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WEDNESDAY SESSION | THURSDAY SESSION

Morning Session: 9:30 AM to Noon

Opening Remarks: 9:30 - 9:45 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney

Panel I: 9:45 - 10:45 AM
State of our Economy

This panel will discuss the current status of our economy and ways we can ensure continued growth and job creation, and remain the most competitive economy in the world. It will be moderated by Stephen Friedman, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. Panelists will include:

Martin Feldstein Professor, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Mary Farrell Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist, UBS Wealth Management (New York, NY)
Brian Wesbury Chief Economist, Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson (Chicago, IL)
Kevin B. Rollins President & CEO, Dell (Austin, TX)
Jack Stack President & CEO, SRC Holding Corp. (Springfield, MO)
Catherine Giordano President & CEO, Knowledge Information Solutions, Inc. (Virginia Beach, VA)
NOTE: The Vice President will attend this session

Panel II: 11:00 AM - Noon
Tax and Regulatory Burdens

This panel will discuss the burdens and costs that taxes and regulations place on our economy, their impact on America's businesses and families, and the need for pro-growth measures to ease this drag on our economy. It will be moderated by Treasury Secretary John Snow. Panelists will include:

John Lipsky Chief Economist, JP Morgan Chase (New York, NY)
Pamela Olson Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP & former Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy (Washington, DC)
June Lennon, CPA Partner & Owner, Martin and Lennon (Greenville, SC)
Craig Lang Co-Owner, Yarrabee Farms (Brooklyn, IA)
Susan Dudley Director, Mercatus Center Regulatory Studies Program, George Mason University (Gainesville, Virginia)
Tom Sullivan Chief Council for Advocacy, SBA (Washington, DC)
Larry Mocha President, Air Power Systems, Co., Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Break for Lunch: 12:00-1:30

Afternoon Session: 1:30 PM to 3:45 PM

Panel I: 1:30 - 2:30 PM
The High Costs of Lawsuit Abuse

This panel will discuss the impact frivolous lawsuits, class actions, and America's litigious society have on our economy and how to reduce lawsuit abuse through medical liability reform and other measures. It will be moderated by Commerce Secretary Don Evans. Panelists will include:

Philip K. Howard Partner, Covington & Burling; Author, "The Death of Common Sense" (New York, NY)
George Priest John M. Olin Professor of Law and Economics, Yale Law School (New Haven, CT)
Bob Nardelli Chairman, President and CEO, Home Depot (Atlanta, GA)
Barbara L. Coen Partner, Generations Women's Healthcare, LLC (Norton, OH)
Aundria D. Kazar Office Manager, Generations Women's Healthcare (North Canton, OH)
Hilda Bankston former owner, Bankston Drugstore (Fayette, MS)
Mike Carter Owner, Monroe Rubber and Gasket Co. (Monroe, LA)
NOTE: The President will attend this session.

Panel II: 2:45 - 3:45 PM
Making Healthcare More Affordable

This panel will discuss how health care costs affect our economic growth and how to move toward a more consumer-centered, technology-driven health care system with the quality, access and affordability Americans demand. It will be moderated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Panelists will include:

Gail Wilensky John M. Olin Senior Fellow, Project Hope (Washington, DC)
Grace-Marie Turner Founder & President, Galen Institute, Inc. (Alexandria, VA)
Gary Lauer Chairman, President & CEO, eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Karen Kerrigan Owner, Ideas, Inc. and Owner, Kerrigan Strategies (Oakton, VA)
Martin Harris Chief of Information Technology, Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH)
Christine Krupinski Owner, CK Art and Design Studio (Fairfax, VA)

Morning Session: 9:30 AM to Noon

Panel I: 9:30 - 10:45 AM
Financial Challenges for Today and Tomorrow

This panel will discuss the challenges to our short-term and long-term fiscal health and the need for spending discipline, budgetary reforms and entitlement reform, including Social Security reform. It will be moderated by OMB Director Joshua Bolten. Panelists will include:

Richard D. Parsons Chairman & CEO, Time Warner Inc.; Co-Chair, President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security (New York, NY)
Liz Ann Sonders Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab and Co. (New York, NY)
William Roper Dean, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
James Glassman Senior U.S. Economist, JP Morgan Chase (New York, NY)
Tim Penny Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Member, President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security; former U.S. Representative (Waseca, MN)
Sandy Jaques National Advisory Council Member, Women for a Sound Social Security Choice (West Des Moines, IA)
NOTE: The President will attend this session

Panel II: 11:00 AM - Noon
Preparing for the Jobs of the 21st Century

This panel will discuss how we ensure that American workers have the education and skills to fill the jobs of the 21st Century and keep America competitive in an increasingly global economy. It will be moderated by Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. Panelists will include:

Kati Haycock Director, Education Trust (Washington, DC)
Gary Green President, Forsyth Technical Community College (Winston-Salem, NC)
Michael S. Steele Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (Annapolis, MD)
Other participants to be announced

Break for Lunch: 12:00-1:30

Afternoon Session: 1:30-2:30

Closing Remarks: 1:30-2:30
President George W. Bush


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