
Memos to the President is a podcast series from the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), dedicated to providing bold, actionable ideas to the current U.S. administration. Hosted by SCSP’s CEO Ylli Bajraktari, it features conversations with experts and leaders on critical issues related to national security, technology, and economic competitiveness.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 45 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | GovernmentTechnology | |||

In this episode of Memos to the President, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang discusses the shift from retrieval-based computing to a generative paradigm driven by human intent. Huang argues that the U.S. must lead the "five-layer cake" of AI to trigger a massi... more
In this special episode of Memos to the President, recorded live at the SCSP AI + Education Summit, SCSP CEO Ylli Bajraktari sits down with U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and NVIDIA Co-Founder Chris Malachowsky to discuss the profound intersection o... more
In this episode of Memos to the President, SCSP CEO Ylli Bajraktari sits down with Dr. Dario Gil, the Undersecretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
As a former senior executive at IBM and now the leader of America's scientific p... more
In this special episode of Memos to the President, recorded live at the Munich Security Conference, SCSP CEO Ylli Bajraktari is joined by a very special co-host: Benedikt Franke, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Munich Security Conference. Together, they... more
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A policy- and technology-focused conversation series that centers on national security, geopolitical tech competition, and U.S. economic competitiveness. Across episodes, listeners hear from top policymakers, defense leaders, and tech executives about AI, quantum computing, fusion energy, Space initiatives, and the how-to of sustaining U.S. technological leadership amid strategic rivals. The show frequently ties grand tech trends to national security and industrial strategy, with episodes exploring government labs, defense modernization, and cross-border tech policy. A notable strength is its ability to attract high-profile guests from government, industry, and international defense, delivering forward-looking takes on energy security, AI g... more
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Recent guests on Memos to the President include:
1. Jensen Huang
2. Senator Mike Rounds
3. Chris Malachowsky
4. Dr. Dario Gil
5. General Carsten Breuer
6. Brian Moore
7. Luke Murry
8. Mike Kuiken
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