SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Opening News Conference
Opening Statement
Gov. Kempthorne
 
Opening Statement
Gov. Warner
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Lingle, Warner, Kempthorne
 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Plenary Session
A Lifetime of Health and Dignity
Welcoming Remarks
Govs. Kempthorne, Kernan, Easley, Romney
 
Chairman's Iniative and Panel Introduction
Gov. Kempthorne
Jackie Judd
(Senior Visiting Fellow, Kaiser Family Foundation)
 
Remarks
Dr. Kenneth Cooper (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cooper Aerobics Center)
 
Remarks
William Novelli (Chief Executive Officer, AARP)
 
Remarks
Dr. Joseph Coughlin (Director, MIT AgeLab)
 
Q + A Session (Part 1)
Mr. Novelli, Ms. Judd, Dr. Cooper
 
Q + A Session (Part 2)
Gov. Sanford, Dr. Cooper, Gov. Huckabee
 
Q + A Session (Part 3)
Mr. Novelli, Dr. Cooper, Ms. Judd, Gov. Kempthorne, Gov. Pawlenty
 
Q + A Session (Part 4)
Gov. Walker, Dr. Cooper, Gov. Granholm, Gov. Wise, Gov. Barbour, Mr. Novelli
 
Concluding Remarks
Gov. Kempthorne, Dr. Cooper, Dr. Coughlin, Mr. Novelli
 
Economic Development and Commerce Committee
Panel introduction
Govs. Henry and Rounds
Jonathan Adelstein
(Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission)
 
Q + A Session
Gov. Henry, Gov. Rounds, Mr. Adelstein, Gov. Johanns
 
Remarks
Gov. Henry, Leonard Cali (Senior Vice President, AT&T)
 
Remarks
Gov. Henry, Jeffrey Citron (Chief Executive Officer, Vonage)
 
Remarks
Gov. Henry, Robert Nelson (Public Service Commissioner, State of Michigan)
 
Remarks
Gov. Henry, Loren Chumley (Commissioner, State Revenue Department, State of Tennessee)
 
Education, Early Childhood, and Workforce Committee
Panel introduction
Gov. Sebelius, Art Ryan (Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Financial)
 
Remarks
Gov. Sebelius, Anthony Carnevale (Vice President for Public Leadership, Educational Testing Service)
 
Remarks
Gov. Sebelius, Hilary Pennington (Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Jobs for the Future)
 
Remarks
Gov. Sebelius, The Honorable Gaston Caperton (President, The College Board)
 
Q + A Session
Gov. Huckabee, Gov. Riley, Gov. Rowland, Gov. Sebelius, Gov. Warner, Mr. Carnevale, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Pennington, Hon. Caperton
 
Health and Human Services Committee
Remarks
Gov. Hoeven, Kay Cox (Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Homecare)
 
Remarks and Video Presentation
Gov. Hoeven
Ann Armstrong Dailey
(Founding Director and Chief Executive Officer, Children's Hospice International)
Mattie Stepanek (via video)
 
Remarks
Gov. Granholm
Steven Dawson
(President, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute)
 
Remarks
Gov, Granholm
Charles Milligan
(Vice President, Lewin Group)
 
Natural Resources Committee
Remarks
Michael Bean (Chair, Wildlife Program, Environmental Defense)
 
Remarks
Gov. Owens
Sen. Crapo
(Chairman, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, United States Senate)
 
Remarks
Gov. Owens
Michael De Alessi
(Director of Natural Resource Policy, Reason Public Policy Institute)
 
Q + A Session (Part 1)
Gov. Owens, Gov. Freudenthal, Sen. Crapo, Gov. Kempthorne, Gov. Martz, Mr. Bean
 
Q + A Session (Part 2)
Gov. Murkowski, Gov. Owens, Gov. Freudenthal, Sen. Crapo, Gov. Blanco
 
Congressional Staff Panel
Gov. Wise
Lori Sonken
(Legislative Staff, Committee on Resources, United States House of Representatives)
Greg Schildwacter (Staff Director, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, United States Senate)
Govs. Owens
Gov. Freudenthal
 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23

Post White House Visit Press Conference
Statements by Governors
Govs. Sebelius, Huckabee, Vilsack, Pawlenty
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Vilsack, Huckabee, Granholm, Pawlenty, Romney
 
Plenary Session
Technology, Productivity, and U.S. Manufacturing Capacity
Remarks
David Hale (Chairman, Hale Advisors, LLC)
 
Remarks
Lou Dobbs (Anchor and Managing Editor, CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight)
Richard Dauch (Chairman, National Association of Manufacturers)
 
Remarks
Lou Dobbs, Jeff Bleustein
 
Panel Discussion (Part 1)
Lou Dobbs, David Hale, Gov. Kernan, Gov. Pawlenty, Richard Dauch, Jeff Bleustein
 
Panel Discussion (Part 2)
Gov. Rendell, Jeff Bleustein, Lou Dobbs, Richard Dauch, David Hale, Gov. Kempthorne
 
Panel Discussion (Part 3)
Gov. Carcieri, Richard Dauch, Jeff Bleustein, Lou Dobbs, Gov. Granholm, Gov. Easley, Gov. Blanco
 
Special Session
Prisoner Re-Entry
Remarks
Thomas Maclellan (Senior Policy Analyst, National Governors Association)
 
Remarks
Jeremy Travis (Senior Fellow, Justice Policy Center, Urban Institute)
 
Remarks
Patricia Caruso (Director, Michigan Department of Corrections)
 
Remarks
Cheri Nolan (Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice)
 
Q + A Session
Panel
 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

Plenary Session
Critical Issues in the Second Session of the 108th Congress
Remarks
Gov. Kempthorne
 
Remarks
Rep. Pelosi (Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives)
 
Remarks
Sen. Frist (Majority Leader, U.S. Senate)
 
Q + A Session
Sen. Frist
 
2004 NGA Annual Meeting
Govs. Kempthorne, Locke, Martz
 
Closing News Conference
Remarks
Govs. Kempthorne, Warner, Locke
 
Q + A Session - Transportation
Govs. Kempthorne, Warner, Locke
 
Q + A Session - Internet Tax, Gay Marriage, Fitness Promotion
Govs. Kempthorne, Warner, Locke