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The Future of the Space Economy

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Concurrent with the planned launch date of Inspiration4, a panel of experts and the SpaceX civilian astronauts discuss the new space industry.

SpaceX Crew-1 Mission rocket on launch pad
SpaceX

YP Nexus: Who Will Win the Global EV Race?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

The global pivot towards electrifying transport has skyrocketed in the last 10 years; by 2030, 40 percent of all new cars sold globally will be electric.

Close up of electric vehicle's charging cable plugged into charging station

Liberty and Justice in a Surveillance State

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The Economist’s Jon Fasman previews his new book, “We See it All,” in an exclusive conversation with Council members on the legal, political, and moral implications on the rise of surveillance state powers in the US and across the world.

A man wearing a face mask walks past surveillance cameras following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China
Reuters

Debate the Future of Data as Currency

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Cocktails and Conversation

YP members are invited to participate in a live debate on the future of personal data as currency. Attendees will work together with fellow YPs to create a persuasive argument for their assigned position.

Screenshot of zoom meeting with Council YP members

HRH Ambassador Reema on US-Saudi Arabia Relations

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Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States explored the future of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship.

Mike Pompeo and Saudi Ambassador to the US, Princess Reema
Reuters

China Goes Green

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China's Changing Landscape

Yifei Li of NYU Shanghai and Judith Shapiro of American University discuss China's green authoritarianism and its implications for the environment and international politics.

People hold shopping bags as they walk under a giant screen showing a news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a shopping area in Beijing
Reuters

Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, and Combating Terror

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Christopher Crane of the Exelon Corporation, the Department of Energy’s Daniel Poneman, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Rachel Bronson discussed whether nuclear power can be safe and economical.

Fuel assemblies at Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant in North Carolina
US N.R.C.

Jump-Starting America: Reviving the American Dream

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Global Economy Series

MIT economists Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson joined the Council to discuss how the US can recreate an economy where the benefits of growth are shared more widely.

A person attaches wires to a piece of audio equipment
Jeswin Thomas

US Climate Policy at a Crossroads?

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Juliet Eilperin moderated a discussion with Mary Nichols and Michael Greenstone to talk about the US climate policy and the major successes and challenges that faced California.

Solar panels on top of a warehouse
Pieter Morlion

Communicating Climate Change: The Power of Visual Storytelling

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Photographers Larry C. Price and George Steinmetz joined Jon Sawyer of the Pulitzer Center to consider whether visual storytelling can engage the public and galvanize action on climate change.

Smoke rising from a Colorado wildfire.
Malachi Brooks