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The 2008 NAST Annual Conference featured sessions on
public pensions, cash management, state treasury innovations and many
other topics. Participants heard from some of the leading voices in
public finance. Program information is available on this page, as well
as Power Point presentations from certain sessions.
| Monday, August 18, 2008 |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Banking & Cash Management Committee Breakfast Meeting
Pension and Trust Investment Committee Breakfast Meeting |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
Long Range Planning Committee |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Legislative Committee |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
NAST Executive Committee |
| 12:00 p.m. |
NAST Foundation Activities (separate registration)
All conference attendees are invited to participate in these
special activities to benefit the NAST Foundation. Costs are not
included in the conference registration fee. |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Opening Conference Reception & Dinner |
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| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast
Welcome to Maine
Hon. David G. Lemoine, Conference Host and Maine State
Treasurer |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Conference Opening
Hon. Lynn Jenkins, NAST President and Kansas State Treasurer |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Managing Funds in Today’s Economic Environment
Bruce Johnstone, Managing Director and Senior Investment
Strategist, Fidelity Investments |
| 10:30 a.m. |
State Treasurers and Public Funds as Leaders for
Environmental and Climate Reform
Robert A.G. Monks, Principal, Lens Governance Advisors and
Founder, Institutional Shareholder Services and The Corporate
Library
Mindy S. Lubber, President, Ceres and Director, Investor Network
on Climate Risk |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Protecting the Integrity of Public Pensions
Arthur Levitt Jr., Chairman of the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1993-2001 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Conference Luncheon
Hon. George Mitchell, former Majority
Leader,
United States Senate (Maine) |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Treasurers Innovations Roundtable
Hon. Kay Ivey, Alabama: Achieving Accountability with Strategic
Planning
Hon. Dean Martin, Arizona: Real-Time Economic Indicators from
internal banking data
Hon. Martha Shoffner: Aspiring Scholars Program
Hon. Bill Lockyer, California: Public Finance Initiatives to
Boost Retail Investment and Help Taxpayers
Hon. Alex Sink, Florida:
Climate
Change Risk Initiative in the Florida Treasury
Hon. Shane Osborn, Nebraska:
NebraskaSpending.com
Hon. Robin Wiessmann: Financial Asset Optimization
Hon. Braxton Powell, Virginia:
Commonwealth of Virginia Treasury Initiatives
Hon. John Perdue, West Virginia:
Net Worth Initiative |
| 4:00 p.m. |
NAST Regional Meetings
Corporate Affiliate Membership Meeting |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Treasurers Reception with Treasurers Emeriti |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception & Dinner at Owls Head
Transportation Museum |
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast Honoring NAST Corporate Affiliates
Chris Probyn, Chief Economist, State Street Global Advisors |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening of Day |
| 8:45 a.m. |
A Dialogue with Rating Agencies on Evaluating Credit
Market Risk
Robert Grossman, Group Managing Director, Public Finance
Department, FitchRatings
Bill Montrone, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Public Finance
Ratings, Standard and Poor’s
Gail Sussman, Group Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service |
| 9:45 a.m. |
New Tools, Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Cash
Management and Short-Term Investing
Moderator: Hon. James B. Lewis, New Mexico State Treasurer
Hon. W. Daniel Ebersole, Georgia Director of Treasury and Fiscal
Services
Hon. Alex Sink, Florida Chief Financial Officer
Amy Michaliszyn, Senior Vice President, Federated Investments |
| 10:45 a.m. |
The Impact of Alternatives on Asset Allocation
Richard M. Charlton, Chairman, CEO, New England Pensions
Consultant |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Financial Economics and MVLs: Should public retirement
systems be required to disclose the market values of their
liabilities?
David L. Driscoll, F.S.A., M.A.A.A., Buck Consultants
William J. Sohn, F.S.A., M.A.A.A., Buck Consultants |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Conference Luncheon
E.J. Dionne Jr., Columnist, The Washington Post |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Annual Business Meeting |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Caucus Meetings |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception & Dinner at Point Lookout
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| Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
| 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Conference Breakfast |
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