Tuesday, September 16, 2025

8:00 a.m. ET | Doors open at 7:30 a.m. ET

The Trump administration and Congress face the urgent task of maintaining America’s technological edge, especially as artificial intelligence transforms longstanding ideas about U.S. national security and economic prosperity.

Join POLITICO’s AI & Tech Summit as we convene White House officials, key lawmakers, regulators and industry leaders to discuss everything from microchips and data centers to supercomputers and new energy projects — diving deep into the next era of technology policy, investment and regulation.

Doors open at 7:30 a.m. ET.

A government-issued ID will be required for entry.

FEATURED GUESTS

Additional guests to be announced.

Brendan Carr

Chair

Federal Communications Commission

Sriram Krishnan

SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR AI

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Sen. Ted Cruz

(R-Texas)

Chair

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Sen. Amy Klobuchar

(D-Minn.)

Chair

Democratic Steering and

Policy Committee

Sen. Dave McCormick

(R-Pa.)

Chair

Energy Subcommittee

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Rep. Pete Sessions

(R-Texas)

Chair

Government Operations Subcommittee

Oversight and Government Reform Committee Co-Chair

DOGE CAUCUS

Emil Michael

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Department of Defense

Michael Beckley

Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

APPIAN

Ann Lewis

Former Director

Technology Transformation Services

General Services

Administration

Ryan Tseng

President, Co-Founder

and Chief Strategy Officer

Shield AI

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS

Kendall Collins

CEO, GovClouD

Salesforce

Cally Baute

Chief commercial officer

POLITICO

Ajit Pai

President and CEO

CTIA

Cally Baute

Chief Commercial Officer

POLITICO

EXECUTIVE REMARKS

Louise Pentland

Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Relations

ADOBE

AGENDA

Agenda is subject to change.

7:30 a.m. ET

Doors open

8:00 a.m. ET

Welcome Remarks

Goli Sheikholeslami, Chief Executive Officer, POLITICO Media Group

A Conversation with Sriram Krishnan

Sriram Krishnan, Senior Policy Adviser for AI, White House

Moderated by: Dasha Burns, White House Bureau Chief, Chief Playbook Correspondent and Host of The Conversation, POLITICO

A Conversation with Brendan Carr

Brendan Carr, Chair, Federal Communications Commission

Moderated by: Alex Burns, Senior Executive Editor, North America, POLITICO

A Conversation with Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.)

Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Chair, Energy Subcommittee, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Moderated by: Jonathan Martin, Politics Bureau Chief and Senior Political Columnist, POLITICO

Building an AI-Powered Government

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Chair, Government Operations Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Co-Chair, DOGE Caucus

Ann Lewis, Former Director, Technology Transformation Services, General Services Administration

Michael Beckley, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Appian

Moderated by: Sophia Cai, White House Reporter and West Wing Playbook Co-Author, POLITICO

Executive Insights from Salesforce

Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce

Moderated by: Cally Baute, Chief Commercial Officer, POLITICO

10:00 a.m. ET

Program Break

10:30 a.m. ET

Executive Remarks from Adobe

Louise Pentland, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Relations, Adobe

A Conversation with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair, Senate Commerce Committee

Moderated by: Rachael Bade, Capitol Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist, POLITICO

The Future of Defense Innovation

Ryan Tseng, President, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Shield AI

Emil Michael, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Department of Defense

Moderated by: Jack Detsch, Defense Reporter, POLITICO

Executive Insights from CTIA

Ajit Pai, President and CEO, CTIA

Moderated by: Cally Baute, Chief Commercial Officer, POLITICO

A Conversation with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chair, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Moderated by: Brendan Bordelon, Technology Reporter, POLITICO

12:45 p.m. ET

Closing Remarks

Steven Overly, Editorial Director, POLITICO Live and Host, POLITICO Tech Podcast

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