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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: October 2017 Agenda

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC)

Department of Commerce Research Library, Room 1894

October 18-19, 2017

AGENDA 

Open to the Public

Wednesday, October 18

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 & 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. 

12:15 - 12:45pm: Single Window Update 
Valarie Neuhart  
Deputy Executive Director, Trade Relations
Office of the Commissioner Customs and Border Protection 

Chris Mabetellini  
Branch Chief, Stakeholder Engagement, Trade Transformation Office (TTO)
Office of Trade Customs and Border Protection  

12:45 - 1:15pm: Blockchain        
Shari Diaz 
Ecosystem and Innovation Leader
Watson Supply Chain IBM 

1:15 - 1:40pm: USDOT/FHWA/MTSNAC/Maritime Update  
Chandra Bondzie  
Office of Freight Management and Operations 
FHWA 

Travis Black 
Maritime Administration 
U.S. Department of Transportation 
 
1:40 – 2:00pm: Supply Chain Trade Policy 
Graham Davidson 
Special Advisor
Office of Policy and Strategic Planning Department of Commerce   

2:00 – 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, October 19


9:00 - 9:15am: Committee Welcome, Comments and Committee Business and Re-Chartering Process of the ACSCC 
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) 

9:15 – 9:30am: NAFTA Working Group Developments 
Tiffany Melvin 
Subcommittee Chair, NAFTA Working Group 
President  
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) 

9:30 – 10:00am: Administration’s Trade Agenda Overview 
James Sullivan 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services 
U.S. Department of Commerce 

Israel Hernandez
Deputy Chief of Staff for the Secretary of Commerce Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade  
U.S. Department of Commerce     

10:00 – 10:15am: Work Force Development Update 
Anne Strauss-Wieder  
Subcommittee Chair, Workforce Development 
Director, Freight Planning  
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority 

10:15 - 10:30am: Trade and Regulatory Developments 
Jevon T. Jamieson 
Subcommittee Chair, Trade and Regulatory 
Sr. Mgr. Audit & Corrective Action – Exports 
Walmart 
 
10:30 – 11:00am: Coffee Break 

11:00 – 11:40am: NAFTA Negotiations Update
John M. Andersen  
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Global Markets 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
 
11:40 - 12:00pm: Freight Movement and Freight Policy Developments 
Rick Gabrielson 
Subcommittee Chair, Freight Policy and Movement 
Vice President Transportation  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 
 
12:00 - 1:00pm: Working Lunch 
 
1:00 – 1:20pm: Trade Innovation Developments 
Tiffany Melvin
Subcommittee Chair, Trade Innovation & NAFTA Working Group 
President  
North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) 
 
1:20 – 2:00pm: DOC-DHS MOA Signing Ceremony on E-Commerce Supply Chain      
Anne Driscoll
Acting Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis 
U.S. Department of Commerce 

Michael Dougherty 
Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration and Trade Policy 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 
2:00 – 2:20pm: Finance and Infrastructure Developments 
Leslie Blakey 
Subcommittee Chair, Finance and Infrastructure 
President and Executive Director 
Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors  
 
2:20 – 2:30pm: 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 
 

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