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