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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
   

 

Made Possible By:
AT&T | Broad & High Partners | Buckeye Community Health Plan
DeVry University | First Energy | Key Bank
Lesic & Camper Communications | Medical Mutual of Ohio | New Visions Group, LLC
Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Ohio Education Association | OhioHealth
Ohio Manufacturers' Association | Ohio Municipal League
The Ohio State University | Resolute Consulting | Underwood & Associates
In Conjunction With:
Ohio Democratic Party | Ohio Republican Party

     
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