chris miller

• Chip Wars: The Struggle for the World's Most Critical Technology
  Based on his award-winning, New York Times bestselling book, Miller details how computer chips became the foundation of modern military, economic, and geopolitical power. He unpacks the geopolitical chokepoints of semiconductor manufacturing—such as the concentration of production in Taiwan and South Korea—and explains what the intense competition between the U.S. and China means for the future of global businesses.

• The Origin, Impact, and Future of AI: Power, Infrastructure, and Energy Bottlenecks

  The rise of AI is ultimately a battle over computing power. Miller explains how AI training and deployment are critically dependent on advanced GPUs, creating a physical shortage of specialized chips. He explores the emerging constraints of AI scaling, including severe energy demands and nuclear-powered datacenter initiatives, showing leaders how to design long-term technological roadmaps.

• The Myth of Globalization and Supply-Chain Fragility

  For decades we've been told that “the world is flat” and that globalization is spreading economic opportunity. Miller challenges this paradigm, proving that globalization has instead concentrated the production of critical goods—such as microchips—in a tiny number of highly vulnerable facilities. He provides senior executives with a strategic view of supply chains that factors in political considerations alongside economic ones.

• The New Cold War: Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Foresight

  Drawing on his extensive history of Russian and East Asian pivots, Miller delivers an elite-level briefing on the systemic tensions shaping international relations. He maps out the economic and political strategies of Vladimir Putin, China's techno-nationalist ambitions, and the evolving European-Asian trade corridors. This talk leaves corporate boards equipped with alternative, long-range perspectives to protect global assets.

speaker Bio: 

Chris Miller is a world-renowned economic historian, best-selling author, and professor whose groundbreaking research redefined the global conversation on technology and statecraft. He serves as an Associate Professor of International History at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). His landmark book, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, was named the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year, won the CFR Arthur Ross Book Award, and was heralded by the New York Times as a "nonfiction thriller."

Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Harvard University and completed his Master of Arts and Ph.D. at Yale University.. Beyond his academic leadership, he actively bridges the gap between scholarly research and high-stakes financial operations as a Director at Greenmantle, a premier macroeconomic advisory firm consulting major hedge funds and asset managers in New York and London.. He also serves on McKinsey & Company's Geopolitics Advisory Council and frequently testifies before government committees on technology, national security, and global supply-chain strategies.

Summary (Core Conviction):

Chris Miller is a ultimate headliner for tech-geopolitics, bringing a rare blend of deep historical rigor, financial market relevance, and spellbinding storytelling. His core conviction is that modern power—whether military, economic, or technological—is built entirely on a foundation of silicon, making the semiconductor supply chain the single most critical risk of our century.. On stage, he translates the hyper-complexity of extreme UV lithography and geopolitical chokepoints into highly strategic, accessible business imperatives for non-technical executives. For corporate events seeking an internationally celebrated, authoritative voice who can prepare teams to navigate the Tech Cold War with absolute confidence, Miller remains unmatched.

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