neXt Curve Webcast: Geopolitics and Tech
Channel: neXt Curve
Date: 2022-03-18

With the advent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are entering an epoch of global instability, bifurcation, and risk that threatens to undo years of convergence, standardization, openness, and globalization that have shaped the tech industry of today. Daniel Newman, founding partner of Futurum Research, joins neXt Curve in an open discussion about the future of tech at risk and the opportunities to expect as new geopolitical forces and trends settle in to shape the tech industry of tomorrow. 

This podcast will address the following:
* What are the key geopolitical trends impacting tech globally?
* What are the technology and industry trends impacted?
* What are the implications on trade & tech industry structure?
* What should business leaders do to navigate the tumult?

Table of Contents
00:19 - Introductions
06:46 - Daniel's takes on the state of geopolitical themes impacting tech.
09:35 - Daniel's takes on the areas most impacted by geopolitical trends.
11:30 - US-China tech and trade war and our tech supply chain.
15:49 - Reversing decades of globalization and globalism.
20:20 - Leading chip supply chain diversification with manufacturing.
20:50 - The policy disconnect. Policymaker ignorance or corporate lobby?
23:00 - Chewing gum and walking at the same time.
25:05 - Infrastructure is the foundation of innovation
26:49 - The consequences of bifurcation
30:00 - Practical cynicism or just practical?
30:45 - Closing

You can find out more about Daniel Newman at www.futurumresearch.com, and follow him on Twitter at @danielnewmanUV.