Working Agenda
Thursday, November 5, 2009
11:30 a.m. Conference Registration – Trade Show and Silent Auction Opens
12:15 p.m. Welcome Luncheon
- Joe Slater, Maryland Chamber Chairman and President/CEO of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
12:50 p.m. How Maryland Is Faring: An Economic Update
- William Longbrake, Executive-in-Residence and Senior Policy Advisor for the Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business
1:45 p.m. Break – Trade Show – Silent Auction
2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (choose one)
Civil Liability
- Moderator: Henry R. Abrams, Esq., Partner with Saul Ewing LLP
- Del. Gerron Levi (D-Dist. 23A)
- Cary Silverman, Of Counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Susan Durbin Kinter, Director Claims Litigation and Risk Management, Maryland Medicine Comprehensive Insurance Program, University of Maryland Medical System
Clean Energy
- Moderator: Del. Sally Jameson (D-Dist. 28), Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Agriculture and Energy Committee
- Paul J. Allen, Senior Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer, Constellation Energy
- David Blazer, Maryland Project Manager, BluewaterWind
- Michael Petrucci, VP of Global Operations, BP Solar
3:45 p.m. Break – Trade Show – Silent Auction
4 p.m. CEO Panel - Industry Perspectives
- Moderator: Steve Monroe, Editor of the Business Gazette
- Mary Ann Scully, Chairman, President, CEO of Howard Bank
- Richard Alter, President & Chief Executive Officer of Manekin
- Alan I. Elkin , President of Advance - The Document Specialists
5:30 p.m. Break – Trade Show – Silent Auction
6 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Governor's Dinner
7:30 p.m. Governor Martin O’Malley
9 p.m. Trade Show and Silent Auction Close
Friday, November 6, 2009
7:30 a.m. Breakfast – Trade Show and Silent Auction Reopens
8:10 a.m. 2010 General Assembly Forecast by the Presiding Officers
- Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D-Dist. 27), President of the Senate
- Del. Michael E. Busch (D-Dist. 30), Speaker of the House
8:50 a.m. 2010 General Assembly Forecast by the Minority Leaders
- Sen. Allan H. Kittleman (R-Dist. 9), Senate Minority Leader
- Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell (R-Dist 29C), House Minority Leader
9:30 a.m. Break – Trade Show – Silent Auction
9:45 a.m. Trade Show and Silent Auction Close
9:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (choose one)
Workplace Regulation Panel
- Moderator: Marge Thomas, President, Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
- Del. Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio (R-Dist. 37B)
- Del. Carolyn Krysiak (D-Dist. 46)
- Stephen Shawe, Managing Partner, Shawe Rosenthal, LLP
Health Care
- Moderator: Francel Smith, President, Benefits Perspectives, Inc.
- Sen. Thomas McLain (Mac) Middleton (D-Dist. 28), Senate Finance Committee Chairman
- Katie Strong Hays, Executive Director, Congressional & Public Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Chester (Chet) Burrell, President & CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
11:15 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. Meet the New DLLR Secretary
- Alexander M. Sanchez, Secretary, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
12:30 p.m. Closing remarks by Joe Slater
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Where
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
100 Heron Blvd. at Route 50,
Cambridge, MD 21613
Directions
Registration
Maryland Chamber members register by Sept. 30 to save $25. You pay $290 if you register before Sept. 30 ($315 after). The nonmember rate is $415
- Register online here.
- Download a printable registration form here.
Contact Kristen Solis at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 ksolis@mdchamber.org.
Event Sponsor
Governor's Dinner Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Kickoff Lunch Sponsor
Community Bank of Tri-County
Accommodations
Overnight accommodations should be made directly with the Hyatt. The reservation deadline is October 6. Ask for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce block of rooms. The Hyatt is offering a discounted room rate of $196 single or double. Reservations should be made by calling (410) 901-1234 or 1-800-233-1234.
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