NCSL 2016 Fiscal Leaders Seminar Agenda and Resources

11/11/2016

Thursday, Nov. 17
Friday, Nov. 18

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Hyatt Regency Newport Beach | Newport Beach, Calif. | Nov. 17-18, 2016

The 2016 NCSL Fiscal Leaders Seminar has been specifically designed for legislative fiscal leaders, legislative leaders and senior legislative fiscal staff. This seminar is NCSL’s premier meeting on state budget and tax issues, and will provide attendees a special opportunity to communicate and collaborate with one another regarding budget realities throughout the nation. The seminar is made possible through the generous support of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

THURSDAY, NOV. 17
TIME	SESSIONS
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
8:45-10 a.m.. Plaza I & II	Top Fiscal Issues in the States Discussion Leader Corina Eckl, NCSL Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
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
11:30 a.m..-12:30 p.m.. Plaza Arbor	Lunch
12:30-1:45 p.m.. Plaza I & II	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
1:45-3 p.m.. Plaza I & II	U.S.. Economic Outlook for 2017 Speaker Christopher Thornberg, founding partner, Beacon Economic, California Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
3-3:15 p.m..	Snack Break
3:15-4:30 p.m.. Plaza I & II	Designing a State Tax System for the 21^st 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
4:30-4:45 p.m.. Plaza I & II	An Update on State Efforts to Collect Taxes on Remote Sales Speaker Max Behlke, manager, state-federal relations, NCSL
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.. Garden	Reception & Networking Dinner (dinner service begins at 7:15 p.m..)

Friday, Nov. 18
7:30-8:15 a.m.. Plaza Arbor	Breakfast
8:15-9:15 a.m.. Plaza I & II	Stress Testing Budgets: Are States Prepared for the Next Economic Downturn? Speaker Gabriel Petek, S&P Global Ratings, California Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
9:15-10:30 a.m.. Plaza I & II	Debt Affordability and State Credit Ratings Speakers Gail Sussman, managing director, Moody's Investment Services Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF GOMethodology \| PDF NFMA_White_Papers \| PDF LA_Methodology \| PDF Tom McLoughlin, managing director, co-head CIO Fundamental Research, UBS Financial Services Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
10:30-10:45 a.m..	Break
10:45 a.m.. - Noon Plaza I & II	A Post-Election Outlook and What it Means for the Federal Budget and Tax Landscape Speaker Bill Hoagland, senior vice president, Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, D.C. Presentation PowerPoint \| PDF
Noon	Fiscal Leaders Seminar Concludes

NCSL 2016 Fiscal Leaders Seminar Agenda and Resources

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