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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: June 2018 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894

June 20-21, 2018

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

 

Wednesday, June 20

 

12:00 - 12:30pm: Introductory Remarks / Meeting Goals / Committee Overview / Subcommittee Structure by Chair and 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.

 

12:30 - 1:00pm: Operationalizing the Commissioner’s E-Commerce Strategy   

Amy Strauss 

Director, Trade Policy, Office of Policy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

 

Brandon Lord

Deputy Executive Director, Trade Policy & Programs, Office of Trade  

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

 

1:00 - 1:20pm: FACA & Ethics Briefing  

Jennifer Chung   

Senior Counsel for Advisory Committees, Information Law Division   

Office of General Counsel   

U.S. Department of Commerce  

 

Jeffrey Harrington   

Senior Attorney, Ethics Law and Programs Division  

Office of General Counsel  

U.S. Department of Commerce  

 

1:20 - 1:50pm: ACSCC Member Introductions

Each member to Introduce themselves and provide supply chain background

 

1:50 - 2:10pm: Report on DOT Programs and Legislation   

Caitlin Hughes 

Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations

U.S. Department of Transportation

 

2:10 - 2:25pm: Customs and Border Protection Updates   

Karmeshia Tuck 

Office of Trade Relations

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

 

Danielle Pierson   

Office of Trade Relations

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

 

2:25 - 2:40pm: NAFTA

Geri Word 

Office of North and Central America and the Caribbean

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

2:40 - 3:00pm: Discussion/Preview Day 2 Agenda and Work Plan   

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

 

Thursday, June 21

 

9:00 - 9:15am: Introductory Remarks / Meeting Goals / Committee Overview / Subcommittee Structure by Chair and 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.

 

9:15 - 10:15am: Welcoming Remarks  

Jim Sullivan   

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services  

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

Maritime Competitiveness  

Nazak Nikakhtar   

Assistant Secretary for Industry & Analysis  

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

Infrastructure  

James Uthmeier 

Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

William Cahill

Director for Strategic Planning

National Security Council

 

10:15 - 10:25am: Subcommittee Discussions/History/Future  

Chair Rick Blasgen  

Vice- Chair Rick Gabrielson  

DFO Rich Boll

 

10:25 - 10:40am: ACSCC Member Introductions

Each member to Introduce themselves and provide supply chain background

 

10:40 - 11:00am: Coffee Break

 

11:00 - 11:20am: Ports: Water Resources Bill, Harbor Maintenance Tax, and AAPA Framework Status  

Jim Walker   

Director of Navigation Policy and Legislation  

American Association of Port Authorities

 

11:20 - 11:40am: Trade Innovation / NAFTA Working Group  

Tiffany Melvin  

Subcommittee Chair, NAFTA Working Group & Trade Innovation  

President   

North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)

 

11:40 - 11:55am: Workforce Development   

Anne Strauss-Wieder

Subcommittee Chair Workforce Development   

Director, Freight Planning

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

 

11:55 - 12:05pm: Finance and Infrastructure   

Leslie Blakey   

Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure   

President and Executive Director

Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors

 

12:05 - 1:05pm: Working Lunch

 

1:05 - 1:25pm: Freight Movement and Freight Policy

Rick Gabrielson

Subcommittee Chair, Freight Policy and Movement

Vice President, Transportation

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

 

1:25 - 1:35pm: Trade and Regulatory 

Norm Schenk  

Subcommittee Member, Trade and Regulatory 

Vice President, Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs 

UPS

 

1:35 - 2:15pm: Open Discussion on Subcommittees and Future Work of the ACSCC

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

2:15 - 2:20pm: Closing and Adjournment 

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)