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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: October 2020 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Via Webex

Thursday, October 22, 2020

AGENDA 

Open to the Public (Except for Administrative Session)

10:00 - 10:15 am: Introductory Remarks / Meeting Goals
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson 
Chief Marketing Officer
Work Cat

DFO Richard Boll
Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
U.S. Department of Commerce

10:15 - 10:20 am: Welcome New Members and Staff, Ethics Briefing
DFO Richard Boll
Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
U.S. Department of Commerce

10:20 - 11:30 am: Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
Dr. Robert Kadlec, MD
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Steven A. Adams, MPH
Director, Strategic National Stockpile (Acting), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Joe Figlio, MBA
Branch Chief - Pharmaceutical Countermeasures & Infrastructure, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Adam Tewell
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

11:30 - 11:55 am: Federal Critical Minerals Strategy
Gary Stanley
Director, Office of Materials
U.S. Department of Commerce

John Meakem
International Trade Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce

11:55 - 12:00 pm: Discussion/Preview Afternoon Meeting Agenda and Work Plan
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

12:00 - 12:30 pm: Administrative Session: Ethics and FACA Briefing (ACSCC Members Only)
(Required for New Members and SGE’s; and others that need refresher)
Jennifer E. Chung, Esq.
Senior Counsel for Advisory Committees - Office of General Counsel
U.S. Department of Commerce
    
Valeria Dueñas
Ethics Law and Programs Division - Office of the General Counsel 
U.S. Department of Commerce 

12:30 - 1:00 pm: Break

1:00 - 1:05 pm: Open for Afternoon Session
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

1:05 - 1:35 pm: Inland Waterways
Carl Bentzel
Commissioner
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
            
1:35 - 1:55 pm: National Freight Strategic Plan
David Wonnenberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy 
Office of the Secretary – Policy
U.S. Department of Transportation

Ryan Endorf
Economist, Office of the Secretary – Policy
U.S. Department of Transportation
            
1:55 - 2:40 pm: CBP Updates
Craig Clark
Outreach Coordinator
Office of Trade Relations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Adam Sulewski
Branch Chief
Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

2:40 - 3:20 pm: National Risk Management Center and Supply Chain
Brian Peretti
Senior Risk Advisor for Security and the Economy 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
National Risk Management Center
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

3:20 - 3:40 pm: Discussion of USMCA Subcommittee Recommendation Letter
Tiffany Melvin
Subcommittee Chair, USMCA
President
North American Strategy for Competitiveness
 
3:40 – 3:45 pm: Closing
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)