News & Updates

In late-April, under the auspices of the National Commission on Innovation & Competitiveness Frontiers, the Council launched its “Competitiveness Conversations Across America” series in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was thought-provoking and insightful, and it made us even more optimistic about Tennessee and our country. Following the success in Tennessee, May has seen the Council prepare […]

Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith recently joined the Manufacturing the Future podcast to discuss the U.S. competitiveness equation – covering factors driving long-term productivity and prosperity like the convergence of the digital and the physical in modern manufacturing, to the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. worker. Deborah shared the Council’s priorities […]

The Council’s new initiative—Competitiveness Conversations Across America—aims to illuminate new cutting-edge strategies and pathways to broaden the geography of U.S. innovation beyond the coasts and deepen the demography of high-tech driven prosperity. This national conversation kicked-off at the end of April in Nashville, with co-hosts Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and University of Tennessee, Knoxville […]

In their "How Tennessee can leverage its core strengths to become an economic powerhouse in America" op-ed published in The Tennessean, the hosts of the Council on Competitiveness’ inaugural Competitiveness Conversation — Deborah L. Wince-Smith, Council on Competitiveness CEO, Daniel Diermeier, Vanderbilt University Chancellor, and Donde Plowman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor — argue Tennessee should not mimic Silicon Valley nor the Research Triangle to establish […]

The Council on Competitiveness released a powerful statement endorsed by over 40 college and university leaders calling on Congress to fully fund the "Science" portion of the CHIPS & Science Act. Arguing that the global competitiveness challenges from China and others that drove passage of the Act in 2022 are as great today as they […]

U.S. power demand is surging for the first time in more than 20 years. Many observers point the finger at the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, which has spawned hundreds of data centers across the country. According to an analysis by the Boston Consulting Group, electricity demand at US data centers could triple by 2030. In […]

April marked a significant milestone as we launched our "Competitiveness Conversations Across America" initiative in Nashville, Tennessee. This event brought together over 250 leaders from business, academia, national laboratories, government, and economic development. Participants from the entire state and around the country ensured our inaugural Competitiveness Conversation furthered our mission of enhancing productivity in every […]

From April 25-26, 2024, the Council on Competitiveness held the first installment of its landmark "Competitiveness Conversations Across America Series," under the auspices of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. Hosted in Nashville, Tennessee in partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Vanderbilt University, this event, " Competitiveness Conversation: Tennessee – Redefining Place […]

In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and handicraft, conveying strength and prosperity through agriculture, inventions, and industry. She is credited as the inventor of the rake, plough, the yoke to harness oxen, bridle, chariot, and the art of shipbuilding and navigation. In America, we have had our own real world Athenas […]