Chris Marsden, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Technology and the Law, Monash University

AI and Digital Sovereignty in the Time of Trump

TelSoc has pleasure in announcing its next online webinar on Wednesday, 3 September 2025, from 12.30 p.m. with Professor Chris Marsden of Monash University.     

Telecoms policy-making has always understood that national sovereignty is a key component of the regulation equation. Silicon Valley (if not Redmond) has often pretended not to, from the encryption debate to interconnection to platform liability and cloud computing. In this presentation, Chris will examine the heightened national cybersecurity focus of 2025, and the prospects for increased sovereign requirements. from the European Union ‘EuroStack’ and India ‘AI Stack’ concepts, to the US ‘AI Cold War’ sovereignty requirements instituted since 2020, to Australia’s position as a regulatory taker in AI and digital technology more generally.

The combined impact of assertive national policies and global technological developments ensure that digital sovereignty issues and challenges are more important for our sector than ever.

As with all TelSoc lunchtime events, Chris’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A session in which TelSoc members and industry colleagues will be able to raise questions and issues – and get some answers. Past experience suggests that the Q&A sessions are incredibly interesting and informative. Given Chris’s substantial and diverse experience, and profound knowledge of these subjects, his presentation and participation in the Q&A will be well worth your time. The seminar is a don’t miss event.

Registration process:

1. Click on the website telsoc.org/events and follow the prompts for the Chris Marsden event. It will be easy to do so, if you are a TelSoc financial member. Click the “Book a Seat” button.
2. If you are not a current financial member, you will be invited to join.  Please consider doing so.  The objectives of TelSoc and benefits of joining are set out at Membership | Telsoc.
3. If you are not a financial member and do not wish to join right now, or if you are having any difficulty registering, please send your name and email contact details to jim.holmes@telsoc.org and he will register you manually – provided he hears from you before 5 pm on 2 September 2025.