News & Updates

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.

The Council hosted its annual National Competitiveness Forum (NCF) on December 16, 2021. The virtual event featured an array of distinctive leaders from industry, academia, the national labs, and labor. In addition, the keynote speakers included Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar.

Washington, DC — Today, the Council on Competitiveness (Council) will announce Ms. Janet Foutty as its next Business Vice Chair. The announcement will be made during the Council’s 2021 National Competitiveness Forum, which is themed “Future Focused,” and brings together national and global leaders from business, academia, labor, the national laboratories, and government. Register here to hear Ms. Foutty’s […]

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 […]

Pushing Back the Frontiers of Technology and Defining the Future of Innovation is the 3rd Competing in the Next Economy webinar from the Council on Competitiveness, in partnership with Lockheed Martin. This conversation focused on key, future tech and innovation opportunities facing the United States. Panelists also explored issues like incorporating national security into the […]

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 […]

The Council leadership hears from two Cabinet Secretaries and its university leaders seek a balanced approach to addressing undue foreign influence in U.S. research. Read it here.

A summary of the summer 2021 virtual Board, Executive Committee and National Commission meeting, including guest speakers The Honorable Jennifer Granholm and The Honorable Gina Raimondo.