2006 Emering Issues Forum: Financing the Future

Agenda for Monday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 7

MONDAY | FEBRUARY 6, 2006

 

8:00 - 8:30 am | WELCOME

James B. Hunt, Jr., Former Governor, North Carolina; Chair, Institute for Emerging Issues
James Oblinger Chancellor, N.C. State University
Luke Bierman Director, Institute for Emerging Issues

Short Film:  “Financing our Future”

8:30 - 9:15 am | FINANCING THE FUTURE: A WORLD VIEW

Paul O’Neill Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury

9:15 - 9:45 AM |PAYING FOR WHAT NORTH CAROLINA NEEDS IN 2030

G. Kennedy Thompson Chairman, President and CEO, Wachovia Corporation

9:45 - 10:00 AM | BREAK

10:00 - 10:40 am | SUCCESS OUT WEST?

Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

10:40 - 11:40 am | OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Moderator Tom Ross Executive Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
John Connaughton TIAA-CREF Professor of Economics UNC-Charlotte
Mike Walden William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist, N.C. State University
Michael Hannah Director, Multistate Tax Services, PriceWaterHouse Coopers
Bill Fox Director, Center for Business and Economic Research University of Tennessee           

11:40 am - 12:10 pm | FINANCING OPPORTUNITY

William Bynum Chief Executive Officer and President, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta and Hope Community Credit Union

12:10 - 1:45 pm | LUNCH

Paul Krugman Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times; Professor of Economics at Princeton University

1:45 - 2:25 pm | WHAT WOULD STEVE FORBES DO?

Steve Forbes President and CEO of Forbes, Inc.; Editor in Chief of Forbes Magazine and Republican Candidate for President 1996 and 2000

2:25 - 2:40 pm | SHORT FILM: "SHOW ME THE MONEY"

2:40 - 3:50 pm | WORKING GROUP SESSIONS

Efficiency, Simplicity, Fairness

3:50 - 4:35 pm | GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

Henri Meier Chairman, Board of Directors, HBM Partners AG and HBM BioVentures AG; Former CFO Roche
Kip Thompson Vice President of Global Facilities, Dell Corporation Introduced by: Bob Ingram

4:35 - 5:15 pm | ACROSS THE STATES: TALES FROM THE TRENCHES

Senator Rodney Ellis, Texas State Senator
Senator Norma Anderson, Colorado State Senator

 

TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2006

 

8:00 - 8:15 am | WELCOME

 

8:15 - 8:55 am | RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION

Yegor Timurovich Gaidar Former Prime Minister, Russia; Director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition

8:55 - 9:30 am | SINGAPORE'S STORY: BIG IDEAS IN ACTION

Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore; Second Minister for Trade and Industry

9:30 - 10:30 am | PAYING FOR EDUCATION: CASE IN POINT

Brad Wilson Chair, UNC Board of Governors and Executive Vice President of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Martin Lancaster President, North Carolina Community College System
June Atkinson North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Karen Ponder President, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Shayna Simpson Hall Executive Director, North Carolina Individual Development Account and Asset Building Collaborative

10:30 - 10:45 am | BREAK

10:40 - 11:20 am | BRINGING IT HOME

Jerry E. Abramson Mayor, Louisville Kentucky

11:20 - 12:35 pm | FINANCING NORTH CAROLINA: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Moderator James B. Hunt, Jr.
Beverly Earle State Representative, North Carolina
Barry W. Eveland, Interim President CEO, North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry
A. Everette Clark Mayor, City of Marion, NC                      
Kitty Barnes President, NC Association of County Commissioners
Dan Gerlach Senior Policy Advisor,  Fiscal Affairs, Office of the Governor

12:35 - 2:05 pm | LUNCH

Mark Warner Former Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

2:05 - 2:35 pm | NEXT STEPS FOR NORTH CAROLINA

James B. Hunt, Jr., Former Governor, North Carolina; Chair, Institute for Emerging Issues