Today: Between Domestic Unrest and the Race for the Bomb, A Webinar
Krach institute for tech diplomacy
![Lefteri Tsoukalas Lefteri Tsoukalas](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lefteri-Tsoukalas-150x150.jpg)
Lefteri Tsoukalas
Director, Applied Intelligent Systems Lab (AISL);
![Ellie Cohanim Ellie Cohanim](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ellie-Cohanim-150x150.jpg)
Ellie Cohanim
Advisory Council Member
![Beyond chatbots: How the US-China tech race will define AI’s future Beyond chatbots: How the US-China tech race will define AI’s future](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/f4A84FttsXA-HD.jpg)
Beyond chatbots: How the US-China tech race will define AI’s future
The AI tech race has evolved in recent years as Washington has launched collaborative initiatives among government, military, and tech-industry actors and sought to advance legislation to maintain a competitive edge against Beijing. For now, US tech firms still maintain a strong lead in AI development and investment relative to Chinese companies but this gap is beginning to close.
![The Hon. Michelle S. Giuda The Hon. Michelle S. Giuda](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Michelle-Giuda-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Michelle S. Giuda
CEO, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![Mike Waltz Mike Waltz](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mike-Waltz-150x150.jpg)
Mike Waltz
Advisory Council Member
![David Spirk David Spirk](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/David-Spirk-150x150.jpg)
David Spirk
Advisory Council Member
![Building Alliances to Forge Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Resiliency Building Alliances to Forge Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Resiliency](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-1-3-926x709-1.jpg)
Building Alliances to Forge Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Resiliency
Atlantic Council
See Recap![Financing mechanisms underpinning China’s tech self-reliance Financing mechanisms underpinning China’s tech self-reliance](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/technology-advances-national-security-926x709-1.jpg)
Financing mechanisms underpinning China’s tech self-reliance
How does Beijing provide financial support and political guidance in its pursuit of self-reliance in key and core technologies?
See Recap![Webinar: The Russia-China Nexus Webinar: The Russia-China Nexus](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/autoformat2Ccompressq75sharp10sd1d35633ad521f654997fb3957134703.jpg)
Webinar: The Russia-China Nexus
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is proud to present “The Russia-China Nexus: Navigating Risk Identification & Compliance Amid Geopolitical Tension,” a webinar focused on the geopolitical implications of Sino-Russian cooperation.
See Recap![Purdue’s WIEP to offer summer event geared toward girls interested in engineering Purdue’s WIEP to offer summer event geared toward girls interested in engineering](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/autoformat2Ccompressq75sharp10sa84472f9775811751248b24b91969851-2-scaled-1.jpg)
Purdue’s WIEP to offer summer event geared toward girls interested in engineering
![Mung Chiang Mung Chiang](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mung-Chiang-150x150.jpg)
Mung Chiang
Co-Founder Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![The Hon. Bonnie Glick The Hon. Bonnie Glick](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bonnie-Glick-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Bonnie Glick
Advisory Council Member; fmr. Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
![The Hon. Leon Panetta The Hon. Leon Panetta](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Leon-Panetta-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Leon Panetta
Advisory Council Member; fmr. Secretary of Defense; director of the CIA; White House Chief of Staff; director of the OMB and U.S. Representative from California
![Michelle Bethel Michelle Bethel](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Michelle-Bethel-1-150x150.jpg)
Michelle Bethel
Advisory Council Member; Board of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
![Panel: Trusted Connectivity to Ensure Energy Security Panel: Trusted Connectivity to Ensure Energy Security](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TallinnDigitalSummit2018_eventoImgEvento2-1-1.webp)
Panel: Trusted Connectivity to Ensure Energy Security
Dr. Kaush Arha, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, will moderate a panel with three leaders from the European Union at the Tallinn Digital Summit to explore how the framework of trusted connectivity helps delineate the boundaries between trusted and untrusted partners in global energy supply relations.
See Recap![Divestment from China’s High-Tech Industry to Protect US National Interests Divestment from China’s High-Tech Industry to Protect US National Interests](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Keith-and-Nury-926x709-1.jpg)
Divestment from China’s High-Tech Industry to Protect US National Interests
Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Senior Advisor Nury Turkel hosts former Under Secretary of State Keith Krach, who is co-founder and chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, which has rapidly become a global authority on tech statecraft.
![The Hon. Keith Krach The Hon. Keith Krach](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Keith-Krach-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Keith Krach
Chairman, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![Nury Turkel Nury Turkel](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nury-Turkel-150x150.jpg)
Nury Turkel
Attorney, author, foreign policy expert, and rights advocate
![Inaugural Tech Freedom Awards Inaugural Tech Freedom Awards](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SK_X2795-1-926x709-1.jpg)
Inaugural Tech Freedom Awards
Tech Freedom Awards
At the inaugural Tech Freedom Awards, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue recognized the Honorable Daniel S. Goldin, Ninth & Longest-Tenured NASA Administrator (’92-’01), and the telecommunications company Africell, accepted by Founder, Chairman and CEO Ziad Dalloul. Mr. Goldin and Africell received the award for advancing freedom through trusted technology. The program consisted of a cocktail reception and awards presentation.
![The Hon. Bonnie Glick The Hon. Bonnie Glick](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bonnie-Glick-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Bonnie Glick
Advisory Council Member; fmr. Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
![Ambassador J. Peter Pham Ambassador J. Peter Pham](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Peter-Pham-150x150.jpg)
Ambassador J. Peter Pham
Advisory Council Member for GTSC Prosperity Partnerships
![The Hon. Keith Krach The Hon. Keith Krach](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Keith-Krach-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Keith Krach
Chairman, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![The Hon. Daniel Goldin The Hon. Daniel Goldin](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Daniel-Goldin-1-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Daniel Goldin
Advisory Council Member
![Clean Nuclear Energy, Past, Present, and Future Clean Nuclear Energy, Past, Present, and Future](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bement-A-talk-7-926x709-1.jpg)
![Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy — Energy Innovations to Meet the Climate Challenge Featuring Dr. Fabio H. Ribeiro Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy — Energy Innovations to Meet the Climate Challenge Featuring Dr. Fabio H. Ribeiro](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Concordia_Cropped-926x709-1.jpg)
Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy — Energy Innovations to Meet the Climate Challenge Featuring Dr. Fabio H. Ribeiro
Concordia Americas Summit
See Recap![Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue International Reception Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue International Reception](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Indiana-Governors-Economic-Summit-2022_56-926x709-1.jpg)
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue International Reception
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![The Hon. Bonnie Glick The Hon. Bonnie Glick](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bonnie-Glick-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Bonnie Glick
Advisory Council Member; fmr. Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
![Mung Chiang Mung Chiang](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mung-Chiang-150x150.jpg)
Mung Chiang
Co-Founder Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![Artificial Intelligence Reception Featuring Alexis Bonnell Artificial Intelligence Reception Featuring Alexis Bonnell](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Artificial-Intelligence-Reception-926x709-1.jpg)
Artificial Intelligence Reception Featuring Alexis Bonnell
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
See Recap![Challenging China’s Trade Practices: Promoting Interests of U.S. Workers, Farmers, Producers, and Innovators Challenging China’s Trade Practices: Promoting Interests of U.S. Workers, Farmers, Producers, and Innovators](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nazak-April-Testimony-926x709-1.jpg)
Challenging China’s Trade Practices: Promoting Interests of U.S. Workers, Farmers, Producers, and Innovators
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
See Recap![Unveiling the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Unveiling the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Relaunch-3-Resize-1-926x709-1.jpg)
Unveiling the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![The Hon. Bonnie Glick The Hon. Bonnie Glick](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bonnie-Glick-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Bonnie Glick
Advisory Council Member; fmr. Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
![The Hon. Keith Krach The Hon. Keith Krach](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Keith-Krach-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Keith Krach
Chairman, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: Ambassador Nestor Forster of Brazil Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: Ambassador Nestor Forster of Brazil](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/62_Amb.-Forster_N-Resize-926x709-1.jpg)
Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: Ambassador Nestor Forster of Brazil
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
College of Engineering
![Mung Chiang Mung Chiang](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mung-Chiang-150x150.jpg)
Mung Chiang
Co-Founder Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
![The Hon. Bonnie Glick The Hon. Bonnie Glick](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bonnie-Glick-150x150.jpg)
The Hon. Bonnie Glick
Advisory Council Member; fmr. Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
![Risk: A User’s Guide Risk: A User’s Guide](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/064_0536_BPC_McChrystal_Krach-926x709-1.jpg)
Risk: A User’s Guide
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy and Bipartisan Policy Center
See Recap![Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: Diplomacy, Technology, and Democracy Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: Diplomacy, Technology, and Democracy](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rajendra-2-926x709-1.jpg)
Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: Diplomacy, Technology, and Democracy
Purdue College of Engineering and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy
See Recap![Purdue Microelectronics and Advanced Packaging Workforce Development Workshop Purdue Microelectronics and Advanced Packaging Workforce Development Workshop](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Microelectronics-926x709-1.jpg)
Purdue Microelectronics and Advanced Packaging Workforce Development Workshop
Purdue College of Engineering
See Recap![Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: The Sweden-US Technology Bond Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: The Sweden-US Technology Bond](https://techdiplomacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Swedish-Ambassador-926x709-1.jpg)
Ambassador Distinguished Lecture Series at Purdue: The Sweden-US Technology Bond
Purdue College of Engineering and Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy
See Recap