Technology has become an essential part of our economies, societies and democracies, with a central role in any security or geopolitical topic. Emerging technologies are disrupting every sector and reframing many issues, reshuffling the cards of national and international security. It is major battleground in big power competition and allowing for smaller countries, rogue states, global platforms and terrorist groups to achieve strategic relevance and project their power and values.

Anticipation is of paramount importance to lead strategically, while acceleration of time is making this increasingly challenging. And the pace of technological evolution and even more the interconnections between different technologies (“deeptech”) make it increasingly difficult for leaders to understand the tech and its consequences.