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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: June 2019 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894

June 19-20, 2019

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

 

Wednesday, June 19

 

12:15 - 12:35pm: Introductory Remarks / Meeting Goals

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson 

President

RS Gabrielson and Associates

 

12:35 - 1:00pm: Report on DOT Programs   

Caitlin Hughes

Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations

U.S. Department of Transportation  

 

1:00 - 1:20pm: United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA)

Geri Word

Director, Office of North America, Global Markets

U.S. Department of Commerce

 

1:20 - 1:40pm: Under 21 Truck Driver Pilot Program and Other FMCSA Topics  

Selden Fritschner

Sr. Transportation Specialist  

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

 

1:40 - 2:10pm: Drive Safe Act  

Jay Lim

Vice President, Workforce Development Policy 

American Trucking Associations

 

2:10 - 2:40pm: International Maritime Organization 2020 Vessel Fuel Rule: May 2019 Meeting Outcome and Next Steps

Jeffrey G. Lantz

Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards 

U.S. Coast Guard

 

2:40 - 3:00pm: CBP Updates   

Val Nuehart

Deputy Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

 

Karmeshia Tuck

Office of Trade Relations

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

 

3:00 - 3:15pm: 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 20

 

9:00 - 9:15am: Introductory Remarks / Meeting Goals

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

 

Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson 

President 

RS Gabrielson and Associates

 

9:15 - 10:00am: Supply Chain Risk Management   

Jennifer Bisceglie

CEO   

Interos

 

10:00 - 10:30am EDA Opportunity Zone Program and U.S. Supply Chains

Dennis Alvord

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs

Economic Development Administration (EDA)

 

10:30 - 11:00am: DOT’s Port Infrastructure Development Program   

Lauren Brand

Associate Administrator for Ports & Waterways Maritime Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

 

11:00 - 11:20am: Coffee Break

 

11:20 - 11:40am: Bringing Back Supply Chains   

Greg Kalbaugh   

Deputy Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for International Trade   

Department of Commerce

 

Lloyd Wood

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods and Materials

Department of Commerce

 

11:40 - 12:00pm:  Workforce Development   

Anne Strauss-Wieder

Subcommittee Chair Workforce Development   

Director, Freight Planning

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

 

12:00 - 1:00pm: Working Lunch

 

1:00 - 1:20pm: Freight Movement/Policy and Infrastructure

Rick Gabrielson

Subcommittee Chair, Freight Movement/Policy and Infrastructure

President   

RS Gabrielson and Associates

 

1:20 - 1:35pm: Innovation Technology and Strategic Competitiveness   

Melzie Wilson

Vice Subcommittee Chair, Innovation Technology and Strategic Competitiveness   

Sr. Manager

FedEx Trade Networks

 

1:35 - 1:45pm: Funding and Financing to Support Goods Movement   

Jonathan Rosenthal   

Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure   

President and Executive Director

Saybrook

 

1:45 - 2:00pm: Trade and Regulatory 

Norm Schenk  

Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Regulatory 

Vice President, Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs 

UPS

 

2:00 - 2:15pm: Closing / Adjournment / Discussion of Upcoming Meetings

Chair Rick Blasgen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)