Hi,
I hope some of you will consider attending this interesting conference. Industry Studies are those that dive deep into industry context, and (therefore) often have direct implications for public policy. See the announcement below, and more information at the bottom of this post. Thanks! John
Please join us at the 2026 Industry Studies Association Annual Conference, taking place June 3–5 in Washington, DC. This year's program features an exceptional lineup of practitioners, policymakers, and researchers tackling the most consequential industrial policy challenges of our time.
A few example sessions from this year's special panel program:
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Fireside Chat with Monica Gorman & Laura Taylor-Kale - Opening plenary featuring the Managing Director of Crowell Global Advisors (and former Special Assistant to the U.S. President for Manufacturing and Industrial Policy) and the Founder & CEO of Catalytic Capital Strategies LLC on US competitiveness and industrial policy
- AI Infrastructure & the Electric Grid - Experts from Nvidia, Council on Foreign Relations, Brattle Group, and Dartmouth examine the collision between AI data center demand and the US electricity system
- Inside China's AI Ecosystem - Douglas Fuller (Georgetown/Zhejiang University) and Paul Triolo (DGA–Albright Stonebridge Group) provide a ground-level empirical look at open source, hardware diversity, and shifting trade dynamics
- Strategic Government Procurement - Susan Helper (Case Western) leads a panel of OMB, FDA, and Federation of American Scientists practitioners on how federal buying power can drive reindustrialization
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Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience - Experts from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School, Ohio State U., the Brookings Institution, and US Pharmacopeia discuss national security risks in the US drug supply
- Ethics & Governance for Agentic AI - IBM and Kinaxis practitioners join academics from Portland State and Villanova to address governance frameworks as AI systems become increasingly autonomous
- Manufacturing USA's Future - Bill Bonvillian (MIT), David Adler, and the US Manufacturing Innovation Council present findings from the May 2026 National Academies study on the program's future through 2035
I hope to see you there.
John V. Gray
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
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John Gray
Professor
Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
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