Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: April 2017 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Hosted by Boeing The “Future of Flight” Museum in Mukilteo, Washington

April 19-20, 2017

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

Wednesday, April 19

12:00 - 12:15pm: Committee Welcome, Introduction and Meeting Logistics 
Bruce Harsh
Director, Office of Supply Chain 
U.S. Department of Commerce 

Shawn Wattles 
Director, Supply Chain Logistics 
The Boeing Company     

12:15 - 12:30pm: Introductory Remarks and Meeting Goals 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 - 12:50pm: Northwest Coast Ports Update 
John Wolfe   
Executive Director 
The Northwest Seaport Alliance 
 
12:50 - 1:20pm: Boeing    
Jeff Carpenter    
Director, Supplier Management - Italy 
Boeing Commercial Airplanes  
 
1:20 - 1:50pm: Creating Connectivity Beyond the Pacific Northwest 
Ann E. Ardizzone  
Vice President of Supply Chain and Risk Management 
Alaska Airlines Inc. 

Justin Neff  
Managing Director, Supply Chain 
Alaska Airlines Inc. 

1:50 - 2:20pm: Trade and Innovation Developments/NAFTA Task Force (Subcommittee Report)
Tiffany Melvin
Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Innovation    
President 
North American Strategy for Competitiveness     
 
2:20 - 3:00pm: Discussion and Preview of Day 2: Agenda and Work Plan    
Chair Rick Blasgen 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 

Bruce Harsh 
Director, Office of Supply Chain 
U.S. Department of Commerce

Thursday, April 20

9:00 - 9:15am: Committee Welcome, Introduction and Meeting Logistics 
Bruce Harsh
Director, Office of Supply Chain 
U.S. Department of Commerce 

Shawn Wattles 
Director, Supply Chain Logistics 
The Boeing Company     

9:15 - 9:30am: Introductory Remarks and Meeting Goals 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. 
 
9:30 - 9:45am: Department of Commerce - Seattle  
Dianne Mooney 
Director, Commercial Service-Seattle 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
 
9:45 - 10:15am: Freight Movement and Freight Policy Developments (Subcommittee Report)
Rick Gabrielson, Subcommittee Chair, Freight Policy and Movement 
Vice President of Transportation 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 

10:15 - 10:35am: Cost Analysis of Bottle Necks at U.S. Ports  
Nick Vyas 
Executive Director 
USC Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management 

10:35 - 11:00am: Coffee Break 

11:00 - 11:30am: Single Window Update    
Jacquelyn Timme    
Supervisory Entry Specialist 
Customs Border Protection (CBP) 

11:30 - 12:00pm: Reporting Industry Events

IATA Cargo Symposium    
Elizabeth Merritt    
Director, Cargo Services 
Airlines for America 

AirCargo 2017    
Brandon Fried    
Executive Director 
The Airforwarders Association 

12:00 - 1:00pm: Working Lunch 

1:00 - 1:20pm: Workforce Developments (Subcommittee Report)
Anne Strauss-Wieder
Subcommittee Chair, Workforce Development    
Principal 
A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc. 
 
1:20 - 1:50pm: Trade and Regulatory Developments (Subcommittee Report)
Jevon Jamieson
Subcommittee Co-Chair, Trade and Regulatory  
Sr. Mgr. Audit & Corrective Action Exports, Direct Imports  
Walmart 

1:50- 2:10pm: Finance and Infrastructure Developments (Subcommittee Report)
Leslie Blakey
Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure  
President and Executive Director  
Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors  

2:10 - 2:30pm: Closing and Adjournment  
Chair Rick Blasgen 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 

Bruce Harsh 
Director, Office of Supply Chain
U.S. Department of Commerce