| Business Policy Conference Agenda
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
11:30 a.m. Conference Registration – Silent Auction Opens
12:15 p.m. Welcome Lunch
12:45 p.m. General Session – Baltimore/Washington Economic Growth
- Moderator: Bill Couper, President, Mid-Atlantic Region, Bank of America
- Brad McDearman, Executive Vice President, Economic Alliance of Baltimore
- Steven Pedigo, Director of Research, Greater Washington Initiative
1:30 p.m. Break / Trade Show / Silent Auction
1:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Higher Education: Funding the Future
- Moderator: Lawrence A. Shulman, President, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
- Del. John L. Bohanan, Jr. (D-Dist. 29B), Chairman, Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education
- Nariman Farvardin, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Maryland, College Park
- Sanford J. Ungar, President, Goucher College
- Dr. Murray K. “Ray” Hoy, President, Wor-Wic Community College
Taxes and Budget Issues: The Debits and Credits
- Moderator: Joseph R. Crosby, Legislative Director, Council on State Taxation
- Sen.Ulysses Currie (D-Dist. 25), Chair, Senate Budget & Taxation Committee
- Del. Sheila E. Hixson (D-Dist. 20), Chair, House Ways & Means Committee (Invited)
- Sen. David R. Brinkley (R-Dist. 4), Senate Minority Leader
- Karen T. Syrylo, CPA, State Taxation Consultant, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
3:15 p.m. Break / Trade Show / Silent Auction
3:45 p.m. Security Breach: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
- Moderator: Valerie Androutsopoulos, Vice President, Vangel Paper, Inc.
- Steve Silverman, Chief, Division of Consumer Protection, Office of the Maryland Attorney General
- Del. Susan Lee (D-Dist. 16), Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Identity Theft
- Betsy Broder, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission
- Brian D. Dilley, President/Founder, eValid8 Corporation
6 p.m. Reception / Trade Show / Silent Auction
7 p.m. Dinner
Maryland's Role in Globalization
- Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
8 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. General Session – 2008 Legislative Preview
- Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D-Dist. 27), President of the Senate
- Del. Michael E. Busch (D-Dist. 30), Speaker of the House
9:30 a.m. Concurrent Workshops
Next Steps in Health Care Reform
- Moderator: Francel M. Smith, President, Benefits Perspectives, Inc.
- Sen. Rob Garagiola (D-Dist. 15), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s Health Subcommittee
- Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-Dist. 36)
- Joseph P. Anderson, Chairman & CEO, Schaller Anderson, Incorporated
- Frank Kelly, President, Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, Inc.
The Black and White of Going Green: A Conversation About Growth, Natural Resource Availability & Business Choices
- Moderator: Katie McHugh Maloney, Executive Director, Maryland State Builders Association
- Robert M. Summers, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary of Maryland Department of the Environment
- Malcolm D. Woolf, Director, Maryland Energy Administration
- Terry F. Neimeyer, PE, Chairman and CEO, KCI Technologies, Inc.
11:15 a.m. General Session - The ABCs of BRAC
- Moderator: Andrew Moser, Assistant Secretary for Workforce Development, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
- Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation
- General J. Michael Hayes, Director, Office of Military Affairs, Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development
- Barney Michel, Vice President of Army Alliance, Aberdeen Proving Ground
12:30 p.m. Buffet lunch to follow session
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When
Wednesday and Thursday
November 14-15
Where
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
100 Heron Blvd. at Route 50,
Cambridge, MD 21613
Directions
Registration
Registration is $315 for both days, or $225 for one day, for Maryland Chamber members; $400 for nonmembers.
- Register online here.
- For a printable registration form, click here (pdf)
Contact Kristen Solis at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 ksolis@mdchamber.org.
Accommodations
Overnight accommodations should be made directly with the Hyatt at
1-800-233-1234. Request the Maryland Chamber of Commerce group rate of $175 single or double. To receive the special rate, reservations must be made by
October 15.
Chamber Seeking Items for Silent Auction
The Maryland Chamber of Commerce will hold a silent auction during the Conference. The funds raised will go to fund the Chamber’s grassroots activities. If you are interested in providing an item for the auction, please contact Miquelle Koonce at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 or mkoonce@mdchamber.org. Ideas for contributions include a product produced by your company, tickets to sporting events, sports paraphernalia, and vacation packages.
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