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Conference Program
Presentations from the
conference are available for download below.
| Sunday, August
30, 2009 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Committees Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Banking & Cash Management Committee |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Pension & Long-Term Trust Committee |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Long Range Planning Committee |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Legislative Committee |
| 10:30 a.m. |
NAST Executive Committee |
| 12:00 p.m. |
NAST Foundation Event (Separate
registration required.)
This fundraising event supports the educational programs
of the NAST Foundation, including the New Treasurers
Symposium and the National Institute for Public Finance.
|
| 6:00 p.m. |
Opening Conference Reception & Dinner
St. Regis Grand Lawn
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| Monday, August
31, 2009 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening Ceremonies & Awards Presentation
Hon. Bill Lockyer, Conference Host and
California State Treasurer
Hon. Jeb Spaulding, NAST President and Vermont
State Treasurer
|
| 9:00 a.m. |
Green to Gold: Creating the Next Industrial
Revolution
A national green economic recovery package will
allow America to shape its financial and energy future.
This session will explore how investing in energy
efficiency and renewable energy will create new jobs and
opportunities.
Moderator:
Hon. Robert M. McCord, Pennsylvania
State Treasurer
Speakers:
Daniel M. Kammen, Energy and Resources
Group; Founding Director, Renewable and Appropriate, University of California, Berkeley
Mindy S. Lubber, President, Ceres
Alan Salzman, CEO and Managing Partner, Vantage Point
Venture Partners
|
| 10:00 a.m. |
Regulatory Reform: Recommendation for
Improving Oversight and Stability
The United States now faces its worst financial
crisis since the Great Depression. This session explores
the lessons we can learn on how to restore a proper
balance between free markets and the regulatory
framework through transparency and better regulation.
Moderator: Hon. Kate Marshall,
Nevada State Treasurer
Speakers:
Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, Breeden
Capital Management LLC
Anne Sheehan, Director of Corporate
Governance, California State Teachers’ Retirement System
John C. Williams, Executive Vice
President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
|
| 11:00 a.m. |
Climate Change and the New Balance of Power
Moderator: Hon. Manju S.
Ganeriwala, Virginia State Treasurer
Speaker: Justin Mundy, Director, The Prince's
Rainforests Project
|
| 12:00 p.m. |
Conference Luncheon
Introduction: Hon. Bill
Lockyer, Conference Host and California State
Treasurer
Speaker:
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and
Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post
|
| 1:30 p.m. |
Treasurers' Innovations Roundtable
The nation’s state treasurers exchange
information about the newest and most innovative
initiatives undertaken in the states to enhance
operations and provide better service to their
constituents.
Moderator: Hon. James Lewis, New Mexico
State Treasurer
Speakers:
Hon. Jerry Burnett, Alaska Deputy
Commissioner of Revenue:
State
of Alaska's Remote Deposit Capture Program
Hon. Martha Shoffner, Arkansas State
Treasurer: The GIFT
Plan and The Arkansas Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant
Hon. Lasana Mack, District of Columbia
Deputy CFO & Treasurer:
The District's
new Income Tax Secured Revenue Bonds As an Innovative
Financing Tool
Hon. Clint Zweifel, Missouri State
Treasurer: Invest in Missouri
Hon. Janet Cowell, North Carolina State
Treasurer: Audit Audit Audit
Hon. Kevin Boyce, Ohio State Treasurer:
Putting Ideas into Action: Using Ohio’s Treasury to
Invest in Ohioans
Hon. Scott Meacham, Oklahoma State
Treasurer: Online Trading: A Win-Win
Hon. Converse Chellis, South Carolina State
Treasurer: Future Scholar Videos
Hon. John Perdue, West Virginia State
Treasurer:
NetWorth Initiative
|
| 3:30 p.m. |
NAST Regional Meetings |
| 3:30 p.m. |
NAST Corporate Affiliate Membership Meeting |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Caucus Meetings |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception & Dinner
Mission San Juan Capistrano
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| Tuesday,
September 1, 2009 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast Honoring the NAST
Corporate Affiliates
Introductions: Hon. James
Lewis, New Mexico State Treasurer
|
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening of Day & Legislative Update
Hon. Nancy Kopp, Maryland State Treasurer
Hon. W. Daniel Ebersole, Georgia State
Treasurer
Hon. Dawn Marie Sass, Wisconsin State
Treasurer
|
| 9:00 a.m. |
Looking Ahead
As a survey of major trends that are likely to affect
our lives, Peter Schwartz’s Inevitable Surprises is a
manual for survival in the 21st century. A leading
expert in “discontinuities,” Mr. Schwartz will discuss
events that take us by surprise but which, in hindsight,
were predictable and avoidable. He offers solutions and
a hope for today’s turbulent, economic times.
Moderator: Hon. Kelly Schmidt,
North Dakota State Treasurer
Speaker:
Peter Schwartz, Futurist,
Cofounder and Chairman, Global Business Network
|
| 10:00 a.m. |
Economic Forecasting: Where Are We Headed?
After a year of sharp economic losses, 2010 is likely to
be extremely difficult for the global economy, with
investors, business leaders, and policymakers struggling
to find signs of relief. This session explores how
market forces begin to interact and how the economy will
recover.
Moderator: Hon. Tate Reeves,
Mississippi State Treasurer
Speaker:
Maria Ramirez, President, Maria Fiorini
Ramirez, Inc.
|
| 11:00 a.m. |
Long Term Fiscal Sustainability: How Should
States Cope with Rising Health and Pension Costs?
Most fiscal forecasts portray health and pension costs
as a huge consumer of state budgets. How should state
treasurers think about these costs? Can they be
mitigated? Should they be financed? Will federal action
minimize the impact on state budgets?
Moderator: Hon. James L. McIntire,
Washington State Treasurer
Facilitator:
Terri Sexton, Professor, California State
University, Sacramento
Speakers:
Scott Minerd, Chief Investment
Officer, Guggenheim Partners
Roger Noll, Professor of Economics, Emeritus;
Co-Director, Program on Regulatory Policy, The Stanford
Center for International Development |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Conference Luncheon
Introduction:
Hon. Bill Lockyer, Conference Host and
California State Treasurer
Speaker:
Kenneth G. Lay, Vice President and
Treasurer, World Bank
|
| 2:00 p.m. |
NAST Annual Business Meeting
|
| 4:00 p.m. |
The Economy: Where Do We Go?
In a live interview format, expert strategists
will discuss the current financial conditions and the
best approaches the states can take to meet these
challenges.
Introduction: Hon. Bill Lockyer,
Conference Host and California State Treasurer
Facilitator:
Christopher J. Ailman, Chief Investment
Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System
Speakers:
Howard Marks, Chairman, Oaktree Capital
Management, L.P.
Michael Milken, Chairman, The Milken
Institute
|
| 6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception & Dinner
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| Wednesday,
September 2, 2009 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast |
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