Economic Security in the Age of AI
Economic Security in the Age of AI Conference
Tuesday 9 December 2025, 3.30pm to 8.00pm
Hosted by the LSE Growth Lab, Accenture and Georgetown University, this event will explore how sovereign AI is shaping economic power, national security, and global collaboration. The event will bring together leaders from government, industry, and academia to discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI-driven economies.
Programme
3.30-4.45pm: Panel discussion 1
Economic Security in the Age of AI: examining the skill needs for AI-driven economies, the modernisation of infrastructure as a foundation for sovereign AI deployment, and the importance of educational reform to foster digital literacy and critical thinking.
5.00-6.15pm: Panel discussion 2
The New UK Ecosystem: discussing the need for resilient and sovereign digital infrastructure, challenges in securing national data and critical services, and the role of public-private partnerships in shaping the UK’s AI ecosystem.
These two panels will be held in person, and attendace is by invitation only.
6.30-7.00pm: Keynote session
AI and Collective Economic Security: Exploring how sovereign AI shapes economic power, national security, and global collaboration, with insights from Craig Mundie on building trusted, transparent AI aligned with national interests.
Keynote speaker: Craig Mundie, Technology advisor to three U.S. Presidents, former Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft, and co-author of ‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit’. He brings decades of experience at the intersection of technology, policy, and global strategy, offering compelling insights on the ethical, economic, and security implications of next-generation AI.
Host: Andrés Velasco, Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the School of Public Policy at LSE. In 2017-19 he was a member of the G20 Eminent Persons Group. During 2015-16 he co-chaired the Global Panel on the Future of the Multilateral Lending Institutions. In 2013-16 he was a member of the Global Oceans Commission.
In-person participation is by invitation only. Register on Zoom to join this session online.
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