Governors Discuss Driving American Competitiveness at 2024 Summer Meeting [Video]

Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, Co-Chair of NGA’s Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Co-Chair of  NGA’s Education, Workforce and Community Revitalization Task Force, led an NGA Task Force session at the 2024 Summer Meeting on “Governor’s Driving American Competitiveness.” The conversation centered around energy, healthcare, defense and cyber security, and education and workforce development initiatives.

Governors were joined by Western Governors University (WGU) President Scott Pulsipher, who moderated the discussion. Pulsipher opened the session by highlighting the important role Governors play in advancing state policies that foster business friendly environments, entrepreneurship and innovation, and the importance of convenings like the NGA Summer Meeting in fostering collaboration among the states and between the states and the private sector:

“While our country certainly faces many challenges and the geopolitical positioning of the United States is changing, Governors are providing greater certainty in uncertain times… Through [Governor’s] leadership and collaborative efforts, we can address shared challenges and contribute toward improving American competitiveness and shared prosperity.”  

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