A new economic era is taking shape fueled by breakthrough technologies, shifting markets, and powerful new forces redefining how growth and opportunity are created. Some say we’re standing at the edge of the most explosive period of innovation in modern history.
So what comes next? How will work, investment, and stability evolve in a increasingly challenging world? And what happens when innovation itself becomes the engine of global change?
On December 4, administration officials, members of Congress, business leaders, economists, and innovators came together for an inaugural all-day program to map the forces reshaping the American economy and explore what they mean for the future of growth.
Can America’s growth story outpace China’s? We’ll dig into the forces powering the next wave of innovation — AI, chips, data centers, energy, defense, and critical minerals — and whether tariffs, deficits, and global competition will push us forward or slow us down.

Fireside chat with Sen. Dave McCormick, Member, Joint Economic Committee, US Senate in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director, National Energy Dominance Council in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Roger Martella, EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, GE Vernova in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Eric Breckenfeld, Director of Technology Policy, NVIDIA in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Member, Appropriations Committee, US Senate in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Former Sen. Pat Toomey, Member, Board of Directors, Apollo Global Management in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Greg Degen, Head of International Affairs, Commonwealth Fusion Systems in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Mike Keogh, President, Provalus in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder & CEO, RockCreek in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National InterestÂ
Fireside chat with Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Budget in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Teresa Carlson, CEO, General Catalyst Institute in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-AZ), Chair, Joint Economic Committee in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Cecilia Rouse, President, Brookings Institution and former Chair, WH Council of Economic Advisers in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Stephen Moore, Former Trump Transition Team; Co-Founder and President, Committee to Unleash Prosperity in conversation with Peter Cherukuri, Founder & CEO, upNEXT
Fireside chat with Bobby Franklin, President and CEO, National Venture Capital Association in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Finance Committee in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Richard Vague, Founder & CEO, Tychos Analytics Group; former Secretary of Banking & Securities, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
From Gen Z’s economic influence to inflation, inequality, and the rise of crypto, we’ll unpack the forces reshaping global growth. The question: will new perspectives and digital currencies unlock greater opportunity — or deepen the risks at home and abroad?
Panel featuring, James Schenck, President & CEO, PenFed Credit Union, Diana Rothschild, Vice President, Strategic Reach & Workforce Partnerships, College Board &Â Kingsley Nwogu, Senior at Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Jared Bernstein, Former chair, Council of Economic Advisers in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Steve Case, Chairman & CEO, Revolution in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Pierre Yared, Acting Chair, Council of Economic Advisers in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National InterestÂ
Fireside chat with Javier Palomarez, President & CEO, United States Hispanic Business Council in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform in conversation with Peter Cherukuri, Founder & CEO, upNEXT
Fireside chat with Vince Haley, Director, WH Domestic Policy Council  in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
Fireside chat with Barbara Humpton, CEO, USA Rare Earth in conversation with Peter Cherukuri, Founder & CEO, upNEXT
Fireside chat with Joe Lavorgna, Counselor to Secretary Bessent, Department of Treasury in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
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Fireside chat with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Member, Senate Finance Committee  in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
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Fireside chat with Amb. Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest
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Fireside chat with Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment in conversation with Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The National Interest Â
