News & Updates

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 […]

Statement Calls on Congress and the President to Act Now to Ensure the United States Leads in Science and Technology In a statement released today, forty-nine (49) of the Council on Competitiveness's academic and business leaders warned that U.S. leadership in technology-based innovation is under threat. There are deficiencies in the U.S. innovation engine, and barriers to developing […]

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.

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 […]