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In her latest Forbes.com article, Deborah Wince-Smith highlights the strategic importance of regional partnerships between the United States and Asia necessary to compete with China. National Competitiveness Leaders convene at Mountain West Innovation Summit to discuss key charges ahead to advance the competitiveness agenda. The Council also launches a new breakthrough partnership with Japan: The […]

In a follow-up article on Forbes.com this month, Deborah Wince-Smith focuses on how a convergence of revolutionary technologies – from chemicals, materials, life sciences, digitalization and data, to mobility – has turned food systems into a hotbed of innovation. The Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative holds the first in-person Spring Dialogue in three years – […]

In her latest Forbes.com column, Deborah Wince-Smith discusses how America’s history and economy are tightly intertwined with food, along with the challenges facing the broader food industries and new market opportunities emerging in this space. In April The Council on Competitiveness and Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC) also lead delegation to Delphi Economic Forum. […]

This month the Council launches our new communications hub: www.compete.org. Our President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith also highlights A Roadmap for a Competitive America for Nasdaq.com – key findings and insights from the December 2021 National Competitiveness Forum. We also welcome our newest general member and National Commissioner Josh Parker, CEO of Ancora. Read more […]

This month the house passes COMPETES, a companion to USICA, and both bills resonate with the Council's Competing in the Next Economy report recommendations. The Council also reveals key 2022 event dates and welcomes a new member Dr. Jason Providakes of MITRE. Read the full newsletter here.

This month Deborah Wince-Smith recaps important changes that 2021 brought: two new Board Members Ms. Joan Gabel as Academic Vice-chair and Ms. Janet Foutty as Business Vice-chair. We also share a playlist of the entire December National Competitiveness Forum. Read more here.

In her November Forbes.com article, Deborah Wince-Smith highlights five key technologies re-shaping a variety of industries and employment prospects; digitalization, e-commerce, big data, autonomy/robotics, and artificial intelligence. National Commissioner Dr. Victor Dzau moderates a panel on “Decarbonizing the Health Sector.” Advanced Computing Roundtable Co-Chair Dr. Tommy Gardner highlights new IT security needs as Gen Z […]

In her latest Forbes.com article, the second in a two-part series, Council President and CEO Deborah L. Wince-Smith highlights the impacts that emergent technologies might have on our economies and societies. On October 7, the Council held the third and final 2021 webinar in partnership with Lockheed Martin, and released an event summary. Janet Foutty […]

In her latest Forbes.com article, the first in a two-part series, Council President and CEO Deborah L. Wince-Smith provides a snapshot of innovations driving disruption across a set of emergent industries. The GEM consortium’s leadership acknowledged Dr. Zacharia’s commitment to STEM diversity during their recent gala on September 9, 2021. In a recent op-ed in […]

This month in her latest Forbes.com article, Deborah L. Wince-Smith highlights the Council’s National Commission recommendation to evolve and elevate technology diplomacy to the highest levels of the U.S. government. Council Chairman Brian Moynihan and Executive Committee member JB Milliken share cybersecurity insights and best practices with President Biden. Council University Vice-Chair Joan Gabel speaks […]