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07/27/2004
2004 Annual Meeting Audio and Video Files
SATURDAY, July 17

Opening News Conference

Opening Remarks
Govs. Locke, Kempthorne and Warner
Q + A Session
SUNDAY, July 18

Plenary Session
A Vision for Tomorrow—A Lifetime of Health and Dignity

Introduction
Healthy Places: The Communities of Tomorrow
John Fregonese, Principal, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates
Presentation (PPT)
Aging Healthier Through Technology
Eric Dishman, Director and Principle Research Scientist, Intel Proactive Health Research and National Chair, Center for Aging Services
Q + A Session
Distinguished Service Awards
Economic Development & Commerce Committee
Meeting the Challenge of Globalization: Improving State Competitiveness
Introduction
Randall T. Kempner, Vice President, Regional Innovation, Council on Competitiveness
Louis Tornatzky, Ph.D., Select University Technoloies, Inc.
Dave McCurdy, Electronic Industries Alliance
Q + A Session
Education, Early Childhood & Workforce Committee
Solutions for Tomorrow: Helping All Students Achieve Secondary and Post Secondary Success
Michael Cohen, President, Achieve, Inc.
Bruce Friend, Chief Administrative Officer, Florida Virtual School
David W. Gordon, Superintendent, Sacramento County Office of Education, State of California
Stanley G. Jones, Commissioner for HIgher Education, State of Indiana
Q + A Session
Health & Human Services Committee
The Uninsured: Challenges and Solutions
Introduction
Michael O'Grady, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Diane Rowland, Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Alissa Fox, Executive Director, Policy, Office of Policy and Representation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Q + A Session
Natural Resources Committee
Is There a Case for Environmental Optimism?
Introduction
Jerry Taylor, Director of Natural Resources Studies, Cato Institute
J. Clarence (Terry) Davies, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Q + A Session
MONDAY, July 19

Plenary Session
A Consumer Driven Health Care System in the Digital Age

The Honorable Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1999) and Founder, The Center for Health Transformation
The Honorable Leon Panetta, President, Panetta Institute and Former White House Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Orin C. Smith, President and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company
Allan D. Gilmour, Vice Chairman, Ford Motor Company
Q + A Session
Closing News Conference
Govs. Warner, Huckabee and Locke
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