7:30-8:30 a.m..
Plaza Arbor |
Breakfast |
8:30-8:45 a.m..
Plaza I & II |
Welcome and Introductions
- Bill Pound, executive director, NCSL
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8:45-10 a.m..
Plaza I & II |
Top Fiscal Issues in the States
Discussion Leader
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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10-10:15 a.m.. |
Break |
10:15-11:30 a.m..
Plaza I & II |
Medicaid: Trends in Spending and Lessons Learned
Moderator / Speaker
- Laura Tobler, division director, state policy research division, NCSL
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
Speakers
- Maria Schiff, director, state healthcare spending, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Lisa Waugh, program principal, health program, NCSL
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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11:30 a.m..-12:30 p.m..
Plaza Arbor
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Lunch |
12:30-1:45 p.m..
Plaza I & II
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Metrics and Measurements for State Pension Plans
Moderator / Speaker
- Greg Mennis, director, public sector retirement systems, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
Speakers
- Jeannine Markoe Raymond, director of federal relations, National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA), Washington, D.C.
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Emily Kessler, senior staff fellow, Society of Actuaries, Illinois
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Douglas Offerman, senior director, U.S.. Public Finance, Fitch Ratings, New York
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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1:45-3 p.m..
Plaza I & II
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U.S.. Economic Outlook for 2017
Speaker
- Christopher Thornberg, founding partner, Beacon Economic, California
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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3-3:15 p.m.. |
Snack Break |
3:15-4:30 p.m..
Plaza I & II
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Designing a State Tax System for the 21st Century
Speakers
- Billy Hamilton, executive vice chancellor and chief financial officer, Texas A&M University System
- John Mikesell, chancellor's professor emeritus, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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4:30-4:45 p.m..
Plaza I & II
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An Update on State Efforts to Collect Taxes on Remote Sales
Speaker
- Max Behlke, manager, state-federal relations, NCSL
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6:30 - 8:30 p.m..
Garden
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Reception & Networking Dinner (dinner service begins at 7:15 p.m..) |