2007 Annual Conference Program Agenda
 

The 2007 annual conference will begin on Friday, August 3 with a late afternoon reception and conclude mid-morning on Wednesday, August 8. Please watch this space to learn more about this year's program and speakers.

 

Friday - August 3

  

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Camp NASRA Registration

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Executive Committee Meeting

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception
 

Saturday - August 4

  
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration
9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Director's Workshop
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Associate Advisory Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Camp NASRA (lunch included)
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Economic Growth of China & the Impact on International Investors
Dr. Linda Yueh, London School of Economics and Political Science
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Divestment: What Is It Good For? - Moderator: Carol Wardlaw, Vice President, Dimensional Fund Advisors
Andrew Karolyi, Professor, Ohio State University
Sorin Sorescu, Texas A&M University
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. The Latest from the Public Fund Survey
Keith Brainard, NASRA Research Director
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. President's Reception
 

Sunday - August 5

  

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Camp NASRA
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Securing Sustainable Systems, Girard Miller
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Thinking in a Different Box - Moderator: Gary Findlay, Executive Director, Missouri State Employees' Retirement System
Rick Dahl, CIO, Missouri State Employees' Retirement System
Tom Cavanaugh, CEO, Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting, LLC
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Past Presidents' Luncheon - Harold Friedman
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. The Lighter Side of Pension CAFRs
Keith Brainard, NASRA Research Director
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Roll Call of the States
Moderator: James Winfree, Executive Director
School Employees Retirement System of Ohio
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 - 4:00 p.m Roll Call of the States
Moderator: James Winfree, Executive Director
School Employees Retirement System of Ohio
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Sunday Night Party - Bongos Cuban Café
 

Monday - August 6

 
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.

Directors' Regional Meetings

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.

Associates' Meeting
7:30 - 11:30 a.m. Conference Registration
8:15 - 9: 15a.m. Sarbanes Oxley: How It's Changed Corporate Governance - Moderator: Michael Williamson, Director
North Carolina Retirement Systems
Kayla Gillan, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
David Hirschmann, Executive Vice President, National Chamber Foundation
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Why Understanding GASB Is Important - Moderator: Donna Mueller, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System
Leslie Thompson, Senior Consultant & Actuary, Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company
Robin Prunty, Director Public Finance Ratings Group, Standard and Poor's
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 -11:45 a.m. "Federal Focus: Legislative & Regulatory Issues on the Horizon" Jeannine Markoe Raymond, NASRA Director of Federal Relations
12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Activity
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Margaritaville Dinner Party
 

Tuesday - August 7

  

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Spouse/Guest tour to Villa Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Communication, Education & Motivation: Providing Members with the Right Information to Make the Right Benefit Decisions
David Daly, Executive Director, National Pension Education Association

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Sweat the Details - Moderator: Sherri Daniels, Senior Manager, Dow Jones Indexes
Ronnee Ades, Senior Manager, Dow Jones Indexes
John Prestbo, Editor and Executive Director, Dow Jones Indexes
Rex Holsapple, Managing Director, Sandy River Investment Consulting
Bob Klausner, Principal, Klausner & Kaufman

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Your Lizard Brain and Your Money, Terry Burnham
11:15 a.m. - 12:45p.m. Roll Call of the States
Moderator: William Schwartz, Executive Secretary
MO Local Government Employees Retirement System
12:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Luncheon, Coach Dale Brown

6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Camp NASRA Pizza Party and Movie
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Reception

7:00 p.m. - midnight

South Beach Dinner/Dance Party
 

Wednesday - August 8

  

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Annual Business Meeting (All members & associates)