National Competitiveness Dinner Tuesday, October 29, 2013 The Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building Great Hall 10 First Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20540 National Competitiveness Forum Wednesday, October 30, 2013 The Newseum Knight Conference Center 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 2 013 1 Council on Competitiveness Annual Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum 2 Table of Contents From Our Leaders 4 Council on Competitiveness Board 6 Council on Competitiveness Executive Committee 7 Thank You to Our Generous 2013 Event Hosts 10 2013 SPONSORS AND MESSAGES 17 NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS DINNER Program 43 Honorees 44 NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS FORUM Agenda 51 Speakers 54 Provocateurs 69 ABOUT THE COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS 72 3 Council on Competitiveness Annual Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum From Our Leaders The Board and Executive Committee of the Council on Competitiveness welcome you to the 2013 National Competitiveness Forum (NCF). Each year, the NCF brings together thought leaders representing every major sector of the economy— academia, labor, the national labs Yet the Council’s message and that of the NCF is a hopeful one for the country. We are reminded of and government—to assess the America’s accomplishments and the foresight of its state of U.S. competitiveness founders, as we are fortunate to dine among the collected works of the Library of Congress. And, we and make recommendations to honor at dinner two members of Congress who on strengthen America’s economic key competitiveness issues have sought common ground across what at times seems an un-crossable path forward. Through the Council’s political chasm in Washington. Clarion Call for Competitiveness, The NCF features a series of conversations our members are providing their engaging CEOs, college and university presidents, labor leaders, and lab directors, as well as top assessment of where America government officials, on critical aspects of stands; and this call to action the competitiveness landscape. We urge your participation in these conversations, as they both makes clear that despite our validate and shape the Council’s agenda on issues inherent strengths, we walk on from energy and manufacturing competitiveness to technology policy to the opening of markets around uncertain ground. the globe. 4 From Our Leaders Consider some of the questions being posed to our speakers. What is the future of higher education? JOIN THE CONVERSATION What skills should workers have to prosper in the next decade? What needs to happen to bring about an American manufacturing renaissance? Are we @CompeteNow making the most of an energy surplus or missing #NCF2013 an opportunity? Can we ever hope to get our fiscal house in order? How do we invest in our future and reduce the deficit and debt? How do we continue to Compete.org/ncf innovate and protect our intellectual property? The answers to these questions are vital to America’s prosperity and economic growth. As the Clarion Call makes clear—now is the time to set politics aside and to act. Thank you for joining us for the NCF and thank you you for your engagement in our mission. Samuel R. Allen Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Deere & Company Chairman Council on Competitiveness Deborah L. Wince-Smith President & CEO Council on Competitiveness 5 Council on Competitiveness Annual Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum Council Board Chairman Industry Vice Chairman University Vice Chairman Mr. Samuel R. Allen Mr. Michael R. Splinter Dr. Michael M. Crow Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Executive Chairman of the Board President Deere & Company Applied Materials, Inc. Arizona State University Labor Vice Chairman Chairman Emeritus President & CEO Mr. William P. Hite Mr. Charles O. Holliday, Jr. The Honorable Deborah L. General President Chairman Wince-Smith United Association of Plumbers Bank of America Council on Competitiveness and Pipefitters 6 Council Executive Committee Council Executive Committee Mr. Thomas R. Baruch Dr. Alice P. Gast Chairman President Formation 8 Partners Lehigh University Dr. Gene D. Block Mr. James Hagedorn Chancellor Chairman and CEO University of California, Los Angeles The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Mr. William H. Bohnett Ms. Sheryl Handler President President and CEO Whitecap Investments LLC Ab Initio Mr. James K. Clifton Dr. Paul J. Hommert Chairman and CEO Director, Sandia National Laboratories Gallup, Inc. President, Sandia Corporation Dr. John J. DeGioia The Honorable Shirley Ann President Jackson Georgetown University President Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 7 Council on Competitiveness Annual Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum Council Executive Committee Dr. Linda P. B. Katehi Dr. Harris Pastides Chancellor President University of California, Davis University of South Carolina Dr. Pradeep K. Khosla Mr. James M. Phillips Chancellor Chairman and CEO University of California, San Diego NanoMech, Inc. Dr. Steven Knapp Mr. Nicholas T. Pinchuk President Chairman and CEO The George Washington University Snap-on Incorporated Mr. John E. McGlade Professor Michael E. Porter Chairman, President and CEO Bishop William Lawrence University Air Products Professor, Harvard Business School Dr. James B. Milliken Dr. Luis M. Proenza President President University of Nebraska The University of Akron 8 Council Executive Committee Mr. Punit Renjen Mr. Edward M. Smith Chairman of the Board President and CEO Deloitte LLP Ullico Inc. Mr. Robert L. Reynolds Mr. Lawrence Weber President and CEO Chairman Putnam Investments W2 Group, Inc. Dr. Kenan E. Sahin Ms. Randi Weingarten Founder and President President TIAX LLC American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Mr. Mayo A. Shattuck III Dr. Robert J. Zimmer Executive Chairman President Exelon Corporation The University of Chicago Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon President Michigan State University 9 Council on Competitiveness Annual Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum The Council on Competitiveness would like to thank those organizations who graciously hosted our 2013 events. March 14 New York, NY April 10 Washington, DC Higher Performance Computing Advisory Committee Meeting House Science and National Labs Caucus Briefing Host: Mr. Bradford T. Spiers, Senior Vice President, “The Future of the United States Research Ecosystem” Technology Innovation Portfolio, Bank of America Hosts: Sandia National Laboratories, in conjunction with the U.S. House of Representatives Science and National Labs Caucus Co-Chairs: the Honorable Rep. Chaka Fattah; the Honorable Rep. Randy Hultgren; the Honorable Rep. Ben Ray Lujan; and the Honorable Rep. Alan Nunnelee March 26 Oak Ridge, TN Launch of American Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership Hosts: Dr. Thomas E. Mason, Laboratory Director, Oak April 11 Washington, DC Ridge National Laboratory; and the Honorable David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Council on Competitiveness Executive Committee Meeting Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Host: Mr. James K. Clifton, Chairman and CEO, Gallup, Inc. 10 Thank You April 11-12 Washington, DC April 18-19 Oak Ridge, TN American Energy & Manufacturing Partnership U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative Dialogue on Competitiveness Inaugural Dialogue Additive Manufacturing Hosts: Mr. James K. Clifton, Chairman and CEO, Gallup, Hosts: Dr. Thomas E. Mason, Director, Oak Ridge National Inc.; and the Honorable David Danielson, Assistant Laboratory; Mr. Edward A. Morris, Director, National Additive Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), Vice President, Department of Energy National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM); and Mr. Jeffrey J. Wilcox, Vice President of Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corporation April 18 Oak Ridge, TN National Engineering Forum Regional Dialogue May 29 Albuquerque, NM Hosts: Dr. Thomas E. Mason, Laboratory Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Mr. Jeffrey J. Wilcox, Vice National Engineering Forum Regional Dialogue President of Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corporation Hosts: Dr. Paul Hommert, Director, Sandia National Laboratories, and President, Sandia Corporation; Dr. Ray O. Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation; and and Mr. Jeffrey J. Wilcox, Vice President of Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corporation 11 Council on Competitiveness Annual Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum May 29-30 Albuquerque, NM June 20 Toledo, OH U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative Dialogue on Second American Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Cyber-Enabled Manufacturing Partnership Dialogue Host: Dr. Paul Hommert, Director, Sandia National Hosts: Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, President, University of Toledo; Laboratories, and President, Sandia Corporation and the Honorable David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy June 4 Washington, D.C. Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue 9 July 10 Washington, D.C. Hosts: Dr. Spiros Dimolitsas, Senior Vice President for Research & Chief Technology Office, Georgetown House Science and National Labs Caucus Briefing University; Dr. Klaus G. Hoehn, Vice President, Advanced “EXTREME COMPUTING: Why United States Industry, Technology and Engineering, Deere & Company; Dr. Ray National Labs, and Academia Need Advanced Computing” O. Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Hosts: IEEE-USA, Boston University, Intel Corporation, in Officer,