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Monday, September 28, 2020 Dr. Thomas Zacharia Announced Co-Chair of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers We are thrilled to announce that Thomas Zacharia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has become a co-chair of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. As the leader of the largest multidisciplinary science and […]

June 18, 2020 Innovation Leaders Propose Nine Pillars for Competing in the Next Economy National commission of CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders and national laboratory directors releases definitive list of priorities for advancing American innovation and competitiveness in the COVID-19 era WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2020 – Nearly 200 innovation leaders from every sector of […]

The Council on Competitiveness Kicks Off Year One of its National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers January 28, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC - On January 16, 2020, the Council on Competitiveness hosted at Arizona State University (ASU) a Launch Conference for its National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. The Conference - led by Commission Co-Chairs Dr. Mehmood Khan (CEO, […]

As Americans enter the third decade of the 21st century, a new urgency faces the nation. While the United States has stood apart from the rest of the world during the past half century in its record of sustained innovation, the nation today faces new realities and new imperatives. In response, the Council's National Commission […]

December 18, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, at the 2019 National Competitiveness Forum, the Council Board formally releases Launch, a 2020 roadmap for the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers, a multi-year flagship initiative to define a new path for productivity, prosperity and innovation for all.

COUNCIL HOSTS LAUNCH EVENT OF NEW NATIONAL COMMISSION    On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, the Council formally launched the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers, a multi-year flagship initiative to define a new path for productivity,  prosperity and innovation for all. More than 30 CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders and national laboratory directors – […]