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Working Agenda
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
11:30 a.m. Registration and Networking Reception
12:15 p.m. Lunch
Maryland’s Competitiveness – Where We Lead, How We Lag
- Gary Keith, Regional Economist, M&T Bank
2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
The Employer’s Role in Enforcing Immigration Law
- Moderator: Sheela Murthy, President, Murthy Law Firm
- Phyllis Bell, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
- Amy M. Nice, Executive Director, Immigration Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Eric H. Oppenheim, Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Development, Republic Foods
Green Business is Good Business
- Moderator: Nathan Biel, President, KCI Technologies
- Mari Snyder, Vice President of Social Responsibility & Community Engagement, Marriott International, Inc.
- Ida Cheinman, Principal & Creative Director, Substance 151, Benefit LLC
- Jim Bruce, VP of Public Affairs, UPS
- State Representative invited
4 p.m. CEO Panel
- Moderator: Thomas H. Graham, President, Pepco Region, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
- Gail Bassin, Co-CEO and Treasurer of JBS International
- James W.Cornelsen, President & CEO, Old Line Bank
- Stu FitzGibbon, Refinery Manager, Domino Sugar Corporation
- Joe Weaver, President & CEO, Global Design, Inc.
6 p.m. Networking Reception
6:45 p.m. Dinner
How Maryland's Budget and Transportation Funding Debates Impact County Governments
- Ken Ulman, Howard County Executive and President of the Maryland Association of Counties
Thursday, November 3, 2011
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:10 a.m. Leadership Briefing
- Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D-Dist. 27)
- House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Dist. 30)
- Senate Minority Leader Nancy Jacobs (R-Dist. 34)
- House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell (R-Dist. 29C)
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions
Transportation Funding: Can Maryland Survive Continued Delay to Act?
- Moderator: Jock Menzies, Chairman, The Terminal Corporation
- Beverly Swaim-Staley, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation
- Sen. Rob Garagiola, (D-Dist. 15)
- Mark Friis, President & CEO, Rodgers Consulting, Inc.
Employer Health Benefits After Health Reform
- Moderator: Deborah Rivkin, Vice President of Government Affairs, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Henry A. Smith, III, Partner, Smith & Downey
- Carolyn Quattrocki, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform
- Guy J. Van Tiggelen, Director, Compensation & Benefits, LifeBridge Health
11:15 a.m. Government 2.0: Rebooting the General Assembly
How Social Media and Open Government Initiatives are Changing State Government
- Tom Hood, CPA, Executive Director & CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs.
- Sen. Bill Ferguson (D-Dist. 46)
- Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Dist. 20)
- Scott Dance, Senior Reporter at the Baltimore Business Journal
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
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When
November 2-3
Where
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
100 Heron Blvd. at Route 50,
Cambridge, MD 21613
Directions
Registration
Maryland Chamber members $325; Nonmembers $425. Register online or contact Kristen Solis at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 or ksolis@mdchamber.org.
Download a registration form.
Accommodations
Overnight accommodations should be made directly with Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay. Call 1-888-421-1442.
Sponsorship and Trade Show Opportunities
Sponsorship and trade show opportunities are available to help you gain visibility before an engaged and influential business audience. For more information, contact Jan Krueger at (410) 269-0642, (301) 261-2858 or jkrueger@mdchamber.org. |
