From Funding to Foundries: How China Builds AI Power

The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) is excited to partner with the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) to host a side event at the AI+ Expo this May.

Firestarter Briefing:

Join IST’s Jennifer Tang and Fatima Faisal Khan for a firestarter briefing on IST’s past, current, and future work on U.S.-China technological and geopolitical competition.

Panel Discussion:

IST’s Chief Trust Officer, Steven M. Kelly, hosts a discussion with expert China watchers on the state of China’s AI ecosystem. He will be joined by panelists:

• Ryan Fedasiuk, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Samm Sacks, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale University
• Sunny Cheung, Research Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation
• Jost Wübbeke, Managing Partner, Sinolytics

When: Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 2:30 – 3:45 ET

Where: Room 150B at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center

IMPORTANT: Please note that you must be registered for the SCSP AI+ Expo in order to attend this panel. Registration is free. Please register here.