About the Event
The 2025 Trusted Tech Summit, hosted by the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, brought together U.S. and international officials, Fortune 500 executives, venture capital leaders, entrepreneurs, and researchers from Purdue and other leading universities to chart the path toward a global economy powered by a Trusted Tech Stack, where innovation and freedom advance together.
This invitation-only gathering explored the technologies, alliances, and leadership shaping the future of the free world.
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Launches the Global Trusted Tech Network at the 2025 Trusted Tech Summit Read the announcement here.
Alex Wong
Global Chief Strategy, Hanwha Group
Mikko Karikyto
Chief Product Security Officer, Ericsson
Brendan Dowling
Deputy Secretary, Critical Infrastructure & Protective Security, Australian Government
Roberto Baldoni
Senior Advisor on Technology and Cybersecurity Policy to the Italian Ambassador in the USA
Josh Rogin
Moderator
Lead Global Security Analyst, WP Intelligence, The Washington Post
Rep. John Moolenaar
Chairman of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party
Mung Chiang
President, Purdue University and Co-founder, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy
Amb. Urban Ahlin
Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S.
Ebba Busch
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry
Greg Levesque
Co-founder and CEO, Strider Technologies
Aaron Slodov
Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic Industries
Mark LaVerghetta
Co-Founder & Director, ReElement Technologies
Drew Maloney
Moderator
President & CEO, Edison Electric Institute
Rep. Young Kim
U.S. Representative, California’s 39th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives
Yuki Shimizu
Special Advisor, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan; Director, Industrial Research, JETRO New York
Tarun Chhabra
Head of National Security Policy, Anthropic
Carla Sands
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark; Senior Fellow, America First Policy Institute
Heather Nauert
Moderator
Broadcast journalist; Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State
James Roscoe
Chargé d’Affaires, British Embassy
Brandon Remington
Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Joseph Larson
Vice President of Government, OpenAI
Ron Ash
CEO and Chairman of the Board, Accenture Federal Services
Keith Krach
Chairman and Co-Founder; former U.S. Under Secretary of State and CEO of DocuSign
Michelle Giuda
Chief Executive Officer, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy