Women & Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

7:45a	Registration begins
9:00a	Welcome Congresswoman Nancy Johnson Richard L. Judd, President, Central Connecticut State University Jonathan Ortmans, The Public Forum Institute Opening Address Hector Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration introduced by Diane Alverio, Baldwin/Alverio Media Marketing
9:35a	Panel Discussion: "Trends in Entrepreneurship in the Northeast" Moderator: Diane Smith, WTIC AM 1080 Jill Thompson, Chief Economist, FleetBoston Financial Marilda Gandara, President, The Aetna Foundation Jean Blake Jackson, Director, The Entrepreneurial Center of Hartford College for Women, University of Hartford Jasmin Rodriguez, Manager of Women's Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Gina Parker Slater, President & CEO, Black Women Enterprises
10:35a	Transition to Morning Concurrent Sessions
10:45a	Concurrent Sessions Keeping America’s Workforce Healthy Moderator: Congresswoman Nancy Johnson Charleen Ernst, President & CEO, Cardium Health Services Robert Patricelli, CEO, Women’s Health USA Greg Scandlen, Senior Fellow in Health Policy, The National Center for Policy Analysis Jan Spegele, General Counsel, Connecticut Business & Industry Association Getting the Contracts Moderator: Terry Neese, President & Co-founder, Women Impacting Public Policy Arlene Vogel, Director, Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region Rosaida Rosario, President, Rosario & Associates, Management Consulting Co. Susan Phillips Bari, President, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Connie Monteleone Whitton, Senior VP, Alliance Retail Banking and Market Executive Access to Capital Moderator: Marsha Firestone, President, Women Presidents' Organization Lynn G. Ozer, Senior VP, Hudson United Bank Beverly A. Hoppie, Community Development Officer, People's Bank Lindsey Johnson Suddarth, Founder, Women Inc. Fran Pastore, President/CEO, Women’s Business Development Center Changes in the Tax Code Moderator: Tom Sullivan, Chief Counsel, SBA Office of Advocacy Ellen Murphy, Area Director, New York/New England, IRS Taxpayer Education & Communication Alida Bogran-Acosta, Attorney, Robinson & Cole Law Santa Mendoza, Attorney, Suisman Shapiro Robert E. Hughes, CPA, President, National Association for the Self-Employed
12:15p	Lunch and Networking
1:15p	Opening Remarks: M. Jodi Rell, Lt. Governor, State of Connecticut Congresswoman Nancy Johnson Keynote Address: The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
1:45p	Panel Discussion: “The View from Washington” Moderator: Wilma Goldstein, Associate Administrator, SBA Office of Women’s Business Ownership Dr. K. Philippa Malgrem, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council, White House Kaaren J. Street, SBA Associate Deputy Administrator, Entrepreneurial Development Ann Combs, Assistant Secretary, Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
2:45p	Transition to Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
3:00p	Concurrent Sessions Global trade Moderator: John Joyce, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Export Assistance Center Paul Pirrotta, Senior VP & Manager, International Banking, Webster Bank Carl Jacobsen, Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Assistance Center Anne Evans, President, Tyres 2000 LTD Dr. Sharon Hadary, Executive Director, Center for Women's Research Trends in technology Moderator: M. Linda Phillips, Founder & Managing Principal, SOS Technology Group, LLC; and Co-chair, Women's Economic Development Initiative Monica Luechtefeld, Executive VP of E-Commerce, Office Depot Beth Ann Elmore, Industry & Technology Director, Architecture and Strategic Operations, AT&T Labs Awo Quaison-Sackey, CEO, AQ Solutions Lisa Ricci, Coordinator of Instructional Computer Services, Central Connecticut State University
3:00p 5:00p	Marketplace Opportunities: "Doing Business with the Government" Purchasing agents from both the federal and state governments as well as experts from the SBA contracting offices will be present to answer specific questions and to discuss business opportunities. Participating: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
	Marketplace Opportunities: "Doing Business with Corporate America" Major corporations from the NE region will be present to discuss specific opportunities and best practices for doing business. Participating companies: Aetna Amtrak Lockheed Martin Pitney Bowes Raytheon United Technology Corporation