Mark R. Kennedy
Strategic Competition: Info-Tech
Winning the Tech Race
Research Focus
In partnership with allies, preserve the edge in securing and harnessing digital information and other technologies.
Events and Publications
Advancing Both National Security and Economic Diplomacy in the Developing World
Wilson Center Policy Brief with Courtney Fingar - October 29, 2024
Courtney Fingar and I contend that restrictions on exports to protect security must be paired with opening markets for our tech products to both retain global leadership and advance economic development.
AMERICA MUST AWAKEN FROM COMPLACENCY TO WIN THE TECH RACE
WILSON CENTER POLICY BRIEF - MARCH 6, 2024
SPEECH: AMERICA MUST AWAKEN FROM COMPLACENCY TO WIN TECH RACE
SPEECH AT CNA (CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSIS) - NOVEMBER 28, 2023
360° VIEW OF OUTBOUND INVESTMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER
WILSON CENTER POLICY BRIEF - AUGUST 15, 2023
RESPONDING TO CHALLENGES TO U.S. ECONOMIC AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
WILSON CENTER NOW INTERVIEW - APRIL 20, 2023
TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS MUST BE PAIRED WITH PROMOTING TRADE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO WILSON CENTER PUBLICATION - MOMENTS OF CLARITY - FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Technology restrictions only succeed in tandem with other advanced economies. As restrictions bifurcate markets, America will lose foreign consumers unless it embraces trade.
NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY AT CAL TECH - CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
TOUR OF JPL - MAY 3, 2022
Thanks to Richard Cook, Mars Sample Return Program Manager at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Cal Tech - California Institute of Technology Here with replicas of JPL's NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter.
PLAYING OFFENSE IN RACE FOR TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
WILSON CENTER POLICY BRIEF - APRIL, 2022
UND: ACE AWARD FOR INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION
AWARDED MARCH MARCH 6, 2022
I appreciated current University of North Dakota Andrew Armacost recognizing my contributions as the immediate past President of UND as he accepted UND's American Council on Education / Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. Congrats to whole UND Team.
COLORADO’S BEST MINDS + CU INNOVATORS = A BETTER FUTURE
PRESIDENT'S INNOVATION PODCAST - JUNE 8, 2021
President Mark Kennedy and host Emily Davies speak with serial entrepreneur, Stan Lapidus, about his accomplishments and insights on business collaboration in advancing health care, from ingenuity to implementation.
CU INNOVATIONS BRINGS SCIENCES FROM INCEPTION TO IMPLEMENTATION
PODCAST WITH KIMBERLY MULLER - MAY 28, 2021
DOES FREEDOM DEPEND ON TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP?
SPEECH: WINTER NIGHT CLUB - COLORADO SPRINGS - JANUARY 21, 2021
None of us have lived in a world where a democracy was not home to the most advanced technology. Only recently have we begun to worry about whether an autocratic nation could achieve technological leadership and what the consequences would be if it did.
COMPETING IN THE NEXT ECONOMY
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS FRONTIERS REPORT - DECEMBER 2020
Honored to be a member of this commission.