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In the Made in China 2025 Plan, the Chinese Communist Party outlined its bid for centrality in key technology supply chains, including renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). Changing consumer preferences and government policies have increased demand for EVs, driving up demand for advanced batteries. Batteries also have a variety of defense applications that can help enable distributed operational concepts, reducing reliance on legacy energy supply chains. What does this mean for America’s ability to secure its access to these crucial products at a time of rising tensions with China? Join the Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Industrial Base for this timely discussion.
Panel 1: Recharging DOD’s Energy Supply Chain: Distributed Operations and Advanced Batteries
Heather Penny
Senior Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
LTG Eric Wesley (Ret.)
Former Deputy Commanding General of Army Futures Command and Director of the Futures and Concepts Center
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
Nadia Schadlow (Moderator)
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Panel 2: The U.S. Government’s Role in Promoting Innovation
The Hon. Ellen Lord
Former Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Hon. Kimberly Reed
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Mike Brown
Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the U.S. Department of Defense
Arthur Herman (Moderator)
Senior Fellow and Director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative, Hudson Institute
Panel 3: China, Supply Chains, and Economic Coercion
Anthony Vinci
Adjunct Senior Fellow at CNAS
Pavneet Singh
Non-resident Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution
