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FRIDAY, JULY 15

Opening News Conference
Govs. Herbert, Gregoire and Heineman
 
Opening Plenary Session
Higher Education: Catalyst for Economic Growth
Introduction
Govs. Gregoire and Herbert
 
Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
John Seely Brown, Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost, University of Southern California and Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corporation
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Gregoire, Quinn, Markell, Barbour, Nixon and Hickenlooper
 
Corporate Fellows Tenure Awards
Govs. Gregoire and Heineman
 
U.S.‐China Governors Forum
 
 
 
U.S.‐China Governors Media Availability
 
 
 

SATURDAY, JULY 16

Economic Development & Commerce Committee Plenary Session
Governors' Perspective on International Trade and Investment
Introduction
Govs. Herbert and Perdue
 
Lew W. Cramer, President and CEO, World Trade Center Utah
 
J. Keith Crisco, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Commerce
 
Fred Lampropoulos, CEO, Merit Medical
 
Jeff Frazier, Senior Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
Q + A Session I
Govs. Herbert, Perdue, Branstad, Fortuno, Markell, Fitial, Quinn, Fallin and Walker
 
Q + A Session II
Govs. Herbert, Perdue, Bentley, Malloy, Brewer, Tulafono and Dalrymple
 
Health & Human Services Committee Session
Health Insurance Exchanges Implementation
Introduction
Gov. Walker
 
Steven Larsen, Director, Office of Oversight, Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Department of Health and Human Services
 
The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Chairman, Leavitt Partners; former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; former EPA Administrator; and former Governor of Utah
 
Cindy Gillespie, Managing Director, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, McKenna Long & Aldridge
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Walker, Branstad, Heineman, Bentley, Barbour and Fallin
 
Natural Resources Committee Session
Job Creation in the Energy Sector
Introduction
Govs. Beebe and Parnell
 
Colette D. Honorable, Commissioner and Chair, Arkansas Public Service Commission
 
Matt Rogers, Director, America's Petroleum Practice and West Coast Industrial Sector, McKinsey & Company
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Parnell, Herbert, Abercrombie and Malloy
 
Education, Early Childhood & Workforce Committee Session
Leveraging Higher Education to Increase U.S. Competitiveness
Introduction
Govs. Nixon and McDonnell
 
Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lumina Foundation for Education
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Nixon, McDonnell, Herbert, Gregoire, Haslam, Chafee, Hickenlooper and Shumlin
 
Special Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Session
Remembering September 11th – Protecting Our Borders and Communities
Introduction
Govs. Brewer and O'Malley
 
David Aguilar, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
 
Q + A Session
 
Dr. Stephen Flynn, President, Center for National Policy
 

SUNDAY, JULY 17

 
Closing Plenary Session
Advancing Competitiveness
Introduction
Gov. Gregoire
 
Thomas L. Friedman, Three‐Time Pulitzer Prize Winner, Best‐Selling Author and Columnist for The New York Times
 
Q + A Session
Govs. Barbour and Abercrombie
 
Closing Remarks
Govs. Gregoire, McDonnell and Heineman
 

Video Interviews from the Annual Meeting

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley 1
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell 1 | 2
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer 1
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper 1 | 2 | 3
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy 1 | 2
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell 1 | 2
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn 1 | 2
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley 1 | 2 | 3
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour 1
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon 1 | 2 | 3
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman 1 | 2 | 3
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue 1 | 2
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple 1 | 2
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin 1 | 2 | 3
Puerto Rico Gov. Luis G. Fortuño 1 | 2
Puerto Rico Gov. Luis G. Fortuño (en Español) 1 | 2
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard 1 | 2
Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin 1
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 1 | 2
Wyoming Gov. Matthew Mead 1 | 2 | 3 | 4