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{{Infobox Non-profit
{{Infobox Non-profit
| Non-profit_name = National Chamber Foundation
| Non-profit_name = National Chamber Foundation

Revision as of 15:23, 12 March 2008

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National Chamber Foundation
Founded1967
Typeadvocacy group
FocusBusiness advocacy
Location
Area served
United States United States
MethodEvent Hosting, Media attention
Key people
Tom J. Donohue President
Arthur Rothkopf Executive VP
William Little Chairman
David T. Hirschmann Vice Chairman
David C. Chavern Managing Director
WebsiteU.S. Chamber of Commerce National Chamber Foundation


Introduction

The National Chamber Foundation (NCF) is a 501c(3) think tank affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Foundation was founded in 1967 and since has taken a leading role in addressing many emerging policy issues, such as counterfeiting and intellectual property, e-commerce, healthcare, and international trade and competitiveness. [1]

Mission Statement

The National Chamber Foundation strives to:

  • Drive the debate on critical business issues
  • Develop the arguments and the data
  • Influence policy options
  • Translate strategic plans into action [2]

History

Board of Directors

NCF Board of Directors 2008 [3]
Thomas J. Donohue President Arthur Rothkopf Executive Vice President
William Little Chairman David T. Hirschmann Vice Chairman
David C. Chavern Managing Director
Members:
John M. Brophy Stephen E. Allis Kevin M. Burke Donnie Blanks John A. Coleman
Diana Cantor Barry Appleton Herminio Blanco James E. Copeland Thomas J. Donohue Jr.
J.T. Taylor Jeffrey C. Crowe Thomas J. Davidson Spencer Eccles Thomas J. Collamore
Mark C. Cramer Roger A. Dorf Charles E. Dorkey Peter E. Cressy Patrick H. Dowling
Lisa R. Davis Edwin Feulner John Delahay Mark D. French Jack D. Hidary
Al From Michael J. Hershman Craig L. Fuller H.P. Goldfield William Inglee
James K. Glassman Leslie Hortum James R. Jones Joseph Ha Wes Jurey
William A. Good Carol Hallett Zachary Karabell Kevin Herglotz Mark Kimsey
James V. Kimsey Roy Nirschel Paul J. Klassen Gregory T. Novak Charles Ramorino
Greg Lebedev Joseph O'Neill Jonathan T. Mack Paul Mattera Michael F. Roche
Mike MacNair David Rehr Mark P. Miller Shannon Salmon William R. McDermott
John Ruan Lawrence R. Samuels Joan Verplanck Mark Santacrose Edward Wanandi
Leslie Sarasin David C. Weinstein Eric B. Schultz Patricia A. Wilmot
Gerald L. Shaheen Rajendra Singh Peter Snyder Kelly N. Stanley

Issues

  • Health Care
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Homeland Security
  • Immigration
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Trade
    • Capital Markets Competitiveness
  • Legal Reform
  • Technology
    • E-Commerce
  • Transportation
  • Travel and Tourism

[4]

Notable Speakers

Notable Speakers [5]
Ban-Ki Moon UN Secretary General United Nations
W. Ralph Basham Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Kathleen L. Casey Commissioner U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Zhou Wenzhong Ambassador Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
Thomas Kuhn President Edison Electric Institute
James J. Mulva Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer ConocoPhillips
Deborah Platt Majoras Chairman Federal Trade Commission
Dr. Thomas Enders Chief Executive Officer European Aeronautics Defense Systems
E. Neville Isdell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Coca Cola Company
Klaus Kleinfeld Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Siemens AG
Kevin M. Burke President and CEO American Apparel and Footwear Association
Michael D. Maves, MD Executive Vice President and CEO American Medical Association

Events

Current Events

  • March 11, 2008: Health Information Technology: Increasing Transparency and Enhancing Quality and Value in America's Health Care
  • March 13, 2008: The Declining Dollar and the Global Economy
  • April 3, 2008: Aviation's New Plan: Innovation, Adaptation, and Consolidation

[6]

Past Events

2008

  • February 14: National Dialogue on Energy Security: The Shell Final Report
  • February 14: The Basis of a 21st Century Trade Policy: Competition and Market Liberalization
  • January 23: Future Automotive Technologies
  • January 8: Outlook 2008: State of American Business

2007

  • December 4: CEO Leadership Series featuring Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman, Daimler AG
  • December 4: Protecting Our Competitive Edge: Supply Chain Bottlenecks and the U.S. Economy
  • November 15: Keeping America's Workforce Healthy: Prevention Wellness, and Behavior
  • November 13: Breaking the Barriers: The BIG Business of Nanotechnology
  • October 24: 8th Annual Legal Reform Summit
  • October 16: Litigation in California: It's Everybody's Business
  • October 10: RFID Solutions: Securing the Commerce of Tomorrow
  • October 2-3: 4th Annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit
  • September 20: Looking Ahead: The Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance in the United States
  • August 20-23: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Counterfeiting and Piracy Awareness Week
  • August 1: Lawsuits and Global Competitiveness: Is the U.S. Litigation System a Beacon or Barrier to Foreign Investment?
  • July 19: CEO Leadership Series featuring James J. Mulva, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips
  • July 17: Going Beyond the Border: The Impact of Domestic Regulation on Global Markets
  • June 12: Energy Myths and Realities: Institute for 21st Century Energy Launch Event
  • May 17: CEO Leadership Series featuring Dr. Thomas Enders, Chief Executive Officer, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS)
  • May 14: Intellectual Property Enforcement: An Update From The Administration
  • April 25: The Future of Biologics - Examining Market Competition, Innovation, and Patient Safety
  • April 24: CEO Leadership Series featuring E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
  • April 18: CEO Leadership Series featuring Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens AG
  • April 5: Hedge Fund Business Forum Featuring Sebastian Mallaby
  • April 4: Aviation 2007: Ready for Takeoff
  • March 14: The First Annual Capital Markets Summit: Securing America's Competitiveness
  • February 13: Moving Enterprise: Transportation and the Global Economy
  • January 5: Outlook 2007: State of American Business

2006

  • December 5: Minding Your Business: The Future of Privacy
  • October 26: 7th Annual Legal Reform Summit
  • October 20: Capital Markets Commission Town Hall Meeting: U.S. Financial Institutions Regulation: Assessing the Efficiency, Transparency, and Investor Protections
  • October 12: Capital Markets Commission Town Hall Meeting: Examining the Competitive Environment in the Global Marketplace
  • October 11: Trade Security Business Forum: Featuring W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • September 28-29: Threatening Health, Safety, and Jobs: The True Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy
  • September 27: Federal Procurement Business Forum featuring U.S. General Services Administrator Lurita Doan
  • September 26: Capital Markets Commission Town Hall Meeting: Evaluating Capital Markets and the Retirement Savings Crisis
  • September 18: Capital Markets Commission Town Hall Meeting: Evaluating the Future Viability and Effectiveness of Independent Auditors for Publicly Traded Companies
  • September 8: The Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy
  • September 7: CEO Leadership Series featuring Steve Burd, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Safeway, Inc.
  • July 25: Pandemics: Are We Prepared?
  • July 20: The Future of Aviation
  • July 18: State of the American Judiciary
  • July 10: National Security Business Forum featuring Ambassador John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence
  • July 6: Transportation Forum Featuring Secretary Norman Mineta
  • June 20: Intellectual Property Forum featuring Attorney General Gonzales
  • June 14: Competitiveness Forum featuring Mark Fields, president, the Americas, Ford Motor Company
  • May 25: Delayed, Not Cancelled: America's Aviation Crisis
  • May 4: Transformation: Opportunities in an Evolving Industry
  • May 3: An Effective Registered Traveler: Aviation in the Fast Lane
  • April 25: Secure on Arrival? The Future of American Cargo and Ports
  • March 29: Intellectual Property Roundtable featuring Julie Myers
  • February 22: National Security Business Forum Featuring Brig. Gen. Kimmit
  • February 16: Private Securities Litigation Ten Years After the PSLRA: What's Working, What's Not?
  • January 11: Policy Insiders featuring Andrew Card
  • January 5: Outlook 2006: State of American Business

2005

  • December 1: CEO Leadership Series featuring James S. Turley
  • November 18: Homeland Security Business Forum featuring Robert Bonner
  • November 16: Erosion of the Attorney-Client Privilege: What Does the Future Hold?
  • November 10: Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit: STOPing the Thieves
  • November 3: The Future of Highway and Public Transportation Financing
  • October 26: 6th Annual Legal Reform Summit
  • October 18: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Fixing a Broken System
  • October 6: Energy Technovations: Opportunities that Work
  • September 15: No More Excuses: Business and Health Information Technology
  • July 26: CEO Leadership Series Featuring QUALCOMM's Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs
  • July 20: Diagnosing for Dollars: The Engine Driving Mass Torts Litigation
  • July 14: Strenthening America's Economic Infrastructure
  • June 22: The Effect of Municipal Broadband Networks on Competition
  • June 14: The Global Potential of Radio Frequency Identification
  • May 26: The Role of the State Attorney General: Differing Perspectives
  • May 18: Mid-Year Economic Forecast
  • April 29: Homeland Security Business Forum featuring Michael Chertoff, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • April 21: Transforming Aviation: The Critical Need for Solutions
  • April 20: Travel and Tourism: Redefining America at Home and Abroad
  • April 14: Alternatives to Litigation
  • March 17: Insuring America's Economy Against Terrorism
  • January 14: The Future of Social Security featuring Joshua B. Bolten, Director, Office of Management and Budget, The White House
  • January 11: Outlook 2005: The State of American Business

[7]

Affiliate Organizations

United States Chamber of Commerce

References

  1. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/default National Chamber Foundation
  2. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/default National Chamber Foundation
  3. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/about/board.htm National Chamber Foundation Board
  4. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/events/past.htm National Chamber Foundation Past Events
  5. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf National Chamber Foundation
  6. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/events/default.htm National Chamber Foundation Events
  7. ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/events/past.htm National Chamber Foundation Past Events
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