The Americas Competitiveness Forum

The Americas Competitiveness Forum - 2007

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez hosted the inaugural Americas Competitiveness Forum on June 11–12, 2007, in Atlanta. The Bahamas was represented by Calvin Knowles, Managing Director of the Bahamas Development Bank.

The Americas Competitiveness Forum provided a venue for government ministers from the Western Hemisphere to come together with leaders from the private sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations, to explore cutting edge ideas and best practices in several key areas of competitiveness.

The ACF’s main tracks were:

• sparking and sustaining innovation

• creating solutions in education and workforce development

• designing successful global supply chain strategies

• fostering small business development and growth

This forum was more than a discussion; it served as a launching pad for a continued, practical dialogue on competitiveness in the Western Hemisphere.

For more information, including the final report from the conference, please use the following link.

http://trade.gov/competitiveness/ACF/

Press Releases

Americas Competitiveness Forum (June 4, 2007)