Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: October 2018 Agenda
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)
Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894
October 17-18, 2018
AGENDA
Open to the Public
Wednesday, October 17
12:00 - 12:30pm: Introductory Remarks / Meeting Goals
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: Blockchain - CBP
Vincent Annunziato
Director, Business Transformation & Innovation Division
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1:00 - 1:30pm: Blockchain - Maersk
Annette Mueller
Senior Commercial Manager North America
Maersk TradeLens Inc.
1:30 - 2:00pm: Workforce Development
Selden Fritschner
Sr. Transportation Specialist, CDL Division
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2:00 - 2:45pm: International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Regulations
Steve Cadden
Executive Director
The Coalition for Responsible Transportation
2:45 - 3:00pm: Report on DOT Programs and Legislation
Caitlin Hughes
Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations
U.S. Department of Transportation
3:00 - 3:15pm: United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA)
John M. Andersen
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Global Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce
3:15 - 3:20pm: Discussion/Preview Day 2 Agenda and Work Plan
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
Thursday, October 18
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
Vice President, Transportation
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
9:15 - 9:40am: Welcoming Remarks
Gil Kaplan
Undersecretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
9:40 - 10:00am: Workforce Development
Anne Strauss-Wieder
Subcommittee Chair Workforce Development
Director, Freight Planning
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
10:00 - 10:20am: Industry & Analysis Update
Nazak Nikakhtar
Assistant Secretary for Industry & Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce
10:20 - 10:40am: Freight Movement/Policy and Infrastructure
Rick Gabrielson
Subcommittee Chair, Freight Policy and Movement
Vice President, Transportation
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
10:40 - 11:00am: Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:40am: Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Jessica Lowrance
Director, Postal Policy
UPS
11:40 - 12:10pm: DHS E-Commerce Update
Amy Strauss
Director, Trade Policy
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mark McKenzie
Deputy Director, Trade Policy
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
12:10 -1:10pm: Working Lunch
1:10 - 1:30pm: Funding and Financing to Support Goods Movement
Jonathan Rosenthal
Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure
President and Executive Director
Saybrook
1:30 - 1:45pm: Trade and Regulatory
Norm Schenk
Subcommittee Member, Trade and Regulatory
Vice President, Global Customs Policy & Public Affairs
UPS
1:45 - 2:00pm: Closing / Adjournment / Discussion of Upcoming Meetings
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)