Sovereign AI: Policy, Power and the Battle for Autonomy
Avasant Digital Forum
No nation today enjoys absolute, full-stack AI sovereignty. But the global landscape is rapidly fragmenting into what can best be described as layered sovereignty, where countries selectively assert control over different layers of the AI stack based on strategic priorities, capabilities, and geopolitical constraints. In the coming decade, national AI strategies will be defined not by what a country builds alone but by what it chooses to own, protect, and shape on its own terms.
Featured Speakers
Swapnil Bhatnagar
Moderator
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Chandrika Dutt
Director and AI Research Leader
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Bharat Amin
Member, Board of Trustees, The Aerospace Corporation, Distinguished Fellow
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Jim Rinaldi
Former CIO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Distinguished Fellow
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