2022 National Security Symposium

On Thursday June 23, the National Security Institute (NSI), in partnership with the Federalist Society, hosted the 2022 National Security Symposium entitled, "Next Generation National Security." The first panel of the Symposium considered the various threats and potential benefits that digital currencies may pose, as well as discussed whether and how the U.S. might develop policies on digital assets that both protect and encourage freedom and payment security while maintaining our safety from bad actors, and thwarting the schemes and initiatives of bad actors. The panel on Cryptocurrency and National Security featured Gus Coldebella, Partner, True Ventures; William Hughes, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters, Consensys Software; Dr. Oonagh McDonald, Senior Adviser, Crito Capital, and; Hon. Eric Kadel, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, served as the moderator. The second panel titled, " Artificial Intelligence: Implications for National Security," addressed the national security ramifications of the scaling artificial intelligence (AI) developments.