Asia Society Northern California will host an off-the-record Executive Roundtable discussion on China’s Semiconductor Independence on Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pacific with Jimmy Goodrich, Vice President of Global Policy at the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution. James Lewis, Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will moderate the discussion. 

This program is complimentary and open to Asia Society members.  Membership will be verified prior to attendees receiving the link to join this program. To become an Asia Society Northern California member, visit our website: https://asiasociety.org/northern-california/join-our-community

The executive roundtable discussion will assess preserving and protecting supply chains, the global outlook, and the impact of U.S. export controls on both the competitiveness of the U.S. industry and China’s technology ambitions. The speakers will also discuss a new U.S. policy toward the semiconductor industry that can maintain competitiveness in what is the backbone of the digital economy. 

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released a report on January 10, 2022 on China’s Share of Global Chip Sales Now Surpasses Taiwan’s, Closing in on Europe’s and Japan’s.  Please click here to view the report. 

AGENDA

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pacific

Groundbreaker, Innovator, and General Member Event.

5:00 p.m.   Program Begins
6:00 p.m.   Program Concludes

Please register through Eventbrite if you are interested in attending.  ​​​​​Link to join virtually via Zoom will be emailed the day before and an hour before the program is scheduled to begin.  This will be a Zoom meeting; attendees are encouraged to turn on their cameras and will have direct access to our speakers.

SPEAKERS

Jimmy Goodrich

Jimmy Goodrich joined SIA in 2015 and is vice president for global policy. In this role, Jimmy leads SIA’s global policy team and works to advance SIA’s international competitiveness, trade, supply chain, and China policy agenda. An expert in Chinese technology and innovation, Jimmy is a member of the Executive Committee for Beijing-based United States Information Technology Office (USITO), representing SIA in his capacity.

Jimmy has a diverse background in Chinese technology policy issues. Previously he was director of China policy at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) in Washington D.C. Before moving to Washington D.C. in 2012, Jimmy spent a total of seven years working in the tech sector in China, including for Cisco Systems, APCO Worldwide, and USITO.

Jimmy has a bachelor’s degree in comparative politics and East Asian studies from Ohio University. He is professionally fluent in Mandarin and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Mandarin Society, which promotes Mandarin-language study for young Americans.

Jacquelyn Schneider

Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider is a Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and a non-resident fellow at the Naval War College's Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology, national security, and political psychology with a special interest in cybersecurity, unmanned technologies, and wargaming. Her work has appeared in Security Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Journal of Cybersecurity, The Washington Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Studies, European Journal of International Relations and is featured in Cross Domain Deterrence: Strategy in an Era of Complexity (Oxford University Press, 2019). In addition to her scholarly publications, she is a frequent contributor to policy outlets, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Wired, Lawfare, War on the Rocks, and Washington Post. Before beginning her academic career, she spent six years as an Air Force officer and is currently a reservist. She has a BA from Columbia University, MA from Arizona State University, and PhD from George Washington University. 

James Lewis (moderator)

James Lewis writes on technology and public policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he is a senior vice president and directs the Strategic Technologies Program. Before joining CSIS, he was a diplomat and a member of the Senior Executive Service with extensive negotiating, politico-military, and regulatory experience. Lewis developed groundbreaking policies on remote sensing, encryption, high-tech exports, and cybersecurity. He helped organize the Wassenaar Arrangement and led the first U.S. delegation to its Experts Group.

Lewis was rapporteur and senior adviser for four UN Groups of Governmental Experts on Information Security, and his work on norms and confidence-building measures to build stability in cyberspace is foundational. He leads a long-running track 2 dialogue with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. Lewis has authored numerous publications (for a complete list see here) on technology and digital issues since coming to CSIS, is frequently quoted in the media, and has testified numerous times before Congress. He serves on the board of a network services company. Lewis is the recipient of several awards and received his PhD from the University of Chicago.