Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: June 2017 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894
 

June 21-22, 2017

AGENDA
Open to the Public

Wednesday, June 21

12:00 - 12:10pm: Committee Welcome/Introduction and Meeting Logistics
Bruce Harsh
Team Leader, Supply Chain
U.S. Department of Commerce

12:10 - 12:15pm: Introductory Remarks and Meeting Goals by Chair
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

12:15 - 12:35pm: Single Window Update
Valarie Neuhart
Director of Import Safety & Interagency Requirements Division
Customs and Border Protection  

12:35 - 1:05pm: Developments in Infrastructure
Bill Hanson
Vice President
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock

1:05 - 1:25pm: USDOT/FHWA Freight Update and Freight Intermodal Connectors Study
Caitlin Rayman
Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations
FHWA

Tiffany Julien
Transportation Specialist
FHWA

1:25 - 1:55pm: Next Generation Risk Trends
Gary S. Lynch, CISSP
Founder and CEO
The Risk Project

1:55 – 2:10pm: Discussion/Preview Day 2 Agenda and Work Plan
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

2:10 – 3:00pm: Subcommittee Breakouts

Thursday, June 22

9:00 - 9:10am: Committee Welcome, Comments and Committee Business
Bruce Harsh
Team Leader, Supply Chain
U.S. Department of Commerce

Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

9:10 – 9:30am: Work Force Development Update
Anne Strauss-Wieder
Subcommittee Chair, Workforce Development
Director, Freight Planning
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

9:30 - 9:50am: Freight Movement and Freight Policy Developments
Joseph G.B. Bryan
Subcommittee Co-Chair, Freight Policy and Movement
Principal Consultant
Parsons Brinckerhoff

9:50 – 10:10am: USDOT/FHWA Border Transportation Planning Update
Tricia Harr
Team Leader, Border & Interstate Planning Team
Federal Highway Administration

10:10 - 10:25am: Trade and Regulatory Developments
Jevon T. Jamieson
Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Regulatory
Sr. Mgr. Audit & Corrective Action – Exports
Walmart

10:25 – 10:55am: Coffee Break

10:55 – 11:40am: NAFTA Negotiations Update
John M. Andersen
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Global Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce

11:40 - 12:15pm: NAFTA Working Group Developments
Tiffany Melvin
Subcommittee Chair, NAFTA Working Group
President
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)

12:15 - 1:15pm: Working Lunch

1:15 – 1:25pm: Trade Innovation Developments
Tiffany Melvin
Subcommittee Chair, Trade Innovation
President
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO)

1:25 - 1:40pm: E-Commerce
John D. Miller
Trade Specialist for Omni-channel Distribution, Industry and Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce

1:40 – 2:00pm: Finance and Infrastructure Developments
Leslie Blakey
Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure
President and Executive Director
Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors

2:00 – 2:20pm: Closing, Next Steps and Adjournment
Chair Rick Blasgen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Bruce Harsh
Team Leader, Supply Chain
U.S. Department of Commerce