Accelerate: Turbocharging the Manufacturing Renaissance in an Era of Energy Abundance
Wise policies and practices, in many cases, could unleash American strengths, boost manufacturing engines and raise technology commercialization to new heights, driving U.S. economic growth and job creation. The recommendations in this report—and the over ten years of work they encompass—have the power to turbocharge America’s manufacturing capabilities, improve America’s competitiveness and unleash a new wave of productivity and prosperity for all Americans.
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Leverage: Aerospace
Leverage: Aerospace is the sixth and final sector study of the Energy and Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP). This report looks at competitiveness in a sector that has long symbolized American leadership and innovation and one that is essential to growth, productivity, jobs and national security. The dialogue built upon key findings from the previous five sector studies, and the recommendations outlined in this report will inform the Council’s larger policy agenda for Congress and the administration.
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Cybersecurity for Industry
Rapid advancement in cyber technology development is being fueled by industry modernization, e-commerce and consumer entertainment. The interconnectedness and openness made possible by the Internet and the broader digital ecosystem creates unparalleled value for society. But these same qualities make securing today’s cyber landscape extremely challenging. Cybersecurity for Industry details initial findings of the first of three dialogues of the Council’s cybersecurity initiative.
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Leverage: Advancing U.S. Bioscience
 Bioscience is a top manufacturing technology priority across the federal government and is critical for U.S. competitiveness. While the United States maintains a world leadership position in engineering biology and bioscience technology development, other countries are investing heavily in these areas, putting the U.S. at risk of losing its competitive advantage. This report explores how to best leverage limited resources in a way that creates the most benefit out of federal investment in research labs and in the marketplace.
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Leverage: Agricultural & Consumer Water Use
 American agriculture—including the related industries and value-add sectors that fuel and depend upon it—is a case study in innovation-driven productivity and competitiveness, and one of the United States’ largest exports. This sector study builds on the Council’s EMCP sector study and report, Leverage: Water & Manufacturing, conducted in 2016. Similar to themes in that discussion, this report analyzes water as a highly valued resource needed for business and communities to function.
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October 4, 2016
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 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Council on Competitiveness, with partners QuesTek Innovations, LLC and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, traveled to Capitol Hill Tuesday to unveil a report detailing critical building blocks that can drive significant enhancements in America’s energy production, manufactured products and overall economy: advanced materials.
“The Council has worked on advanced materials issues for almost a decade,” said William Bates, Executive Vice President, U.S. Council on Competitiveness. “We continue to find that scaling up the manufacturing and application of advanced materials is vital to U.S. competitiveness.”
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Leverage: Water & Manufacturing
 Leverage: Water & Manufacturing provides a summary of the highlights and analysis on water and manufacturing as they relate to talent, technology, investment and infrastructure as well as background on why water is essential for businesses and communities to function, using Milwaukee and the surrounding region as a case study.
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March 03, 2015
(Austin, Texas)- The Council on Competitiveness today launched its U.S. Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP) with a University of Texas at Austin hosted dialogue.
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Secure: Ensuring Resilience and Prosperity in a Digital Economy
In recognition of the growing importance of cybersecurity to America’s economic and national security, the Council on Competitiveness in 2018 launched a three-dialogue series on increasing the resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure, intellectual property and industrial operations against cyberattack. Together, the challenges, opportunities and recommendations discussed throughout the three cybersecurity dialogues—and throughout the EMCP’s six sector dialogues—formed the foundation for the Council’s National Agenda for Cybersecurity presented in this report.
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Leverage: Energy
Energy is the linchpin of economic growth and prosperity. Leverage: Energy, the fifth sector study report of the EMCP, provides an overview of this critical sector of the economy, as well as a set of recommendations on how America can address the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities presented by new-found energy abundance and an expanding supply of more sustainable, clean energy.
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Cybersecurity: An Issue of National Security
Rapid advancement in cyber technology development is being fueled by industry modernization, e-commerce and consumer entertainment. The interconnectedness and openness made possible by the Internet and the broader digital ecosystem creates unparalleled value for society. But these same qualities make securing today’s cyber landscape extremely challenging. Cybersecurity for Industry details initial findings of the first of three dialogues of the Council’s cybersecurity initiative.
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March 22, 2017
 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Council on Competitiveness’ released the findings of its latest sector study with the study’s co-chairs, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Corporation, Monsanto Company, University of California, Davis and Texas A&M University.
Leverage: Agriculture and Consumer Water Use explores the challenges and opportunities of sustainable water management in the agriculture, lawn and garden, and related industries.
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October 24, 2016
 CHICAGO- Members of the Council’s Energy and Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP) Steering and Advisory Committee gathered for their annual meeting to acknowledge the Council’s energy and manufacturing policy initiatives for 2016 and to reflect, discuss and set the agenda for 2017. With the completion of the first phase of sector studies on Water and Manufacturing, Advanced Materials and Biosciences, the group discussed the transition into the second phase of sector studies, which will continue the deep-dive discussions on American competitiveness and other key policy efforts and contribute to the Council’s engagement with the 2016 presidential transition, the 115th Congress and the next administration.
Hosted at the World of Whirlpool in Chicago, Ill., by Whirlpool Chairman and CEO Mr. Jeff M. Fettig and Executive Vice President for Global Product Organization, Mr. David Szczupak, the Steering and Advisory Committee highlighed events held in the fall of this year, with particular focus given to the first official release of EMCP's Leverage: Water and Manufacturing report on September 27, 2016 held at A.O. Smith Corporate Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., with co-chairs Mr. Ajita Rajendra, Chairman and CEO of A.O. Smith, Dr. Michael Lovell, President of Marquette University and Mr. William Bates, Executive Vice President of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. The release of Leverage was highly attended and reached key experts from across the nation, igniting action steps and forward movement from those in attendance.
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Leverage: Advanced Materials
Leverage: Advanced Materials is the second sector study report to come out of the EMCP in year one and provides a summary of the analysis, findings and recommendations related to the manufacturing and use of advanced materials.
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First sector study under Energy and Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP) brings leaders to Marquette University
February 16, 2016
 Dr. Sujeet Chand, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer, Rockwell Automation, leads a session on water and manufacturing investment.
MILWAUKEE, WI – At a time of heightened public awareness regarding water risks ranging from droughts to contamination, the Council on Competitiveness convened leading experts to identify challenges and opportunities at the nexus of water, energy and manufacturing in the U.S. The Council's partnered with Marquette University and A. O. Smith Corporation to host the dialogue in Milwaukee, WI, which sits within one of the nation’s most dynamic manufacturing regions.
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