Podcast Episodes

Episode 25: A Conversation with the Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright

Season 1 Episode 26

In today’s episode, Ylli had the privilege of sitting down at the recent AI+ Expo with the Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright. They dove into some important topics regarding energy, including the inte…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Episode 24: A Conversation with Thomas Mason

Season 1 Episode 25

In this episode of Memos to the President, Ylli Bajraktari speaks with Thomas Mason from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The conversation explores the rapidly evolving national security and geopoliti…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Episode 23: A Conversation with Dr. S. Jaishankar

Season 1 Episode 24

In this episode of Memos to the President, Ylli Bajraktari speaks with Dr. S. Jaishankar, India's Minister of External Affairs. Fresh from meetings with U.S. leadership, Minister Jaishankar provides …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 22: A Conversation with Dr. Anshu Roy

Season 1 Episode 23

In this episode of Memos to the President, SCSP President Ylli Bajraktari speaks with Dr. Anshu Roy, CEO of Rhombus Power, Inc., about his personal and professional journey, the evolution of his work…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Episode 21: A Conversation with Bob Work

Season 1 Episode 22

Secretary Work is widely credited for his work with leaders in the Department and the Intelligence Community on the “Third Offset Strategy,” which aimed to restore U.S. conventional overmatch over it…

Published on 6 months ago

Episode 21: A Conversation with Bob Work

Episode 21

Secretary Work previously served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, where he was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day business of the Pentagon and developing the Department’s $600 billion defen…

Published on 6 months ago

Episode 20: Dylan Patel at the AI+Compute Summit

Season 2 Episode 20

SemiAnalysis’s Dylan Patel sits down with SCSP CEO Ylli Bajraktari to discuss the future of supercomputing clusters. #ComputeSummit 

The Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI+Summit Series is a set…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Episode 19: Talent with Ryan Carpenter and Diana Gehlhaus

Season 1 Episode 19

The Talent Memo outlines strategic initiatives to compete and succeed in a world driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and unprecedented technological change. A fundamental transformation of educati…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Episode 18: Microelectronics with Martijn Rasser and Brady Helwig

Season 1 Episode 18

The Microelectronics Memo outlines strategic initiatives to complement manufacturing expansion with moonshots in next-generation microelectronics technologies, powering future defense platforms and l…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 17: Advanced Networks with David Lin and Ananmay Agarwal

Season 1 Episode 17

The Advanced Networks Memo outlines four strategic recommendations to reclaim American leadership in network technologies and secure a competitive edge in the 5G and impending 6G races. This agenda c…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago