U.S. Department of Commerce: Supply Chain Summit focuses on strengthening economic competitiveness and national security

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it will hold, with the Council on Foreign Relations, a Supply Chain Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 10, 2024.

The Supply Chain Summit will explore efforts taken by government and industry to shift from reacting to global supply chain disruptions to proactively strengthening supply chain resilience. The Summit will gather leaders from industry, government, academia, and civil society to collaborate and share best practices for preventing and addressing supply chain vulnerabilities.

During the event, the Department of Commerce will highlight its unique role in assessing and addressing supply chain challenges, including launching a first of its kind Supply Chain Center in the International Trade Administration’s Industry and Analysis unit. The Supply Chain Center fuses deep industry expertise and data analytics to develop supply chain risk assessment tools, deliver key insights, and drive targeted action on select critical supply chains and emerging technologies.

“Securing American supply chains is vital to protecting our national security and enhancing our economic competitiveness,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “This summit will help us both engage with industry and highlight strategies the Biden-Harris Administration is leading to develop data-driven tools and proactively make our supply chains more secure.”