Okay hello welcome everybody thank you. So glad you could be here. Welcome to the Aspen Institute. Welcome to those of you who are here was us at the abstinent engine Aspen Institute deceit welcome to those who are watching live on youtube and also cspan audiences. My name is debbie executive director we are a program of the Aspen Institute and the position of Technology Media and democracy. We are so incredibly please not all you here, but to welcome brian deese guarantor headquarters. Brian is the director of the white house counsel. In that capacity is with president by not International Economic policy record into economic agenda of the biden harris administration. Joining the Obama Biden Administration he served as an acting director of the office of management and budget and Deputy Director of the National Economic council. He is here today, to share updates on competition policy on behalf of the Biden Administration. So, over to you. [applause] thank you vivian. And thank you to