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| File:National Chamber Foundation Logo.gif | |
| Founded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Type | advocacy group |
| Focus | Business advocacy |
| Location | |
Area served |  United States |
| Method | Event 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 |
| Website | U.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
| 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
Notable Speakers
| 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
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
Affiliate Organizations
United States Chamber of Commerce
External links
References
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/default National Chamber Foundation
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/default National Chamber Foundation
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/about/board.htm National Chamber Foundation Board
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/events/past.htm National Chamber Foundation Past Events
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf National Chamber Foundation
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/events/default.htm National Chamber Foundation Events
- ^ http://www.uschamber.org/ncf/events/past.htm National Chamber Foundation Past Events