This event will examine how emerging technologies—particularly AI, quantum computing, cyber capabilities, and biotechnology—can be harnessed to address interconnected strategic, security and non-traditional challenges in the Indo-Pacific. Framed through the lens of technology-enabled strategic influence, the discussion will consider investment and innovation ecosystems and how the new tech-centric defense industrial base can reinforce regional stability and enhance deterrence. With a focus on aligning national innovation strategies with cooperative frameworks such as AUKUS and the Quad, the event will explore how technological collaboration can serve as a force multiplier for integrated security outcomes across the Indo-Pacific.