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April 29 - 30, 2008 · · Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill · · Washington, DC |
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Co-Sponsor In 1993, Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected as the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, and she was re-elected in 2000 and 2006 by overwhelming margins. As Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, she is the fourth-highest ranking Senator in her caucus. Her accomplishments include creating innovative education policies and reducing barriers to health care. |
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Co-Sponsor Elected by Maine voters to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and again in 2002, Susan M. Collins has earned a national reputation as an effective legislator. She is ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where she has authored bipartisan pieces of legislation to reform national intelligence and improve disaster response. |
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Co-Sponsor Elizabeth Dole has had a remarkable public service career, serving five U.S. Presidents before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002. She is focused on growing the economy and creating jobs, strengthening national security and modernizing our military, improving education, and making quality health care more affordable and accessible. |
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Co-Sponsor Lisa Murkowski joined the U.S. Senate in 2002, becoming an advocate for improving the state of health care, education, enegy, Veteran's affairs, and infrastructure development. she serves as chairman of the class of new Senators elected in 2002, and she is ranking members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. |
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Co-Sponsor Before his public service career, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson began his business career in 1967 with Northside Realty, a small, family-owned business. He later served as Northside’s president for 20 years, presiding over the company’s growth into the largest independent residential real estate brokerage company in the Southeast. In 1999, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for his first of three terms before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004. |
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Honorary Co-Sponsor Kay Granger is considered one of the U.S. House of Representatives' leading defense experts. She co-chairs the Anti-Terrorism Caucus, as well as the Iraqi Women's Caucus. During three congressional delegation visits to the Middle East over two years, she worked with and mentored Iraqi women who now hold elected positions or are leaders in their communities.
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Speaker U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell was unanimously elected Republican Leader in the 110th Congress. He previously served as the Majority Whip in the 108th and 109th Congresses as well as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 1998 and 2000 election cycles. He currently serves as a senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rules Committees. |
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Speaker Lamar Alexander was born in Maryville, the son of a teacher and a principal. As Chairman of the Republican Conference, he is the third-ranking Senate Republican leader and the first Tennessee Republican to serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senator Alexander has been U.S. Education Secretary, University of Tennessee president, and professor at Harvard's School of Government. |
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Speaker Carly Fiorina is a best-selling author, sought-after business commentator, and strategic advisor. She was the first and, to date, only woman to lead a Fortune 20 company. Serving as the Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company from 1999-2005, she led the reinvention of the legendary company. In her memoir, Tough Choices, a New York Times and international bestseller, Fiorina talks about her life and her views on leadership, technology and workplace diversity. |
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Speaker On January 4, 2005, Richard Burr was sworn in to serve North Carolina in the U.S. Senate, having previously been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. He has established himself as a passionate legislator on health care issues, and he serves on the Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions. He is ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and he serves as a Board Member of the Brenner Children’s Hospital. |
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Speaker Ranked by Working Woman Magazine as one of the top 175 women-owned businesses in America, Pace Communications is the largest custom publishing company in the nation serving an array of Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Hunter is one of the nation’s most successful entrepreneurs and charitable cause activists. She was appointed National Chairman of the Board of the American Red Cross in 2005, and she served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Finland from 2001 to 2004. |
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Speaker From March 1998 to March 2008, Ms. Whitman helped eBay to become an unparalleled global ecommerce engine. Her expertise in brand building, combined with her consumer technology experience, helped eBay evolve into a leading company that is reshaping online commerce, payments, and communications around the world. Among her many accolades, The Wall Street Journal named her one of the 50 women to watch in 2005; Time named her one of the world’s most influential people in 2004 and 2005. |
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Speaker Angela Braly is president and chief executive officer for WellPoint, Inc., and a member of the company’s board of directors. WellPoint is the nation's leading health benefits company serving the needs of approximately 34 million medical members nationwide. She was recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the “25 Most Influential Women in Business for 2000” and was named one of Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Women in Healthcare” in 2007. |
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Speaker Alison Acosta Fraser oversees Heritage Foundation research on a wide range of domestic economic issues including federal spending, taxes, energy and environment, retirement savings and regulation. She is a member of the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, designed to educate Americans about the nation's true long-term financial condition and large and growing fiscal imbalance and to encourage Americans to demand action.
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Speaker Since acquiring KIS, Inc. six years ago, Catherine Giordano has grown her information technology company from $9 million in revenue to $30 million through an aggressive expansion of customers and products. In 2006, KIS was ranked one of the 100 Fastest Growing Hispanic Businesses by Hispanic Business magazine, and she is an active voice for the national bipartisan advocacy group, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP).
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Speaker Since joining Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in 2001, Dr. Marjorie Jenkins worked with campus leaders to establish a Women’s Health Division and developed and implemented a women’s health fellowship training program. In November 2007, the TTUHSC formally launched its women’s health research and education efforts under the heading of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health, a six campus institute.
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Speaker Andrea Messina was elected to the Charlotte County, Florida, School Board in 2000 and reelected in 2004, and has served as chairman three times. Prior to serving on the School Board, Andrea taught high school full time for eight years in addition to middle school and adult English language learners. In February 2005, Andrea was asked to serve on the Aspen Institute’s Commission on No Child Left Behind.
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Speaker Taking office on January 3, 2008, Dr. Elsa Murano is the first woman and first Hispanic-American to lead the oldest public institution of higher learning in Texas – now one of the largest teaching and research universities in the nation. She previously served as Under Secretary for Food Safety for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making her the highest ranking food safety official in the U.S. government as she worked to improve public health through the application of science in policy decisions. |
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Speaker Nina Owcharenko Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Health Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation Nina Owcharenko researches and writes on a variety of health-care policy issues, including the uninsured, Medicaid, and prescription drugs. She has presented before numerous national, states and professional conferences, and has been published in noted publications, such as Health Affairs. She has also been a guest on dozens of radio and television programs advocating her opinions and policies.
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Speaker Dr. Mary Evans Sias President, Kentucky State University As president of Kentucky State University, Dr. Mary Evans Sias is committed to preparing students to meet global challenges. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Dr. Sias earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Tougaloo College, where she graduated summa cum laude. Awarded a Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, she pursued advance degrees at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, earning an master of science and Ph.D. in sociology in 1974 and 1980.
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Speaker Dr. Bernadine Healy Health Editor, U.S. News and World Report A physician with a career in medical education, research, patient care, and health policy, she led the Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, the National Institutes of Health, the College of Medicine and Public Health of Ohio State University, and the American Red Cross. Dr. Healy has been the author or co-author of over 220 peer review manuscripts in cardiovascular research and health and science policy.
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