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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: January 2018 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894

January 17-18, 2018

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

 

Wednesday, January 17

 

12:00 - 12:15pm: Committee Welcome/Introduction

Jim Sullivan

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Services

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

12:15 - 12:20pm: Introductory Remarks and Meeting Goals by Chair & Vice Chair

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson 

Vice President, Transportation 

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

 

12:20 - 1:00pm: Single Window Update

Karmesha Tuck 

Customs and Border Protection

 

James Swanson

Customs and Border Protection

 

Danielle Pierson

Customs and Border Protection  

 

1:00 - 1:20pm: P3’s       

John D. Porcari      

President

U.S. Advisory Services

 

1:20 - 1:40pm: DOC-DHS MOA on E-Commerce Supply Chain     

Anne Driscoll     

Acting Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis     

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

Michael Dougherty      

Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration and Trade Policy     

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

 

1:40 – 1:55pm: USDOT/FHWA/MTSNAC/Maritime Update 

Caitlin Hughes 

Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations

FHWA

 

1:55 – 2:10pm: Discussion/Preview Day 2 Agenda and Work Plan

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

Post-2:10pm: Subcommittee Breakouts

 

 

Thursday, January 18

 

9:00 - 9:15am: Committee Welcome, Comments and Committee Business and Applications for ACSCC

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

9:15 – 9:30am: NAFTA Working Group Developments

Tiffany Melvin

Subcommittee Chair, NAFTA Working Group

President 

North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)

 

9:30 – 10:00am: Freight Movement and Freight Policy Developments

Rick Gabrielson      

Vice President, Transportation       

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   

 

10:00 – 10:15am: Workforce Development Update

Anne Strauss-Wieder 

Subcommittee Chair, Workforce Development

Director, Freight Planning 

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

 

10:15 - 10:30am: Trade and Regulatory Developments

Jevon T. Jamieson

Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Regulatory

Senior Manager Audit & Corrective Action – Exports

Walmart

 

10:30 – 11:00am: Coffee Break

 

11:00 – 11:40am: NAFTA Negotiations Update

John M. Andersen

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Global Markets

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

11:40 - 12:00pm: Puerto Rico

David Langdon 

Senior Policy Advisor      

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

12:00 – 12:40pm: Working Lunch

 

12:40 – 1:00pm: Supply Chain Trade Policy     

Graham Davidson

Special Advisor, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

1:00 – 1:20pm: Trade Innovation Developments

Tiffany Melvin

Subcommittee Chair, Trade Innovation & NAFTA Working Group

President 

North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)

 

1:20 – 1:40pm: Finance and Infrastructure Developments

Leslie Blakey

Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure

President and Executive Director

Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors

 

1:40 – 2:00pm: Closing, Next Steps and Adjournment      

Chair Rick Blasgen      

President and Chief Executive Officer      

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)