In 2007, the Council and Carnegie Mellon University, in conjunction with the Business Roundtable, the National Academies, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Association of Governors, convened the first-ever National Symposium on Competitiveness and Security. Its goal: to bring together America’s public and private sector leaders to “Create Opportunity Out of Adversity.”
Two hundred and fifty national leaders — CEOs from some of America’s largest companies, as well as executives from government, labor and academia — gathered in Pittsburgh to share their experiences and insights on striking a balance between competitiveness and security. The synposium coincided with the Council's release of the report Transform. The Resilient Economy: Integrating Competitiveness and Security.
The report reflects five years of analyses of private sector risk management and the impact of homeland security policies on businesses.The research was conducted with the support of three federal agencies: The Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce Technology Administration and the Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Senior representatives from more than 25 private sector entities, including corporations, universities and labor organizations, contributed to the project.
