Fireside Chat with Under Secretary of Commerce Alan Estevez

CSET hosted Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez for a discussion on the Bureau of Industry and Security's use of export controls amidst today's geopolitical and emerging technology realities.

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On September 2022, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan argued that the Biden Administration is rethinking its approach to export controls. Leading the charge on this new approach is the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). BIS has been instrumental in applying export controls in novel ways to address emerging national security and foreign policy challenges, all against the backdrop of an ever-changing global technology environment. 

Discussion with Under Secretary of Commerce Alan Estevez

Hanna Dohmen moderated the discussion with Alan Estevez and fielded questions from the audience.

On December 7, the Center for Security and Emerging Technology hosted Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez for a discussion on how BIS addressed these emerging geopolitical and technological dynamics. CSET Non-Resident Senior Fellow Kevin Wolf set the scene with some historical context on U.S. approaches to export controls. Under Secretary Estevez then provided opening remarks, which were followed by a moderated Q&A with CSET Research Analyst Hanna Dohmen. This event was live-streamed to the public on CSET’s YouTube channel.

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Hanna Dohmen is a Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where she focuses on U.S. national competitiveness in AI/ML technology and U.S.-China technology competition.

Alan Estevez is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, champions U.S. security and technology leadership. He leads the Bureau of Industry, which advances U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and promoting U.S. strategic technology leadership.