A growing alignment between Silicon Valley and Washington will take centre stage at an upcoming policy forum, where leaders from the technology sector and the US government will discuss how to maintain America’s leadership in artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing.
The Hill and Valley Forum, now in its 5th year, will hold its next summit in Washington on March 24. Organisers said the event aims to strengthen dialogue between tech executives and policymakers at a time when AI investment and industrial strategy are closely tied to national security and economic growth.
The forum reflects closer ties between the technology industry and the US government since President Donald Trump’s return to office. Christian Garrett, a partner at 137 Ventures and one of the forum’s founders, said the goal is to encourage open discussion across political lines.
“This is nonpartisan, everyone believes in the importance of making sure that the US has technological, industrial and economic leadership and that is important for national security and that is how we create opportunity,” Garrett said during a television interview on Thursday.
Confirmed speakers include Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon, OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap, and Young Liu, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn. Venture capital leaders such as Trae Stephens of Anduril Industries and Founders Fund, and Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures, are also set to participate.
The forum was founded by Garrett and Delian Asparouhov of Founders Fund, along with Jacob Helberg, who now serves in the Trump administration as under secretary of state for economic affairs. Organisers noted that ties between Silicon Valley and Washington are significantly stronger than when the event began during President Joe Biden’s tenure.
Over the past year, the Trump administration has given the tech sector greater access to policymaking. Venture capitalists like David Sacks of Craft Ventures have taken on government roles related to AI and crypto policy, while technology CEOs including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have become frequent visitors to the White House.
Despite this, organisers stressed the importance of keeping these relationships stable regardless of political leadership.
“We want to make sure that, irrespective of who is president, it is a place where we can maintain those ties, no matter who is in office,” Asparouhov said in a television interview.
Garrett added that the forum hopes to include tech leaders from US-allied countries, noting that governments globally are increasingly partnering with their technology sectors.
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