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Targeted and Precise: AI Export Controls and U.S. National Security
February 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Amid unprecedented global demand for advanced American AI technologies, hardware export controls have enormous consequences for American economic competitiveness, national security, and innovation dynamism. A panel of leading experts at the intersection of national security and semiconductor supply chains will assess export control risks, benefits, and policy options to strengthen U.S. AI leadership while protecting sensitive and critical technologies.
This event is intended to qualify as a Widely Attended Gathering under applicable House Ethics Committee rules. Lunch will be provided.
Moderator:
Courtney Manning, Director, AI Imperative 2030, American Security Project
Courtney Manning is the Director of AI Imperative 2030 at the American Security Project, where she leads a team of cross-disciplinary stakeholders investigating the critical geostrategic forces driving the global AI race in the 21st century. Formerly, Courtney led ASP’s research portfolios on military recruitment and readiness, strategic competition with China, and emerging technology risks. Before ASP, she worked as a geopolitical risk consultant on international human rights law, political risk, and climate security in New York, where she worked with the Peruvian government to produce a new policy framework for lithium mining and the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to rebuild the advising team, write speeches and security strategies, and coordinate sessions at the UNSC, UNGA, and Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Panelists:
David Lin, Senior Advisor at the Special Competitive Studies Project
David Lin is the Senior Director for Future Technology Platforms at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP). Prior to joining SCSP, David served for 12 years at the U.S. Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency, focusing on China and technology policy. His expertise includes China’s industrial strategy, data and cybersecurity policies, and digital infrastructure development. During his government tenure, David led multidisciplinary teams providing analytic support to high-level U.S. China policy processes and served as an economic officer responsible for the tech portfolio at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai.
Paul Triolo, Partner, DGA Group
Paul Triolo is a Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and the firm’s China Practice and Technology Policy Lead. A recognized expert in global technology policy, Mr. Triolo has worked closely with some of the world’s leading companies on AI, helping them track regulatory issues globally, develop long-term strategies on thought leadership and engage with regulators. Most recently, he was founder, Practice Head, and Managing Director of the Geo-Technology practice at Eurasia Group. Mr. Triolo spent more than 25 years in senior positions in the U.S. government, analyzing China’s rise as a technology power and advising senior policymakers on technology-related issues. Prior to his government work, he worked as an engineer for a semiconductor testing firm in Silicon Valley.
Alasdair Phillips-Robins, Technology and International Affairs Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Alasdair Phillips-Robins is a fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on emerging technology and national security. From 2023 to 2025, he served as a senior policy advisor to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, where he covered AI, semiconductors, export controls, and other emerging technology and international issues. Before joining Commerce, Alasdair clerked for Judge William J. Nardini of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has also worked as an associate editor at Foreign Affairs and as a consultant at a firm in London. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in History from the University of Cambridge and was the C.D. Broad Fellow at Rice University in 2015–16.
