AIAC AT THE 2024 TRILATERAL COMMISSION NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL MEETING IN SILICON VALLEY
For Immediate Release
November 15 - 17, 2024 - Menlo Park, California American Industrial Acquisition Corporation Chairman L.M. Levie attended the 2024 North American Regional Meeting of the Trilateral Commission, hosted at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, California. Titled “New Frontiers,” the conference convened influential leaders from government, business, finance, academia, and media to address critical global opportunities and risks posed by high technology.
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, adjacent to the largest venture capital firms in the world and near Stanford University, the conference featured sessions on:
Artificial Intelligence, Democracy and Peace
The US-China Technological Competition and Innovation
The Second Trump Administration
New Frontiers in American Foreign Policy
The Role of Silicon Valley in Addressing Climate Change
Canadian and Mexican Relations in the US Election
New Frontiers in Defense and Intelligence
New Frontiers in Energy, Power, and Artificial Intelligence
Mexican Politics
Artificial Intelligence and National Securit
On Friday, November 15, Trilateral Commission members visited the Defense Innovation Unit of the US Department of Defense and the Google Headquarters, during which they received briefings from top officials.
Beyond the formal discussions, members and their guests enjoyed curated experiences, including a wine tasting at Rosewood’s Portico with selections from local wineries, a reception and dinner at the Cantor Museum of Art, and a concluding dinner at the Rosewood. These settings provided informal opportunities for deeper exchanges among attendees.
Mr. Levie warmly greeted the following members and speakers during the conference:
Graham Allison
Founding Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Dr. Allison is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and a leading authority on international security and nuclear strategy.
Bruce Andrews
Senior Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer at Intel, Andrews previously served as Deputy Secretary of Commerce under President Obama, focusing on innovation, trade, and economic policy.
James Baker
Director of the Office of Net Assessment at the Department of Defense, Baker has previously served as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense and held senior roles in U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.
Doug Beck
Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Beck has previously worked at Apple as Vice President of Business Development and held senior roles in tech and national security sectors.
Dr. Herminio Blanco
Mexican Chair of the Trilateral Commission of North America, Blanco was the Chief Negotiator for NAFTA and served as Mexico's Minister of the Economy, playing a critical role in shaping North American trade policy.
Ron Brownstein
Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Brownstein has previously been a political correspondent at Los Angeles Times and a columnist for National Journal, specializing in U.S. politics and governance.
Michael Chertoff
Co-Founder of the Chertoff Group, Michael Chertoff served as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and as a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, shaping policy on national security, cybersecurity, and risk management.
Hon. Jean Charest, P.C.
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and 29th Premier of Quebec, Charest has also held cabinet roles in Canadian government, leading initiatives in trade, the environment, and public policy.
Jared Cohen
President of Global Affairs and Co-Head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, Cohen previously served as Director of Google Ideas and as a policy advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky
Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center and Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center, Dobriansky previously served as U.S. Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, shaping U.S. foreign policy on human rights and global security.
Mike Duffy
Opinions Editor at Large at The Washington Post, Duffy has previously held senior editorial roles at National Journal and The Hill, where he focused on U.S. politics and policy.
Adam Falkoff
Vice President and Global Managing Partner of Strategic Ventures at Microsoft, Falkoff previously served as a partner at McKinsey & Company, advising on global strategy and innovation in technology and finance.
Richard Fontaine
CEO of the Center for a New American Security and Executive Director of the Trilateral Commission North America, Fontaine was previously a senior foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham.
Michael B. Greenwald
Global Head of Financial Innovation and Digital Assets at Amazon Web Services, Greenwald previously served as U.S. Treasury Attaché to Qatar and as a senior advisor on international economic policy.
Hon. Jane Harman
Co-Chair of Freedom House, former Congresswoman, and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Harman has served on key national security and intelligence committees in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ambassador Carla Hills
Former U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Hills has also served as Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice, leading critical trade and policy negotiations for the U.S. she was a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, where she practiced law in the areas of trade, government, and international relations.
Joe Hurd
Director at Lloyd’s of London, Hays plc, and Trustpilot plc, Hurd has also held senior roles in global business strategy and governance, including at Hays and Trustpilot.
Dr. Fred Hu
Chairman and CEO of Primavera Capital Group, Hu is a former Chair of Goldman Sachs China and has served on the Board of Directors of UBS Group, specializing in global finance and Chinese economic policy.
Dr. Colin Kahl
Senior Fellow at Stanford University and former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Kahl previously held senior roles in U.S. defense and intelligence, specializing in Middle East and international security issues.
Andy Karsner
Director at Exxon and Applied Materials, Senior Strategist at Alphabet (Google), Karsner previously served as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Stephen Kotkin
Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Kotkin is a former Director of Princeton’s Institute for International and Regional Studies, with a career focused on global geopolitics, particularly Russia.
Nicholas Kristof
Columnist at The New York Times, Kristof has previously served as a foreign correspondent, winning multiple Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of human rights and global crises.
Mark W. Lippert
Chief Risk Officer and EVP at Samsung, Lippert previously served as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.
Dr. Peter J. Loewen
Dean of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, Loewen is a political scientist with a past leadership role in governance and public policy at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Mark Liu
Former Executive Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Liu has been pivotal in advancing semiconductor technology, shaping global manufacturing and supply chains.
Ambassador John Negroponte
Vice Chair at McLarty Associates and former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Mexico, the Philippines, and Honduras, Negroponte also served as Director of National Intelligence, shaping U.S. intelligence policy and global diplomacy.
Dr. Meghan L. O’Sullivan
North American Chair of the Trilateral Commission and Director of the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School, O’Sullivan has served as a Deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush.
Rebecca Patterson
Director of the Bretton Woods Committee and Chair of the Council for Economic Education, Patterson previously served as Chief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates, focusing on global financial systems and economic policy.
David Sanger
White House and National Security Correspondent at The New York Times, Sanger has previously covered national security for the International Herald Tribune and written extensively on cybersecurity and global geopolitics.
Ambassador Kristen Silverberg
President and CEO of Business Roundtable, Silverberg previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and held senior positions in the U.S. Department of State, specializing in trade and economic policy.
Mr. Levie commented, “The Trilateral Commission continues to serve as a vital forum for candid, non-partisan, high-level discussions regarding the most pressing issues facing the world today. Our conference location in Silicon Valley and our focus on technology is both pertinent and timely, in light of the ever-accelerating pace of change and the volatile geopolitical and economic landscape.”
He continued, “The men and women of the Trilateral Commission are serious scholars, statesmen, and journalists who think deeply about the most troubling issues of our time, soberly seeking solutions. It is exhilarating and heartening to witness and participate in the vigorous ensuing discussion and debates.”
About American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. AIAC has acquired and grown non-core subsidiaries and divisions of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Ahlstrom, Tolko, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. AIAC companies manufacture materials, components, assemblies, packaging, equipment, and finished products. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded industrial and consumer products throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. AIAC is a leading manufacturer of building, street, and highway signage in Europe, signage and illumination structures in North America, and a distributor of electrical products throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005 and has produced over 10,000 unique components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in North America. A leader in ultra-high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies produce 2,200 fan blades and blisks for each jet engine produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell. AIAC companies produce the critical automotive wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler- Fiat, Toyota, and Nissan. In connection with its kraft paper manufacturing interests in Canada and the US, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary.
AIAC companies actively support exploration into outer space, manufacturing critical components for launching and propelling spacecraft and satellites. AIAC customers in this sector include NASA, the European Space Agency, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing. AIAC companies also lead in the design and manufacture of undersea umbilical cables for worldwide oceanographic research.
Another AIAC affiliate, located in Germany, designs, manufactures and distributes high performance emergency portable power generators required during natural disasters, including extreme climate events worldwide. Clients include government agencies and the International Red Cross.
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About AIAC Philanthropy
AIAC and the AIAC Foundation support a wide range of nonprofit, nonsectarian, bipartisan organizations which promote international conflict resolution, disaster relief, economic development, environmental sustainability, and exploration. The exploration-focused nonprofit organizations which they actively support include the Explorers Club, the National Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society, the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Space Society, and the United States Space Foundation.
In recent months, AIAC Companies have proudly served as a corporate sponsor of Hubert Sagniere’s historic circumnavigation of the earth in a single-engine plane (www.flightaroundtheglobe.com).
AIAC’s other beneficiaries include the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc., the Asia Society, the Atlantic Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Philanthropy Partners, the Bretton Woods Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carter Center, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Foreign Policy Association, the Institut Française des Relations Internationales, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Crisis Group, the International Rescue Committee, the Japan Society, the JFK School of Government of Harvard University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Sierra Club, and the Trilateral Commission.
For further information, see:
https://www.aiac.com/our-values
About the Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America.[1] It was founded in July 1973 principally by US, European, and Japanese leaders who sought to address the challenges posed by the growing economic and political interdependence between the U.S. and its allies in North America, Western Europe, and Japan.
The Trilateral Commission is headed by an executive committee and three regional chairs representing Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region, with headquarters in Paris, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, respectively. Meetings are held annually at locations that rotate among the three regions; regional and national meetings are held throughout the year. Most gatherings focus on discussing reports and debating strategy to meet the commission's aims.
The Trilateral Commission represents influential commercial and political interests. As of 2021, there were roughly 400 members, including leading figures in politics, business, media, and academia. Each country within the three regions is assigned a quota of members reflecting its relative political and economic strength.
For more information, please see:
https://www.trilateral.org/about/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission
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