Breakout Session Speakers
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Education Legislative Briefing, Part I
3-6 p.m. Nov. 30
Barbara Chow
Education Program Director, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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What's Next for Health Exchanges?
10:30 a.m.-Noon Dec. 1
Paula
Flowers, Health Consultant and former Tennessee Insurance Commissioner
Oak
Ridge, Tenn. National Laboratory
Full bio>>
Brett
Graham, Partner
Leavitt Partners
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Balancing Costs, Benefits of Medicaid Programs
2:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 1
Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH
Arkansas Surgeon General and Director, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Full bio>>
April Alexander, Regional Director of State Affairs
Molina Healthcare
Transportation Bill Doesn't Look Far Down the Road
2:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 1
Richard Baker, Assistant Research Scientist/Associate Transportation Researcher
Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute
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James Bass, Chief Financial Officer
Texas Department of Transportation
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Brian Pallasch, Manging Director of Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Future Energy Challenges and Private Sector Sustainability
8-10 a.m. Dec. 2
Fred Bedore, Senior Director of Business Strategy and Sustainability
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Full bio>>
Former Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, Senior
Counsel
Crowell & Moring, LLP
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Colin Meehan, Clean Energy Analyst
Environmental
Defense Fund
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Teri
Shanahan, Vice President of Sustainability
International Paper
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Need More Jobs? Create a More Educated Workforce
8-10 a.m. Dec. 2
Michael Baumgartner
Vice President for Finance and Special Projects, Complete College America
Full bio>>
State Emergency Communications
8-10 a.m. Dec. 2
Senate
Majority Leader Jay Emler
Kansas
Full bio>>
Chris
Essid
Director, Office of Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
Brigadier General John Heltzel
Director, Kentucky
Division of Emergency Management and Deputy Commander, Kentucky National Guard
Full bio>>
John
Madden
Director, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Managment
and President, National Emergency Management Association
Full bio>>
State Experiences with Justice Reinvestment
10:30 a.m.-Noon Dec. 2
Hon.
Steven S. Alm
Judge, Hawaii First Circuit
Full bio>>
Adam
Gelb
Director, Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Center on the
States
Full bio>>
Mike
Thompson
Director, The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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Secretary
John Wetzel
Secretary, Pennsyvlania Department of Corrections
Full bio>>
International Committee Workshop
11 a.m.-Noon Dec. 2
Ambassador
Gary Doer
Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America
Full bio>>
Gov.
Luis Fortuño
Puerto Rico
Full bio>>
Wade
Merritt, Vice President
Maine International Trade Center
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Transmission Line Siting Compact
2:30-4 p.m. Dec. 2
North
Dakota Rep. Kim Koppelman, Co-Chair
Full bio>>
Kansas
Rep. Tom Sloan, Co-Chair
Full bio>>
Washington
Rep. Jeff Morris
Full bio>>
Bill
Smith
Executive Director of the Organization of MISO States
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The Fiscal Cliff and the States
2:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 2
Barry Anderson, Deputy Executive Director
National Governors Association
Full
bio>>
Diabetes: Finding Solutions for the States
8-11 a.m. Dec. 3
Katherine
Blair
Health Policy Advisor, Office of Policy, Research & Legislative
Affairs, Colorado Governor's Office
Full bio>>
John
Griffin Jr.
Managing Partner, Marek, Griffin & Knaupp
Full bio>>
Nicole
Johnson
Executive Director, Bringing Science Home, University of South
Florida
Full bio>>
Marti
Macchi
Senior Consultant for Diabetes, National Association of Chronic
Disease Directors
Full bio>>