US–China Economic and Security Review Commission Holds Hearing on Beijing’s Data Strategy

The US–China Economic and Security Review Commission holds a hearing titled “Taking a Bigger Byte: China’s Expanding Strategy for Data Dominance” at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 30.

Schedule:

Hearing co-chairs: Commissioners Leland Miller and Chris Slevin.

9:30 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.: Co-chairs’ opening remarks

9:40 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.: Panel I: Drivers and objectives of China’s data acquisition strategy

• Nigel Cory, director, Crowell Global Advisors;
• Joseph Lin, co-founder and CEO, Twenty;
• Andrew Lohn, senior fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University.

11:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.: Break

11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.: Panel II: China’s data acquisition in practice — vectors, targets, and implications for the United States

• Gregory Falco, assistant professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University;
• Chris Miller, professor, The Fletcher School at Tufts University;
• Diane Staheli, senior staff member, Cyber Security and Information Services Division, MIT Lincoln Laboratory;
• Edward You, founder, EHY Consulting LLC, and former FBI supervisory special agent.

12:45 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.: Closing remarks

12:50 p.m.: Adjourn