News & Updates

The Council and our members are working assiduously to advance the competitiveness agenda in Washington — and around the country — during this period of rapid change and transformation. We just unveiled an expanded version of the National Commission’s strategic roadmap, Competing in the Next Economy: Innovation in the Age of Disruption & Discontinuity, on […]

With multiple converging and compounding technological revolutions underway, China becoming an ever-more-serious adversary, and with a new Congress and administration taking up the reigns in Washington, now is a critical time for a forward-thinking competitiveness agenda from the Council. The Council delivers that agenda in its latest report, Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in […]

In the latest Compete Connect newsletter, Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith highlights the release of the Council’s new, major policy report, “Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in the Age of Disruption and Discontinuity.” This report, released at the 2024 National Competitiveness Forum (NCF), offers more than 50 strategic recommendations – organized […]

In the latest edition of Compete Connect, Council President & CEO Deborah Wince-Smith previews the Dec. 2-3 National Competitiveness Forum. As the Council's flagship annual event, the NCF will be the chance for the Council community to discuss and set the nation’s competitiveness agenda.  This past month, we marked the 15th anniversary of our Technology Leadership […]

In the latest Compete Connect newsletter, Council President & CEO Deborah Wince-Smith previewed the upcoming National Competitiveness Forum scheduled for December 2-3, 2024. This premier event on the Council’s annual calendar will focus on vital topics such as the future of place-making innovation, the transformative potential of the bioeconomy for U.S. competitiveness, and the imperative […]

In September’s Compete Connect newsletter, Council President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith highlights that the Directors of the National Science Foundation and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will join us at the 2024 National Competitiveness Forum. She also previewed the 30th Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue — a milestone meeting being held in […]

In the latest Compete Connect newsletter, Council President & CEO Deborah Wince-Smith previewed the December 2, 2024, National Competitiveness Forum, including the special keynote planned from NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. Ms. Wince-Smith also highlighted NCF sponsorship opportunities for those interested. Readers of the newsletter will also get a brief recap of the wonderful Boise Competitiveness […]

In July’s Compete Connect newsletter, Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith makes the case for greater investment in America’s innovation infrastructure. She also announced the opening of registration for the NCF, the premier competitiveness event of the year, and previewed the Council’s upcoming Competitiveness Conversations in the Mountain West (August 6-8) and the […]

June was a month marked by tremendous activity, punctuated by our Board, Executive Committee, and National Commissioner Summer meeting. We also successfully re-launched under a new charter our incredibly distinguished group of Fellows. The Council is also working diligently with its partners in the Mountain West and the Indiana-Illinois Innovation Corridor to prepare for the […]

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 […]