ADAPT at Dublin Tech Summit 2025

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Code Red: The Geopolitical Game of Tech Supremacy

Nexus Stage | N16

13:10 – 13:40

The global race for technological dominance has escalated into a high-stakes battlefield where innovation is both a weapon and a target. From China’s aggressive ambitions in AI and quantum computing to Russia’s sophisticated election interference tactics, and the Middle East’s rapid rise as a tech powerhouse, the geopolitical map is being rewritten through code, data, and cyber capabilities.

Key Discussion Points:

  • Elections as Battlefields: Disinformation campaigns and deepfakes as tools of influence and manipulation.
  • Weapons of Mass Disruption: The role of AI, cyberattacks, and autonomous systems in modern warfare.
  • Trade Wars in the Digital Age: The tech trade battles defining alliances and rivalries.
  • Academic Espionage: How intellectual property and innovation are becoming the targets of a covert war.

This session will peel back the layers of geopolitical intrigue to reveal the critical crossroads of tech and international power plays. Prepare for a deep dive into the strategies shaping the future of global conflict, collaboration, and control.

 

The Panel Discussion will include: 

  • Professor David Hickton, visiting professor at ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity College Dublin, former US Attorney and founded the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security.
  • Paolo Palumbo, VP Intelligence at WithSecure
  • Andrew Lee, VP of Government Affairs and Global CTI Strategist, ESET
  • Tanya Suárez, Founder and CIO of IoT Tribe
  • Hind Ziane, Founder and CEO, Génération politique
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