Session III of the Aspen-ECFR Program on “European Technological Sovereignty: Human Values and Geopolitical Challenges”

Aspen Institute España is organizing, in collaboration with European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), a new program on “European Technological Sovereignty: Human Values and Geopolitical Challenges” with the help of Aspen Digital, Aspen Germany and Aspen UK.

The third session will be on “National Security: Industrial Policy, Sovereignty, Technological Emancipation” and will take place online on Monday, March 2nd from 5 to 6:30 pm (CET).

As speaker for the second session, we will count with Angela Zhang, Professor of Law at the University of Southern California.

The program consists of 3 online sessions, one a month, in January, February, and March. The sessions will be online with in English with around 30 participants. The speakers will share a few opening remarks, followed by a structured discussion among participants. The discussion will be held under the Chatham House Rule, followed by a paper highlighting the key insights while preserving confidentiality. The paper will then be presented at a final in-person session open to the public. The idea is to share the online sessions’ findings with a larger audience to increase the program’s reach.

Angela Zhang

Angela Huyue Zhang is a Professor of Law at the University of Southern California and a leading authority on Chinese tech regulation. A highly sought-after commentator, she frequently shares expert insights on the intersection of law, technology, and global governance. She is the author of two widely acclaimed books: Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation (2021) and High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy (2024). Before joining USC, Zhang taught at the University of Hong Kong and King’s College London. Earlier in her career, Zhang practiced law for six years in Asia, United States and Europe. She earned her LLB from Peking University and her LLM, JD, and JSD from the University of Chicago Law School.