Mission
Success in the global economy of tomorrow requires robust forethought and action from leaders today.
- Lead the global economy of the future
- Strengthen America’s innovation infrastructure
- Raise the standard of living for all Americans
We will open the 2026 Competitiveness Conversations Across America series with a landmark two-day, two-location event in Maryland focused on AI, quantum, and advanced computing.
Co-hosted by Dr. Darryll J. Pines, President of the University of Maryland, College Park; Dr. David K. Wilson, President of Morgan State University; and the Hon. Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, the Conversation will highlight the place-making strategies driving Maryland’s leadership in convergent, frontier technologies—and strengthening both regional and U.S. competitiveness.
The event will be held March 23 at Morgan State University in Baltimore and March 24 at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Register here.
The Nebraska edition of the Competitiveness Conversations Across America series will focus on the bioeconomy, a rapidly emerging frontier projected to become a multi-trillion-dollar global market. Leaders from business, academia, labor, national laboratories, and government will explore how breakthroughs in biotechnology and biomanufacturing are reshaping industries and strengthening U.S. competitiveness. Cohosted by Dr. Jeff Gold, President, University of Nebraska System, and held at the historic Durham Museum in Omaha, this Conversation will help chart the path for U.S. leadership in the bioeconomy.
As the Council on Competitiveness marks its 40th year, the intensity of our agenda and activity is accelerating. Our February edition of the Compete Connect newsletter previews what’s ahead for the year: from major Competitiveness Conversations Across America in Maryland (AI and quantum), Nebraska (the future of the bioeconomy), and San Diego (the region's innovation “stack”), to new engagement opportunities from our Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative, to building out our 40th anniversary platform.
Read more about these initiatives, plus highlights of our Members’ impact in advancing U.S. competitiveness and much more, in the February edition of Compete Connect here.
Forty years ago, the United States faced a competitiveness crisis. But our fast and decisive moves to harness a technological discontinuity — the Internet — changed our productivity and prosperity trajectory.
Today, the stakes are as high — if not higher. Multiple technology revolutions emerging and converging at unprecedented speed — coupled with China’s economic and security challenges - are creating intense turbulence.
Will America capture the potentially ensuing productivity waves from this churn?
Read Deborah's latest piece on U.S. leadership potential as the nation turns 250 on Forbes.com here.
Article title: "Inflection Points, Productivity, & Prosperity: U.S. Leadership @ 250"
The Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative's (TLSI) Compact for America: A Call to Action for a New Tech-Driven Industrial Base and National Innovation Ecosystem synthesizes the experiences, insights, and recommendations of the TLSI members—some 50 Chief Technology Officers from across business, academia, and the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories—offering a roadmap for fostering the technologies and resulting innovations necessary for dramatically increasing U.S. productivity, prosperity, and security. Read the full TLSI Compact for America here.