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Abstract

Critical technologies, like AI, quantum computing and semiconductors, are key both as foundational technologies to develop others but also for economic security. How do the US, China and the EU fare in such critical technologies, focusing on radical innovation? What is the extent and speed of spillovers and which are the companies that dominate in each field? What are the lessons here for India’s strategies for its own innovation and economic security?

Lead Speaker

Alicia García-Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis CIB. Alicia also serves as Senior Fellow at the European think-tank BRUEGEL and as a non-resident Senior Fellow at the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University Singapore (NUS). Alicia is also Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). She is also an independent Board Member of AGEAS insurance group. Finally, Alicia is and an advisor to the Spanish government on economic affairs, a Member of the Board of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI), a member of the Advisory Board of the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and a Member of the Council of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUF). Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books. She is active in international media (such as BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC and CNN) as well as social media (LinkedIn and X). As a recognition of her thought leadership, Alicia was included in the TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn in 2017 and #6 Top Social Media Leader by Refinitiv in 2020.

Moderator

Biswajit Dhar is a Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi, and serves as an advisor to the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. He is on the Board of the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies of the Government of Kerala. He was a Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and has served as the Director General of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a think-tank of the Ministry of External Affairs. Professor Dhar interacts closely with several inter-governmental organisations. He has publications in reputed national, and international journals and is a regular columnist in several national dailies.