June 21, 2016

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Think Twice: The Seven Rules of Trust with Jimmy Wales

10:00 AM | Friday, October 31, 2025

At a time when misinformation thrives, institutions crumble, and algorithms mediate truth, trust has become one of democracy’s most fragile foundations. Our team at Open to Debate has been thinking twice recently about trust — how it’s earned, how it breaks, and how it might be rebuilt between one another in a time of deep division. Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, the Internet’s encyclopedia with an English-language version that has been viewed 11 billion times alone and allows anyone…

Think Twice: The Seven Rules of Trust with Jimmy Wales

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10:00 AM | Friday, October 31, 2025

Is Europe Too Late to Compete in the Chip War?

With Eric Baissus, Cristina Caffarra, Geoffrey Gertz, Zach Meyers

10:00 AM | Friday, November 7, 2025

Open to Debate, in partnership with Bloomberg, is taking a closer look at a region that is strategizing its best move to become a competitor in the war for AI chip development: Europe. Semiconductors power our modern world, from AI models and smartphones to defense systems and electric vehicles, with control over chip supply chains now seen as a linchpin of power. Currently, the U.S. and China dominate the semiconductor race — America with capital, Silicon Valley culture, and trade restrictions,…

Is Europe Too Late to Compete in the Chip War?

With Eric Baissus, Cristina Caffarra, Geoffrey Gertz, Zach Meyers

10:00 AM | Friday, November 7, 2025

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