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The Ripon Society's 3^rd Annual Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference

June 18 - 19, 2007 ~ Washington, D.C.

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For more information about the event, please call: (202) 216-1008.

Welcome Members,

We are very excited to announce the return of our popular Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference for its third year. For 2007, we will host events at the Capitol Hill Club and the Library of Congress on June 18th and 19th.

As you read through the details on this page, please feel free to click the links to RSVP for certain events at the Conference, or click the links to RSVP for all events.

We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues for this exciting opportunity to discuss some of our nation's most press issues.

The Library of Congress requires an attendee list for our events, so we especially appreciate your taking time from your busy schedule to RSVP. It is extremely important that we have your name on the list so the Library of Congress Security will let you into the building to attend the conference.

For more information about the event, please call:(202) 216-1008.

Monday Afternoon, June 18:

TRADE & INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC ISSUES

Please note: (c) denotes confirmed
panelists & speakers.

Panel I:

America’s Strategy for the Global Marketplace: FTAs, The Doha Round, and Trade Promotion Authority

2:30 – 4:00 pm, The Eisenhower Lounge, The Capitol Hill Club

Moderator: The Honorable Bill Frenzel (c)

Panelists: Senator Mike Crapo; Representative Wally Herger; Ambassador Karan Bahtia (USTR) (c); Ambassador John Bruton (European Union) (c); Judge Morris (Global Business Alliance) (c); Phil Levy (AEI) (c); Angela Ellard (Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Staff Dir.) (c)

Panel II:

The China Debate: The Strategic Economic Initiative, Market Access, and the Counterfeiting Challenge

4:15 – 5:30 pm, The Eisenhower Lounge,
The Capitol Hill Club

Moderator: Bruce Stokes (National Journal) (c)

Panelists: Representative Randy Forbes (c); Alan Holmer (Treasury) (c); Eric Altbach (USTR) (c); Carl Minzner (Council on Foreign Relations) (c); Marie Kissel (Baxter) (c)

Reception with Ambassador John Bruton

5:30- 6:30 pm, The Eisenhower Lounge,
The Capitol Hill Club

Tuesday, June 19:

Continental Breakfast and Keynote Speech:

Challenges & Opportunities: Securing America's Economic Future

8:00 – 9:00 am, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Members’ Room

Jim Glassman, American Enterprise Institute

Panel I

Tax Policy in the 110^th Congress: AMT Reform, The Tax Gap, Energy Tax Incentives, and the Bush Tax Cuts

9:00 – 10:15 am, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Members’ Room

Moderator: The Honorable Bill Archer (PWC) (c)

Panelists: Representative Phil English (c); Representative Tom Reynolds (c); Representative Devin Nunes (c); The Honorable Bill Thomas (c); Jonathan Traub (Ways & Means Tax Council) (c); Mark Prater (Finance Tax Council) (c); Scott Hodge (Tax Foundation) (c)

Panel II

Powering America:
On the Road to Real Energy Solutions

10:30 am - noon, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Members’ Room

Moderator: Peggy Hudson (BP) (c)

Panelists: Speaker Dennis Hastert (c); Representative Tom Petri (c); Representative Chip Pickering (c); Representative Fred Upton (c); Representative Dave Hobson (c); Representative Kevin McCarthy; The Honorable Asa Hutchison (Venable) (c); Jerry Taylor (CATO); David McCarthy (Energy & Commerce) (c)

Luncheon Keynote Speech:
A Political Perspective

Noon – 2:00pm, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, South East Pavilion

Special Guest, to be announced shortly

Panel III

Health Reform: IT, Competition, MMA Reform, The Uninsured: Can there be a New Paradigm?

2:00 – 3:30 pm, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Members’ Room

Moderator: Grace Marie Turner (Galen Institute) (c)

Panelists: Senator Johnny Isakson (c); Senator John Ensign; Representative Jim Ramstad (c); Representative Kenny Hulshof; Representative Mike Rogers (MI) (c); Representative Sue Myrick; The Honorable Nancy Johnson (c); Chuck Clapton (Ways & Means) (c); Julie Goon; Kate Hare (Wal-mart) (c)

Panel IV

New Ideas: Intellectual Property Protection and Patent Law Reform

3:45 – 5:15 pm, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Members’ Room

Panelists: Senator John Cornyn; Senator Arlen Specter; Representative Howard Coble (c); Representative Lamar Smith; Representative Darrell Issa (c); Jon Dudas (Under Secretary of Commerce & Director of PTO) (c); Philip Johnson (Johnson & Johnson) (c); Emory Simon (BSA) (c)