August 30, 2022
Quarterly virtual meetings for NC Chamber’s Cornerstone Members to address real-life business scenarios with state & national experts.
The NC Chamber is pleased to offer its complimentary NC Manufacturing Council. Open only to Cornerstone Member companies, the Council will offer an avenue to discuss timely topics with subject matter experts on issues including workforce challenges, future talent pipeline, supply chain, and recent trade trends. Manufacturers across sectors will have the opportunity to network and share best practices. Council members will also provide feedback for the NC Chamber’s advocacy priorities and legislative agenda.
August NC Manufacturing Council Focus: Workforce Opportunities and Challenges
Speakers:
- Meredith Archie, President of the NC Chamber Foundation
- TBD, National Association of Manufacturers
Invitations with registration information are emailed directly to members. Not a Cornerstone Member and interested in receiving access as one of your benefits? Contact our team.
We thank and congratulate the inaugural members of the NC Manufacturing Council:
| Anheuser Busch | Glen Raven |
| AW North Carolina | Gregory Poole Equipment Company |
| Biogen | Honda Aircraft Company |
| BorgWarner Turbo Systems | Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing |
| Caterpillar | Mallinckrodt |
| Cook Medical | ManpowerGroup |
| Corning | Mark Fleming, LLC |
| Cummins | Merck & Company |
| Denso Manufacturing | Nutrien |
| Domtar | Open Book Extracts |
| Doosan Portable Power | Service Thread |
| Eaton | Shurtape Technologies |
| EGGER Wood Products | Wastequip |
| Enviva Holdings |
Agenda
Wednesday, May 11
| 10:00 am | Welcome Remarks
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| 10:05 am | Practical Solutions for International Trade and Supply Chain Challenges
The last few years have seen substantial volatility in international trade. Tariffs, logistics disruptions, shortages, geopolitical crises, COVID-19, and other circumstances have led businesses to consider how to make their international supply chains more reliable and resilient while reducing costs and uncertainty. Continued tensions with China and ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine ensure that international trade measures like export controls, sanctions, and tariffs will become an even more prominent feature of the economic landscape in the months and years ahead. Jamieson Greer and Pat Togni, international trade partners at the law firm King & Spalding LLP, will present on practical solutions for companies facing disruption or costs related to their international supply chains. Topics will include assessing and mitigating risk exposure related to China and other jurisdictions, taking advantage of preferential trade agreements, optimizing import operations to reduce duty exposure, and building effective relationships with government policymakers. Further, Jamieson and Pat will discuss how companies seeking to strengthen their domestic manufacturing footprint can use domestic trade remedies to compete more effectively with imports and secure federal funding and procurement opportunities to increase demand for U.S.-produced content. |
| 10:30 am | Council Member Feedback and Discussion |
| 10:45 am | Meeting Adjourns |