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