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Panel: TikTok AI, America First Investment Policy, and the New US Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF)

Thursday, March 26, 2026
9:50–10:50 a.m.
1. Room 214, Vanderbilt Hall
2. 40 Washington Square South New York, NY ,10012 (View Map)

This event is not open to the public.

Special event for the International Investment Law and Arbitration course

Thursday March 26th, 2026 | 9:50 - 10:50 AM

In February 2025 President Trump signed an executive order contemplating formation of the first US sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for America, and he also issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled the “America First Investment Policy”. These two major initiatives reflect two important trends of global dealmaking:

First, the public investment funds of numerous nations, as a major source of strategic capital, are becoming a dominant force for cross-border investments; Second, the global markets have entered a period of heightened geopolitical economic tension and uncertainty, especially for investments in the AI digital economy.

With the TikTok drama in the backdrop (Trump suggested the US SWF may buy TikTok to satisfy the “sell or ban” bill requirements), join the panel discussion by the NYU law school and Latham & Watkins LLP: cross-border investments have led to tightened cross- regulations, high profile legal battles, and even geopolitical tensions. Is this the new normal of global capital markets?

Speakers:

Rafal Gawlowski - Partner, Latham, Global Co-Chair of Financial Industry Group

Winston Ma, CFA - Executive Director, Global Public Investment Funds Forum (GPIFF); Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law; former MD and Head of North America of CIC (SWF of China)

Conveners:

Robert Howse - Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law, NYU School of Law

US-Asia Law Institute, Asia Law Society (ALS), Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society, Law & Business Association, NYU School of Law