8:00 – 8:20 am:        Networking Breakfast

8:20 – 8:30 am:        Opening Remarks 

• Jeremie Waterman, President, China Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Michael Hart, President, American Chamber of Commerce in China

8:30 – 9:15 am:        The Changing Operating Landscape in the China Market: Perspectives on China’s Foreign Business Climate  

• Moderator: William Zarit, Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
• Travis Tanner, Senior Managing Director and President of GreenPoint Group, Ankura
• Michael Hart, President, American Chamber of Commerce in China
• Eric Zheng, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai

9:15 – 9:45 am:      The Future of U.S. Innovation and Competition with China

• Moderator: Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• A fireside chat with The Honorable Todd Young, U.S. Senator from Indiana

9:45 – 10:30 am:      The Politics of Building a Military and Economic Fortress 

• Moderator: Paul Haenle, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific Policy & Strategic Competitiveness, JPMorgan Chase
• Chris Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, China Strategies Group
• HE The Honorable Dr. Kevin Rudd AC, Australian Ambassador to the United States

10:30 – 10:45 am:    Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 am:    The State of the PRC Economy and the Impact of the Trade War

• Moderator: TBD
• Gerard DiPippo, Acting Associate Director, China Research Center; Senior Researcher, RAND Corp.
• Andrew Polk, Co-Founder and Head of Economic Research Team, Trivium China
• Logan Wright, Partner, Rhodium Group
• Joerg Wuttke, Partner, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group

12:00 – 1:15 pm:      Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 pm:        Made in China 2025: Looking Back and Forward

• Moderator: Daniel Rosen, Founding Partner, Rhodium Group
• Jason Bernstein, Director, International Trade and Supply Chain, American Chemistry Council
• Kyle Chan, Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Sociology, Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University
• Michael Dunne, Chief Executive Officer, Dunne Insights
• Barry Naughton, Professor and So Kwan Lok Chair of Chinese International Affairs, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego
• Drew Quinn, Executive, Head of International Trade, Policy, and Advocacy, GE Health Care

2:15 – 2:45 pm:        The Stakes of U.S.-China Technology Competition

• Moderator: Liza Tobin, Managing Director, Garnaut Global
• A fireside chat with Jason Matheny, President and Chief Executive Officer, RAND Corp.

2:45 – 3:00 pm:        Coffee Break 

3:00 – 4:00 pm:        Responding to the DeepSeek Moment: Competition for AI and Quantum Dominance

• Moderator: Ted Dean, China Practice Co-Lead and Partner, DGA Group
• Gregory Allen, Director, Wadhwani AI Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Jimmy Goodrich, Senior Advisor for Technology Analysis, RAND Corp.
• Sarah Kemp, Interim Co-Lead, Global Government Affairs & Vice President, International Government Affairs Policy & Trade, Intel
• Christopher Thomas, Chairman, Founder, and Principal, Integrated Insights Ltd.

4:00 – 4:45 pm:        The Biotech Race: How to Square National Security with Building a Healthier World 

• Moderator: Paul Neureiter, Executive Director, International Government Relations, Amgen
• Caitlin Frazer, Executive Director, National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
• Anna Puglisi, Director for Technology and National Security, U.S. National Security Council
• Kelly Seagraves, Vice President for National Security and International Government Affairs, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

4:45 – 5:45 pm:        Export Controls: Tailoring the Right Yard, Size, and Fence Height

• Moderator: Bruce Andrews, Senior Advisor, Renewing American Innovation, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• David Feith, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Technology and National Security, U.S. National Security Council
• Mike Kuiken, Commissioner, U.S. Economic & Security Review Commission; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
• Sarah O'Hare O'Neal, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, International Trade Law and Policy, Microsoft
• Kevin Wolf, Partner, International Trade, Akin Grump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP

8:00 – 8:30am:         Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15am:         China, Taiwan, and the Geopolitical Landscape for American Business

• Moderator: Matt Turpin, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
• Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Ely Ratner, Principal, Marathon Initiative

9:15 – 10:00 am:      U.S.-China Economic Conflict: Exploring De-Escalation Scenarios

• Moderator: Jim McGregor, Chairman, APCO Greater China
• Peter Harrell, Non-resident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Derek Scissors, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Chief Economist, China Beige Book
• Stephen Vaughn, Partner, International Trade, King & Spaulding

10:00 – 10:15 am:    Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:15 am:    Keynote: U.S.-China Technology Competition and the Role of the Bureau of Industry and Security

• Moderator: John Murphy, Senior Vice President and Head of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary for Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce

11:15 – 12:15 pm:    Tit-for-Tat: Escalation Risks and Scenarios 

• Moderator: TBD
• Josh Lipsky, Senior Director of the GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council
• James Mulvenon, Chief Intelligence Officer, Pamir
• Craig Singleton, Senior Director, China Program, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Sarah Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Silverado Policy Accelerator

12:15 – 12:30 pm: Transition to Lunch

12:30 – 1:45 pm:      Luncheon Discussion: How Can Business Best Manage Geopolitical Risk with China?

• Moderator: Jeremie Waterman, President, China Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• David Fagan, Partner, Covington & Burling
• Meg Rithmire, James E. Robinson Professor in Business, Government, and International Economy, Harvard Business School
• Ellen Lord, Senior Advisor, The Chertoff Group
• Michael Allen, Managing Director and Partner, Beacon Global Strategies

1:45 – 2:45 pm:        Is There a Strategy for "The West" to Compete Against China Globally?

• Moderator: Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations
• Chris Griswold, Policy Director, American Compass
• The Honorable Mark Kennedy, Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Wilson Center
• Sree Ramaswamy, Chief Innovation Officer, NobleReach Foundation

2:45 – 3:00 pm:        Coffee Break

3:00 – 3:45 pm:        The View from the House Select Committee on the CCP

• Moderator: TBD
• The Honorable John Moolenaar, U.S. Representative from Michigan and Chair, House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the CCP

3:45 – 4:00 pm:        Closing Remarks 

4:00 – 6:00 pm:        Closing Reception: Celebrating 15 Years of the China Business Conference