Agenda

MAKE: An American Manufacturing Movement

Thursday, December 8, 2011 / Ronald Reagan Center

8:00 a.m.	Good Morning: Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m	Call to Order
8:40 a.m.	Welcome
8:50 a.m.	Recognition of U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative Steering Committee
9:00 a.m.	MAKE: An American Manufacturing Movement – The Council’s Strategy for U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Samuel R. Allen James H. Quigley William P. Hite Paul J. Hommert Susan Hockfield Deborah L. Wince-Smith
9:30 a.m.	Listening to the Voices of American Leaders on Manufacturing Competitiveness – The Ignite Reports Samuel R. Allen William P. Hite Mark Peters Steven Knapp Craig A. Giffi
10:00 a.m.	Taking Action Now to Preserve and Grow U.S. Manufacturing – The National Digital Engineering and Manufacturing Consortium The Honorable John Fernandez The Honorable Aneesh Chopra Craig Carson Lary Rosenboom Klaus Hoehn
10:45 a.m.	Networking Break
11:00 a.m.	Fueling the Innovation and Production Economy from Start-up to Scale-up Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Robert Greifeld Keith D. Nosbusch Nicholas T. Pinchuk Robert J. Samuelson
11:45 a.m.	Harnessing the Power and Potential of American Talent Keith E. Williams David Arkless Alice P. Gast Fred Guterl Randi Weingarten Rana Foroohar
12:30 p.m.	Lunch: The Role of Government to Ensure Long-Term Productivity The Honorable Daniel B. Poneman The Honorable Pat Quinn
1:30 p.m.	Mapping Paths to Prosperity: The Atlas of Economic Complexity César A. Hidalgo
2:00 p.m.	Unleashing Creativity and Risk Taking with Breakthrough Innovators and Entrepreneurs James S. Turley James M. Phillips James L. Bacchus Charles W. Hull Brian Kelly
3:00 p.m.	Accelerating the Transformation to Smart Manufacturing and Materials: the Nexus of Science, Technology and Production Ray O. Johnson Thomas Mason Jeffrey Moad Luis M. Proenza Mark Jannot
3:45 p.m.	Connecting Resilient Information, Energy and Physical Networks to Create Competitive Advantage Joseph L. Welch Pierre L. Gauthier Leo Annab The Honorable Patrick Gallagher Patricia Panchak
4:30 p.m.	Launching the Next Generation of Initiatives to Ignite an American Manufacturing Movement Deborah L. Wince-Smith Samuel R. Allen
5:00 p.m.	Summit Concludes

About the Summit

The Manufacturing Competitiveness Summit will unveil the Council’s comprehensive national manufacturing vision, and will identify new opportunities to create a more robust industrial base. America’s prosperity and national security are intrinsically tied to its capacity to translate new ideas into new products, services, and jobs in the United States.

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