| Saturday, August
27, 2011 |
| 3:00
p.m. |
NAST Foundation Board Meeting
|
| 6:00 p.m. |
Treasurers' Dinner |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception for Early Arrivals
|
| Sunday, August
28, 2011 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
NAST Foundation Golf (Separate
registration required)
Proceeds support the
educational activities of the non-profit NAST
Foundation, including the National Institute for Public
Finance and New Treasurers Symposium. Breakfast and
lunch are included in the event.
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Legislative Committee
Presiding: Hon. Nancy K. Kopp, Chair and
Maryland State Treasurer
|
| 3:30 p.m. |
NAST Executive Committee
Presiding: Hon. Kelly Schmidt,
President and North Dakota State Treasurer
|
| 6:00 p.m. |
Opening Conference Reception & Dinner
Catch the spirit of
North Dakota at an authentic wild game feast! An
exciting experience awaits you as you sample the wide
variety of flavors indigenous to the state.
|
| Monday, August 29, 2011 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening Ceremonies & Awards Presentation
North Dakota Welcome
Hon. Kelly
Schmidt, President and North Dakota State
Treasurer
Hon. Jack Dalrymple, North
Dakota Governor
|
| 9:00 a.m. |
NAST President’s Forum: What? A State-Owned
Bank?
Moderator: Hon. Kelly
Schmidt, President and North Dakota State
Treasurer
Speaker:
Eric
Hardmeyer, President, Bank of North Dakota
|
| 10:15 a.m. |
Challenges Facing State Pensions Today and
the Likely Effects of the Dodd-Frank Act
Moderator: Hon. David H. Lillard, Jr.,
Tennessee State Treasurer
Speaker:
Charles E. F. Millard,
Managing Director, Pension Relations, Citigroup
|
| 11:15 a.m. |
The State of the Municipal Bond Market: Is
Tax Exemption at Risk? Are BABs in our Future? What does
this mean to Market Access?
Moderator:
Hon Richard Ellis, Utah State Treasurer
Speakers:
Ken Gibbs,
President, Jefferies &
Company
Susan B. Hirschmann,
Principal, Williams & Jensen
Mary Jo Ochson, Chief
Investment Officer, Head of Tax Free Money Markets,
Federated Investors
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Conference Luncheon with Speaker
Drawn to North Dakota
Introduction:
Hon. Kelly Schmidt, Conference Host and
North Dakota State Treasurer
Speaker:
Steve Stark, National award-winning
artist and historian
|
| 2:00 p.m. |
NAST Regional Meetings
Eastern State Treasurers Meeting
Presiding:
Hon. Chip Flowers, Jr.,
Delaware State Treasurer
Midwest State Treasurers Meeting
Presiding:
Hon. Richard Mourdock,
Indiana State Treasurer
Southern State
Treasurers Meeting
Presiding:
Hon.
David H. Lillard, Jr., Tennessee State Treasurer
Western State Treasurers Meeting
Presiding: Hon. James L. McIntire,
Washington State Treasurer
Corporate Affiliate Membership Meeting
Presiding: Lisa Mezzetti, Chair, Corporate
Affiliate Advisory Board
|
| 3:15 p.m. |
NAST Annual Business Meeting
Presiding: Hon. Kelly Schmidt,
President and North Dakota State Treasurer
|
| 6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception & Dinner at Fort
Abraham Lincoln
Step back in time to the
1800’s as you experience life in a cavalry outpost
during the time of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer.
There is no better setting to try a North Dakota-style
pitchfork fondue!
|
| Tuesday,
August 30, 2011 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast Honoring the NAST
Corporate Affiliates
|
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening of Day & Legislative Update
Speaker: Hon. Nancy Kopp,
Chair, Legislative Committee and Maryland State
Treasurer
|
| 9:00 a.m. |
The World Financial Order in the 21st
Century
Moderator: Hon.
Manju Ganeriwala, Virginia State Treasurer
Speaker:
Hon. David
Mulford, Vice Chair, Credit Suisse
International and former Ambassador to India
|
| 10:15 a.m. |
Your Pension Plan: What Every New Treasurer
Should Know
Moderator: Hon.
Janet Cowell, North Carolina State Treasurer
Speaker:
Ronald
D. Peyton, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Callan and Associates, Inc.
|
| 11:15 a.m. |
Economic Outlook and a Reconsideration
of Leverage Incentives
Moderator:
Hon. James L. McIntire, Washington
State Treasurer
Speaker:
Narayana Kocherlakota, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
|
| 12:30 p.m. |
Conference Luncheon with Speaker
Introduction: Hon. Kelly Schmidt,
Conference Host and North Dakota State Treasurer
Rich Karlgaard,
Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Forbes Magazine
|
| 2:00 p.m. |
State Treasurers’ Issues Roundtable
Wrap-up discussions on the most current
issues facing State Treasurers
Facilitator: Hon. Chip Flowers,
Delaware State Treasurer
|
| 4:00 p.m. |
Caucus Meetings
|
| 6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception & Dinner at the North
Dakota Heritage Center
Celebrate the
many cultures of North Dakota during our final event on
the state capitol grounds. The warm and generous outlook
you experienced in Bismarck will continue to enchant you
for years to come!
|
| 9:00 p.m. |
Alaska Preview Reception
Find out what you will experience during the 2012 NAST
Annual Conference in Anchorage!
|
| Wednesday,
August 31, 2011 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast |
