Please register if you wish to attend by clicking Eventbrite "Tickets". You will not be charged if you are coming to the talk but not the dinner. The Canadian International Council thanks the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation for their support of this event.
The Saskatoon branch of the Canadian International Council invites you an event on the following important international issue:
TOPIC:Cold War 2.0: How technological innovation - particularly AI - is exploding global tensions
SPEAKER:Dr. Tyler Wist AAFC SRDC Research Scientist in Field Crop Entomology
DATE: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
PLACE: Saskatoon Club, 417 21st Street East, Saskatoon
TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
~~~ This is the fourteenth event of our 2023-24 program ~~~
[Come for the event, starts at 6:00 p.m.
For a fuller experience, come also to the 8:00 pm dinner. Read further below about joining the speaker for dinner.]
Join CIC Saskatoon as we welcome renowned author and expert George S. Takach, who will be speaking about his latest book, ‘Cold War 2.0’ which contains meticulously researched insights that shed light on the geopolitical challenges of our time.
Don't miss this opportunity to explore the complex dynamics of contemporary global politics with the author. Presentation followed by Q&A discussion.
About the book:
Cold War 2.0 – Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle between China, Russia, and America scrutinizes the role of artificial intelligence, military coordination, missile defense systems, advanced semiconductor chips, quantum computers, and bio-engineering in shaping the conflict between democracy and autocracy, and explores how Western democracies can navigate these challenges to ultimately triumph.
About our speaker:
George S. Takach holds a bachelor’s degree in history, political economy, and philosophy from the University of Toronto; a graduate degree from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University; and a law degree from the University of Toronto. For forty years, he practiced technology law at McCarthy Tétrault, one of Canada’s premier law firms. He has written three books on technology law/tech commercial subjects. This is his first book for a general audience.
Itinerary:
5:30 p.m. Doors open
6:00 p.m. Public presentation - free and open to the public
7:30 p.m. Event concludes
8:00 p.m. Dinner with the speaker (register online at the Eventbrite site, deadline June 7)
9:30 p.m. Dinner concludes
DINNER WITH THE SPEAKERS:
Want to find out even more about the issues, and discuss them with the speaker and other internationalists? Consider buying a dinner ticket and joining us at 8:00 p.m., also at the Saskatoon Club, for dinner with the speaker.
Prices for dinner with the speaker, followed by presentation
$20 – Students
$40 – Non-student CIC members
$50 – Nonmembers
Register for dinner with the speaker before June 7, 11:30 a.m. Dinner registrants will be expected to pay even if they cannot or do not attend. Persons with dinner reservations who cannot attend are encouraged to find someone else to take their place.
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