Impact Ohio 2010

Conference Agenda

Thursday, November 4, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Columbus Convention Center 400 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215

8:00 am-8:30 am		Registration and Coffee
8:30 am-8:45 am		Opening Remarks Dan McCarthy, President, The Success Group, Ltd.
8:45 am-9:05 am		Ohio House Agenda Armond Budish, Speaker, Ohio House of Representatives
9:05 am-9:25 am		Ohio Senate Agenda Bill Harris, President, Ohio Senate
9:30 am-10:30 am		Governing Ohio: Ideas for Change
		Moderator:	Dan McCarthy, The Success Group, Ltd.
		Panelists:	• Mike Curtin, Associate Publisher Emeritus, Columbus Dispatch • Jo Ann Davidson, President, JAD and Associates LLC • Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University • Brent Larkin, former Editorial Page Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer
10:35 am-11:45 am		Break Out Sessions (Choose One)
	>	The Budget: Challenges, Opportunities and Ohio's Future
		Moderator:	John A. Begala, Executive Director, The Center for Community Solutions
		Panelists:	• Gene Krebs, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Greater Ohio Policy Center • Matt A. Mayer, President, The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions • Zach Schiller, Research Director, Policy Matters Ohio • J. Matthew Yuskewich, CPA, PFS, Partner, Winterset CPA Group
	>	Federal Health Care Reform: Impact Ohio
		Moderator:	Mike Toman, The Success Group, Ltd.
		Panelists:	• Doug Anderson, Chief Policy Officer, Ohio Department of Insurance • Representative Dave Burke • Senator Capri Cafaro, Senate Minority Leader • Greg Moody, Senior Consultant, Health Management Associates • Tracy Plouck, Medicaid Director, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services
	>	21st Century Strategies to Grow Ohio
		Moderator:	Bruce Johnson, President, Inter-University Council of Ohio
		Panelists:	• Dr. Ronald M. Berkman, President, Cleveland State University • Cathy B. Horton, Esq., Beta Strategy Group • Bill LaFayette, Vice President, Economic Analysis, Columbus Chamber of Commerce • Senator Tom Niehaus, Senate Pro Tempore • David Scholl, President & CEO, Diagnostic Hybrids
11:45 am-12:00 pm		Break and Move to Lunch
12:00 pm-1:15 pm		Lunch
		Recognition of Sponsors Dan McCarthy, President, The Success Group, Ltd.
		Introduction of Speaker Rick Ayish, The Success Group, Ltd./ Ohio Capitol Policy Consultants
		Keynote Program The Party Line: A Review of the 2010 Election by Ohio's Political Party Chairmen Chris Redfern, Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party Kevin DeWine, Chairman, Ohio Republican Party
1:15 pm-1:30 pm		Break
1:30 pm-1:45 pm		Reconvening Comments
1:45 pm-2:45pm		Searching for Billions: The 2011 Biennial Budget Process
		Moderator:	McKenzie Davis, The Success Group, Ltd.
		Panelists:	• Representative Ron Amstut, Ranking Minority Member, House Finance and Appropriations Committee • Senator John Carey, Chairman, Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee • Tim Keen, Senior Policy Advisor, Ohio Auditor of State • J. Pari Sabety, Director, Ohio Office of Budget and Management • Representative Vernon Sykes, Chairman, House Finance and Appropriations Committee
2:45 pm-3:45 pm		Ohio's 2010 Election – The Inside Edition
		Moderator:	Jenny Camper, President, Lesic & Camper Communications
		Panelists:	• Laura Bischoff, Dayton Daily News • Aaron Marshall, Cleveland Plain Dealer • Darrel Rowland, Columbus Dispatch • Tom Suddes, Cleveland Plain Dealer
4:00 pm		Informal Reception Upon Conclusion of Program