News & Updates

The Call to Action, which is part of the larger report titled Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in an Age of Disruption and Discontinuity, comes at a critical juncture as the United States faces new challenges and opportunities amid tremendous technological and geopolitical change. The Call to Action identifies crucial policies for government, states, the private […]

On February 26, 2024, the Council on Competitiveness convened its 29th Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue on the Arizona State University (ASU) campus. Nearly 30 leaders from technology companies, universities, government, and national laboratories gathered to explore the issues, challenges, and opportunities shaping the U.S. innovation ecosystem. Discussions were centered around two themes—developing […]

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 […]

On December 14-15, 2023, the Council on Competitiveness convened its annual Gala Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum (NCF). The NCF is a premiere assembly of our Nation’s leaders from business, academia, labor, national laboratories, and other critical stakeholders who come together to explore the most important domestic and global competitiveness issues of the day, consider the challenges emerging on the horizon, and identify new pathways to greater economic and productivity growth, and prosperity for all Americans.

On September 21, 2023, the Council on Competitiveness convened its Fall and 28th Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. Nearly two dozen leaders from technology companies, universities, and national laboratories gathered to explore the issues, challenges, and opportunities shaping the U.S. innovation ecosystem.

On June 29, 2023, the Council on Competitiveness convened its Summer and 27th Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue, hosted by Lockheed Martin at its Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, California.

On September 21, 2023, the Council on Competitiveness convened its Fall and 28th Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. Nearly two dozen leaders from technology companies, universities, and national laboratories gathered to explore the issues, challenges, and opportunities shaping the U.S. innovation ecosystem.

The Council kicked off on March 27th and 28th the next important phase of its National Commission with a launch summit at the University of California, Davis. The purpose of the Summit – which included 100+ leaders from across the nation, representing the Council’s Board, Executive Committee, National Commissioners and many other innovation stakeholders – was to take stock […]

In its first face-to-face meeting since the onset of the pandemic, the Council’s Executive Committee and National Commissioners assembled at Gallup’s DC headquarters to review and critique a new concept paper for “phase 2” of the National Commission – and endorse the re-launching of the Council’s policy-generating Commission Working Group Community. In addition, meeting participants […]

Together with its Mountain West Innovation Summit co-hosts and National Commissioners Dr. Ed Seidel, President of the University of Wyoming, Mr. Greg Hill, President and COO, Hess Corporation, and Dr. John Wagner, Director of Idaho National Laboratory, the Council brought together leaders from across the country from academia, national labs and industry last week to benchmark national […]