American Competitiveness: What Works

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Opening Remarks by Jeff Immelt

Live-streaming at washingtonpostlive.com, hosted by GE.

The Future of Manufacturing: Growing American Competitiveness
Moderated by David Gregory, Meet the Press

Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO, GE
Andrew Liveris, President, Chairman & CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
Jim McNerney, Chairman, President & CEO, The Boeing Company

Live-streaming at washingtonpostlive.com, hosted by GE.

Recharging American Manufacturing: City, State and Federal Perspectives
Introduction by Chip Blankenship, President & CEO, GE Appliances
Moderated by Bruce Katz, Vice President, Brookings Institution & Founding
Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program

Governor John Hickenlooper (CO)
Mayor Greg Fischer (Louisville, KY)
Senator Rob Portman (OH)
Jay Timmons, President & CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Track 1: The Winning Formula for Entrepreneurship and American Competitiveness
Introduction by Jenny Abramson, General Manager, Washington Post Live
Moderated by Mary Jordan, Editor, Washington Post Live

Seth Goldman, Founder & CEO, Honest Tea
Deborah Wince-Smith, President & CEO, Council on Competitiveness
Bill Dunkelberg, Chief Economist, National Federation of Independent Business

Hosted by Washington Post Live. Live-streaming at washingtonpostlive.com. Washington Post Live has full editorial control over its sessions.

Track 2: Investing in the Middle Market
Introduction by Oscar Villalonga, Senior Managing Director, GE Capital Corporate Finance
Moderated by Ben White, Wall Street Correspondent, Politico

Anil Makhija, Professor of Finance, The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Tom Quindlen, President & CEO, GE Capital Corporate Finance

Hosted by The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, American Action Forum

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Investing in Healthcare Innovation: Navigating an Ever-Changing Landscape
Introduced and Moderated by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor, NBC News

Beth Comstock, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, GE
Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Former Commissioner, FDA
Chris Coburn, Executive Director, Cleveland Clinic Innovations

Hosted by GE

Panel Discussion on Ideas and Innovation
Moderated by Mary Jordan, Editor, Washington Post Live

Regina Dugan, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Alfred Spector, Vice President of Research and Special Initiatives, Google
Timothy Chi, CEO & Founder, WeddingWire Inc. and Founding Member, Blackboard Inc.

Hosted by Washington Post Live. Live-streaming at washingtonpostlive.com. Washington Post Live has full editorial control over its sessions.

Panel Discussion on the Role of Innovation in Unconventional Gas
Moderated by Frank Verrastro, Senior Vice President & Director of Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

John Deutch, Emeritus Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jeff Fisher, Senior Vice President of Production, Chesapeake
Mark Brownstein, Chief Counsel, Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund
Heiner Markhoff, President & CEO, GE Water & Process Technologies

Hosted by Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Chef's Recommendation, a Luncheon Keynote
Introduction by Susan Peters, Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, GE
Moderated by Mary Jordan, Editor, Washington Post Live

José Andrés, Chef & Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
Tom Sietsema, Food Critic, The Washington Post

Hosted by Washington Post Live. Live-streaming at washingtonpostlive.com. Washington Post Live has full editorial control over its sessions.

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Opening Remarks on GE's Vision of Emerging Global Markets
John Rice, Vice Chairman, President & CEO, Global Growth & Operations, GE

The Future of Trade Policy
Introduced and Moderated by John Rice, Vice Chairman, President & CEO, Global Growth & Operations, GE

Governor Bob McDonnell (VA)
Thomas J. Donohue, President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senator Tom Carper (DE)

Hosted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Asia Energy: Forging a Market for Clean Power
Introduction by Mark Norbom, President & CEO, GE Japan
Moderated by Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Trevor Houser, Partner, Rhodium Group
Takashi Imamura, Vice President & General Manager, Marubeni America Corporation
Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the United States

Hosted by The Peterson Institute for International Economics

America and the Growing Global Competition, a Luncheon Keynote
Introduction by Mary Jordan, Editor, Washington Post Live

Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist.
Secretary Robert Rubin, Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations

Hosted by Washington Post Live. Live-streaming at washingtonpostlive.com. Washington Post Live has full editorial control over its sessions

Soaring Latin America: Growing Mobility
Introduction by Ricaurte Vásquez, Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, GE Latin America
Moderated by Nelson Cunningham, Managing Partner, McLarty Associates

Alex De Gunten, Executive Director, Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association
Gary J. Spulak, President, Embraer Aircraft Holdings
Stanley Motta, Chairman, COPA Airlines

The New Africa Growth Story: Financing Infrastructure
Introduction by Jay Ireland, President & CEO, GE Africa
Moderated by Kemal Dervis, Vice President & Director of Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution

Mimi Alemayehou, Executive Vice President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Clive Tasker, Managing Director & Head of International Corporate Banking, Standard Bank
Harry Broadman, Managing Director, Chief Economist & Leader, PwC's Emerging Markets, Governance and International Investment & Trade Practice Group

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Panel Discussion on the Future American Workforce
Introduction by Tim O'Hara, Talent Acquisition Leader, GE Global Research
Moderated by Jennifer Erickson, Director of Competitiveness and Economic Growth, Center for American Progress

Emily DeRocco, President, Manufacturing Institute and Senior Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers
Dr. Gary Green, President, Forsyth Technical Community College
U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (OH-17)

Hosted by the National Association of Manufacturers

The Smartest Jobs: the Future of Work
Thomas Goetz, Executive Editor, WIRED

Hosted by WIRED

GE Commitment to Veterans and Reservists Signing Ceremony

David McGinnis, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
Kevin Schmiegel, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jay Ireland, President & CEO, GE Africa and Leader, GE Veterans Network
General Frank Taylor (ret.), Chief Security Officer, GE and Leader, GE Veterans Network

Hosted by GE, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Luncheon Keynote on Veterans and the Workforce
Introductions by Keith Sherin, Vice Chairman & CFO, GE and
Jean Lydon-Rodgers, President & CEO, Military Systems Operations, GE Aviation

Keynote address by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki

Remarks by Senator Patty Murray (WA), Chairwoman, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Closing remarks by Speaker John Boehner (OH-8)

Hosted by GE, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve