News

June 28, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – AKHAN Semiconductor, the Illinois-based manufacturer of Nanocrystalline (NCD) based materials & devices, has joined the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. The company’s Miraj Diamond Platform is the most advanced diamond semiconductor platform in the world.

“The Council prides itself on its innovative membership, and AKHAN embodies the type of forward-looking, advanced companies that will keep the U.S. competing at the highest level in the coming decades,” said Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president and CEO, U.S. Council on Competitiveness.

May 26, 2016

Members of the Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) – the U.S. Council on Competitiveness' group of Chief Technology Officers and research leadership from industry, universities and national laboratories – convened for their 14th Dialogue, led by chairs Dr. John Tracy, Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company, and Dr. Klaus Hoehn, Vice President, Advanced Technology and Engineering, Deere & Company. In addition, the Council was honored to announce Dr. Keoki Jackson, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Lockheed Martin, has joined the TLSI and will serve as its third chair. Jackson brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to the TLSI and builds on the history of Lockheed Martin’s leadership and support of the TLSI.

May 17, 2016

Whirlpool’s Maureen Sertich and the U.S. Council on Competitiveness’ Katie Sarro teamed up to moderate a session at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on the “circular economy.”  The circular economy discussion explained how companies like Whirlpool are seeking ways to retain more of the value of the material, energy and labor that go into manufacturing appliances.  The aim is to eliminate all waste by refurbishing old products and recycling others.

“Whirlpool is one of our Council members taking the lead in designing new products that change the way we handle 'waste' and move  toward a greener, circular economy,” said Sarro, Senior Policy Director of Energy & Manufacturing Initiatives at the Council.

May 16, 2016

LONDON - The U.S. Council on Competitiveness and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) recognizing the importance of strengthening U.S. - Malaysia relations in order to develop global competitiveness policies, and promote sustainable growth.