Is it time for national preparedness to receive the same attention and visibility as national defense? That’s the takeaway of a new report (see link in show notes) put forward by the Principal to Principal Global Supply Chain Task Force, a group comprised of leaders across government, academia and business. To break down the recommendations, Barbara is joined by task force members Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Principal to Principal, and Greg Bowman, Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President, Siemens Government Technologies. 

Show notes: 

Report: “Reimagining the Global Supply Chain Post Covid-19”: https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.44/9gx.c95.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/P2P-Supply-Chain-Report-FINAL-MAY-2021-compressed.pdf 

Barbara’s op-ed “How to Prepare for the Next National Crisis”: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/511019-how-to-prepare-for-the-next-national-crisis 

Barbara’s blog post on address semiconductor shortage: https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/press/siemens-stories/ceo-perspective/siemens-usa-ceo-supporting-bold-action-on-infrastructure-.html