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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: June 2021 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Via Webex

Thursday, June 24, 2021

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

10:00 - 10:03 am: Introductory Remarks
Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson
President
RS Gabrielson and Associates

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

10:03 - 10:05 am: Welcoming Remarks    
Heather Sykes
Director – Office of Supply Chain, Professional, and Business Services 
U.S. Department of Commerce

10:05 - 10:30 am: Department of Commerce – Executive Order on Supply Chains
Monica Gorman
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing 
U.S. Department of Commerce

10:30 - 10:45 am: ACSCC Meeting Goals, 2022 Schedule, and Upcoming Deadlines
Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson
President
RS Gabrielson and Associates

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

10:45 - 11:05 am: America’s Supply Chains - Executive Order
Nellie Abernathy
Deputy Director Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
U.S. Department of Commerce

11:05 - 11:20 am: Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) 5
Birat Pandey
Freight Analysis and Data Program Manager
FHWA - Office of Freight Management and Operations
U.S. Department of Transportation
                                                
11:20 - 11:40 am: CBP Updates 
Valarie Neuhart
Deputy Executive Director
Office of the Commissioner, Office of Trade Relations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

11:40 am - 12:00 pm: Workforce Development
Michael Blatt, MLER
State Director, Office of Apprenticeship 
United States Department of Labor

12:00 - 1:00 pm: BREAK

1:00 - 1:05 pm: Open for Afternoon Session
Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson
President
RS Gabrielson and Associates

1:05 - 1:35 pm: Supply Chain Issues in the Chemicals Industry
Jennifer Gibson
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)

1:35 - 2:05 pm: EDA’s Post-Pandemic Economic Development Priorities 
Dennis Alvord
AAS, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development 
Economic Development Administration (EDA)

2:05 - 2:15 pm: AG Supply Chain Issues
Mike Steenhoek
Executive Director
Soy Transportation Coalition

2:15- 2:35 pm: Supply Chain Blockchain
Shari Diaz
Innovation, Strategy and Operations Director
IBM

Godul Kandiraju
Supply Chain Blockchain Technical Director
IBM

2:35 - 2:50 pm: Workforce Development
Anne Strauss-Wieder
Subcommittee Chair, Workforce Development
Director, Freight Planning
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

2:50 - 3:20 pm: Freight Movement/Policy and Infrastructure - Discussion on Recommendation
Rick Gabrielson
Subcommittee Chair, Freight Movement/Policy and Infrastructure
President
RS Gabrielson and Associates

3:20 - 3:35 pm: Trade and Regulatory
Norm Schenk
Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Regulatory
President
NT Schenk & Associates, LLC

3:35 - 3:50 pm: Innovation, Technology and Strategic Competitiveness
Melzie Wilson
Subcommittee Chair, Innovation, Technology and Strategic Competitiveness
Sr. Manager – ECO-CPA
FedEx Trade Networks

3:50 - 4:00 pm: Closing / Adjournment / Discussion of Upcoming Meetings
Vice-Chair Rick Gabrielson
President
RS Gabrielson and Associates