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March 23, 2026
Washington, DC — Krach Institute and INDOTEL partner to expand Tech Diplomacy training in the Dominican Republic, strengthening secure digital infrastructure, AI, and 5G expertise while advancing trusted technology and democratic values across the Americas.
February 3, 2026
Washington, DC — The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue announced today that its flagship Tech Diplomacy Academy will be free and open to learners worldwide. The Academy is the world’s first online education platform dedicated to preparing leaders across government, industry, and civil society to understand how critical and emerging technologies shape national power, economic competitiveness, and freedom.
December 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. — New online courses, developed with the Acorn Leadership Institute, empower leaders to apply technology, business, and diplomacy know-how in service of allied freedom, security, and prosperity.
October 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Global professionals gain access to world’s first tech diplomacy courses, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the intersection of technology, business, and national security.
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Partners with Kenyan Governors to Establish Africa’s First Trusted Tech Caucus
October 20, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya – The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue today announced the launch of the Kenyan Governors’ Trusted Tech Caucus, the first of its kind on the African continent.
July 25, 2025
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, in partnership with MediaTek, convened senior officials from Congress and the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce alongside global semiconductor leaders for a high-level forum on the future of American and allied technological leadership.
June 30, 2025
Krach Institute, Association of People’s Deputies of Ukraine and the Economic Security Council of Ukraine join forces to create a Trusted Tech Caucus in the Rada and deliver the Tech Diplomacy Academy to Ukrainian Government.
June 27, 2025
In this conversation with CNBC Squawk Box, Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda talks about Iran and how AI is transforming the way wars are fought – not just on the battlefield, but across the commercial, financial and information domains – and why building an American-led trusted tech stack with our allies is now a national security imperative.
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Hosts Trusted Tech Roundtable with African Diplomats
June 20, 2025
The Krach Institute convened senior African diplomats from 12 countries, U.S. government officials, technology leaders, academics from Purdue University and African schools, and private sector executives for a high-level roundtable on advancing trusted technology and economic partnerships across Africa.
June 13, 2025
The partnership will equip government, industry and academic leaders with the skills to drive innovation and boost regional competitiveness in the New Tech Age.
May 19, 2025
On Bloomberg TV, Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda joins Ed Ludlow to unpack America’s two-fold imperative when it comes to emerging technology: expand our reach—and guard it fiercely.
Sourcing Industry Group Adopts Krach Institute’s Tech Diplomacy Academy Amid Global Supply Chain Realignment
May 14, 2025
Washington, DC, May 14, 2025 — The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue today announced a strategic partnership with the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) and its certification arm, SIG University, a globally-recognized provider of professional training for sourcing, procurement and risk management leaders. Through this collaboration, SIG University will provide its 30,000+ global membership with preferred access to the Krach Institute’s Tech Diplomacy Academy, a first-of-its-kind, scalable online education platform designed to equip professionals at the intersection of technology, business, policy and global commerce.
Project Management Institute Adopts Krach Institute’s Tech Diplomacy Academy to Equip 740,000 Professionals for New Tech Age
May 7, 2025
Washington, DC, May 7, 2025 — The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue today announced a strategic partnership with the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for project professionals, to deliver its Tech Diplomacy Academy to PMI’s global membership. The Tech Diplomacy Academy is a first-of-its-kind, scalable online training platform built to prepare leaders at the intersection of technology, security and geopolitics. The Academy draws on the engineering strength of Purdue University, consistently ranked among the top five engineering institutions in the United States and a leader in national security innovation.
NATO DIANA Leverages the Krach Institute’s Tech Diplomacy Academy
April 28, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Today, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue (KITDP) announced that NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is leveraging its Tech Diplomacy Academy, a first-of-its-kind, scalable online training platform built to prepare leaders at the intersection of technology, security and geopolitics. The Academy draws on the engineering strength of Purdue University, consistently ranked among the top five engineering institutions in the United States and a leader in national security innovation.
April 2, 2025
Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda spoke to Caroline Hyde of Bloomberg Technology about strategically positioning the United States on a long-term footing as a trusted tech, economic, and manufacturing powerhouse in the 21st century. Purdue University, for example, has already attracted significant new private-sector investment from American and foreign companies as part of the rebirth of US-based manufacturing. They are building here because investing in the US is good for business.
March 12, 2025
As part of The Washington Post’s new WP Intelligence Report, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Chairman Keith Krach joined Josh Rogin, WP Intelligence Lead Global Security Analyst, for an in-depth conversation about the Trump Administration’s approach to China by leveraging tariffs, protecting American investors and our capital markets through the America First Investment Policy, TSMC’s new $100B investment in US-based semiconductor manufacturing ($165B to date), the urgency for corporate boards and CEOs to develop a “China Contingency Plan,” and the global momentum toward the innovation and adoption of trusted tech.
February 18, 2025
“Ask not what Xi Jinping can do for you, but what you can do for Xi Jinping.” Following the Chinese Communist Party leader’s meeting with the country’s tech CEOs, Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda spoke with CNBC‘s Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Kernen about America’s innovation-first imperative and Beijing’s high tech ambitions.
February 17, 2025
Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda joined Saab, Inc.’s Chief Strategy Officer Michael Brasseur and Chief Innovation Officer Rob Murray on the latest episode of The Skapa Podcast. Giuda discussed the imperative for the free world to set the pace in creating the future, how business and citizen leaders are critical stakeholders in national security, as well as the collaboration between Purdue University and Saab in developing cutting-edge air and sea technologies.
Giuda: DeepSeek AI news should be a catalyst for America to launch its “next 10 Stargates” and double-down on innovation to stay the world’s AI capital.
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Unveils Several World’s-First Initiatives at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit to Rally International Leaders
On December 5, 2024, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue convened hundreds of international leaders from government, technology, business, academia, and civil society at the 2024 Trusted Tech Summit in Washington, D.C.
August 27, 2024
Krach Institute CEO Michelle Giuda tells CNBC’s Becky Quick that many US companies are like “Trudy” stuck in a bad relationship, recognizing they’re being mistreated in China, and finally opting out A move that’s not just good for business, but national security too.
August 23, 2024
In a changing world, American CEOs face a new challenge: lead or be left behind. With China’s rise and global tensions, business leaders must prioritize long-term vision, trust, and innovation. Discover how CEOs can navigate this landscape, secure their companies’ success, and answer the call to lead. Click to read more!
July 2, 2024
The United States marks 248 years of freedom and independence this July 4th. At Purdue University’s “CHIPS for America: Execute for Global Success” Summit, Michelle Giuda outlined what it will take to maintain a safe, free and prosperous future defined in almost every way by new technology.
May 25, 2024
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue has launched a new online initiative to educate government and business leaders—and the general public—on issues at the intersection of technology, national security and economic prosperity.
Purdue’s silicon moment continues. Michelle Giuda addresses CHIPS for America summit
May 17, 2024
Michelle Giuda to semiconductor leaders at CHIPS for America Summit: “Tech Diplomacy is innovating and engineering a new way to work together across sectors and across partners and allies.”
Australian Strategic Policy Institute: Tech diplomacy–what it is, and why it’s important
May 10, 2024
Technology lies at the heart of geostrategic competition between China and the US. The US and its allies need to secure advantages in emerging technologies to meet ongoing and rapidly evolving national security imperatives.
May 9, 2024
Purdue University has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) in the collaborative effort to advance the science and engineering of quantum information, build the future quantum workforce, and drive the nation’s quantum economy.
April 30, 2024
The Department of State is the first adopter of the Tech Diplomacy Academy, which will help train officials about emerging technologies in the foreign policy landscape.
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Unveils World’s First Tech Diplomacy Academy, Pioneering a New Era of Global Leadership
April 30, 2024
Today the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue unveiled its Tech Diplomacy Academy, the world’s first and only online education platform poised to revolutionize how government, business, technology and citizen leaders are trained at scale about critical and emerging technologies.
Tech Diplomacy Now
Tech Diplomacy Now is a valuable resource on the emerging critical issue of technological diplomacy and its impact on our way of life.
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by KITDP on March 27, 2026After a year in office, the Trump Administration has published a comprehensive framework for Congress to consider in developing national Artificial Intelligence legislation and regulations.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: A New, More Offensively-focused, Cyber Strategy
by KITDP on March 20, 2026The White House issued a new cyber strategy that shifted the focus away from purely defensive actions to efforts that impose cost on adversaries and criminals.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: U.S.-India Tech Cooperation Accelerates
by KITDP on February 27, 2026The United States has re-opened technology cooperation with India following India’s decision to reduce its purchases of Russian oil and gas.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: Tech Diplomacy Academy is Free
by KITDP on February 5, 2026Used by leaders in more than 30 countries, Tech Diplomacy Academy is now free and open to everyone, empowering more people to compete, lead and advance freedom.
- Tech Diplomacy Now: Will AI Bring About a New Era of Nuclear Power?
by KITDP on January 16, 2026Facing growing backlash that AI Data Centers are driving up energy costs on homeowners, technology companies are making investments to expand nuclear power for electricity generation in the U.S.