Council on Competitiveness Announces U.S. Manufacturing Initiative
New Project to Drive American Jobs, Growth and Security
June 24, 2010
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Jennifer Schell
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the leadership of the Council on Competitiveness announced a new initiative to enhance U.S. competitiveness through the manufacturing sector. The initiative will be led by chief executives from industry, academia, national laboratories and organized labor.
Deere & Company Chairman and CEO Samuel R. Allen, beginning his first year as the Chairman of the Council, cited rising energy demand, the need for sustainable processes, and workforce issues as challenges that can only be met through transformational manufacturing technologies and systems.
“A robust manufacturing sector is essential to attracting and retaining high value investments, increasing exports, spurring innovation, and creating high-value jobs,” said Allen. “We must find a way to lead the world in energy efficient, sustainable, low-carbon manufacturing. As we drive economic growth, competitiveness and job creation, we also must make consistent gains in technology market leadership.”
Allen will head the initiative’s leadership council, which includes:
• William P. Hite, General President of United Association of Pipe Fitters and Plumbers;
• Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
• Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chairman, Bank of America;
• Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
• Edward J. McElroy, CEO, ULLICO, Inc.;
• George H. Miller, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• James H. Quigley, Chairman and CEO, Deloitte of Touche Tohmatsu;
• Michael R. Splinter, Chairman, President and CEO of Applied Materials, Inc.
“This initiative is being created at a time when U.S. competitiveness faces intense and accelerating competition from all corners of the globe. The United States needs a new vision for the future of the manufacturing industry,” said Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president & CEO of the Council on Competitiveness.
The Council on Competitiveness plans to deliver a national strategy to the Obama administration and Congress at a summit convened in late 2011.
The event today also included the release of a Global CEO Survey and Index on Competitiveness in Manufacturing, which was commissioned by the Council and Deloitte. The survey and index explore:
• Country competitiveness rankings now and in five years;
• Where the United States ranks among its global competitors;
• The key factors determining global competitiveness;
• Global policy issues that advantage/disadvantage competitiveness.
The complete survey results full can be accessed at http://www.deloitte.com/globalcompetitiveness.
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About the Council on Competitiveness—CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders working to ensure U.S. prosperity. For more information, visit http://www.compete.org.
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
202-969-3387
Jennifer Schell
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
202-969-3405
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the leadership of the Council on Competitiveness announced a new initiative to enhance U.S. competitiveness through the manufacturing sector. The initiative will be led by chief executives from industry, academia, national laboratories and organized labor.
Deere & Company Chairman and CEO Samuel R. Allen, beginning his first year as the Chairman of the Council, cited rising energy demand, the need for sustainable processes, and workforce issues as challenges that can only be met through transformational manufacturing technologies and systems.
“A robust manufacturing sector is essential to attracting and retaining high value investments, increasing exports, spurring innovation, and creating high-value jobs,” said Allen. “We must find a way to lead the world in energy efficient, sustainable, low-carbon manufacturing. As we drive economic growth, competitiveness and job creation, we also must make consistent gains in technology market leadership.”
Allen will head the initiative’s leadership council, which includes:
• William P. Hite, General President of United Association of Pipe Fitters and Plumbers;
• Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
• Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chairman, Bank of America;
• Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
• Edward J. McElroy, CEO, ULLICO, Inc.;
• George H. Miller, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• James H. Quigley, Chairman and CEO, Deloitte of Touche Tohmatsu;
• Michael R. Splinter, Chairman, President and CEO of Applied Materials, Inc.
“This initiative is being created at a time when U.S. competitiveness faces intense and accelerating competition from all corners of the globe. The United States needs a new vision for the future of the manufacturing industry,” said Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president & CEO of the Council on Competitiveness.
The Council on Competitiveness plans to deliver a national strategy to the Obama administration and Congress at a summit convened in late 2011.
The event today also included the release of a Global CEO Survey and Index on Competitiveness in Manufacturing, which was commissioned by the Council and Deloitte. The survey and index explore:
• Country competitiveness rankings now and in five years;
• Where the United States ranks among its global competitors;
• The key factors determining global competitiveness;
• Global policy issues that advantage/disadvantage competitiveness.
The complete survey results full can be accessed at http://www.deloitte.com/globalcompetitiveness.
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About the Council on Competitiveness—CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders working to ensure U.S. prosperity. For more information, visit http://www.compete.org.
Contact:
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