Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: June 2017 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894 

June 21-22, 2017

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

Wednesday, June 21

12:00 - 12:10pm: Committee Welcome/Introduction and Meeting Logistics 
Bruce Harsh 
Team Leader, Supply Chain 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
 
12:10 - 12:15pm: Introductory Remarks and Meeting Goals by Chair 
Chair Rick Blasgen 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 
 
12:15 - 12:35pm: Single Window Update 
Valarie Neuhart
Director of Import Safety & Interagency Requirements Division 
Customs and Border Protection   

12:35 - 1:05pm: Developments in Infrastructure       
Bill Hanson 
Vice President 
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock 
 
1:05 - 1:25pm: USDOT/FHWA Freight Update and Freight Intermodal Connectors Study 
Caitlin Rayman  
Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations 
FHWA 

Tiffany Julien  
Transportation Specialist 
FHWA   
 
1:25 - 1:55pm: Next Generation Risk Trends 
Gary S. Lynch, CISSP  
Founder and CEO 
The Risk Project   

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) 
 
2:10 – 3:00pm: Subcommittee Breakouts 

Thursday, June 22

9:00 - 9:10am: Committee Welcome, Comments and Committee Business 
Bruce Harsh 
Team Leader, Supply Chain 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
 
Chair Rick Blasgen 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 
 
9:10 – 9:30am: Work Force Development Update 
Anne Strauss-Wieder  
Subcommittee Chair, Workforce Development 
Director, Freight Planning  
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority 
 
9:30 - 9:50am: Freight Movement and Freight Policy Developments 
Joseph G.B. Bryan 
Subcommittee Co-Chair, Freight Policy and Movement 
Principal Consultant 
Parsons Brinckerhoff      

9:50 – 10:10am: USDOT/FHWA Border Transportation Planning Update 
Tricia Harr 
Team Leader, Border & Interstate Planning Team 
Federal Highway Administration 
 
10:10 - 10:25am: Trade and Regulatory Developments 
Jevon T. Jamieson 
Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Regulatory 
Sr. Mgr. Audit & Corrective Action – Exports 
Walmart 
 
10:25 – 10:55am: Coffee Break   

10:55 – 11:40am: NAFTA Negotiations Update 
John M. Andersen 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Global Markets 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
 
11:40 - 12:15pm: NAFTA Working Group Developments 
Tiffany Melvin 
Subcommittee Chair, NAFTA Working Group 
President  
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) 
 
12:15 - 1:15pm: Working Lunch 
 
1:15 – 1:25pm: Trade Innovation Developments 
Tiffany Melvin 
Subcommittee Chair, Trade Innovation 
President  
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) 
 
1:25 - 1:40pm: E-Commerce
John D. Miller 
Trade Specialist for Omni-channel Distribution, Industry and Analysis 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
 
1:40 – 2:00pm: Finance and Infrastructure Developments 
Leslie Blakey 
Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure 
President and Executive Director 
Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors  
 
2:00 – 2:20pm: Closing, Next Steps and Adjournment 
Chair Rick Blasgen 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 

Bruce Harsh 
Team Leader, Supply Chain 
U.S. Department of Commerce