M O N DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 6, 2 0 0 9 5:30 pm 6:30 pm Welcome Reception 6:30 pm 9:00 pm Opening Dinner and Session Ballroom Opening Remarks: Robert Thomson Editor-in-Chief, Dow Jones & Company Managing Editor, Was the Crisis Wasted? Guest: Rahm Emanuel Chief of Staff The White House Gerald F. Seib Executive Washington Editor The Future of Capitalism Guests: Rupert Murdoch News Corporation Carlos Slim Helú Lifetime Honorary Chairman Teléfonos de México Ratan N. Tata Chairman Tata Sons Limited Moderator: Alan Murray Deputy Managing Editor Executive Editor, Online 9:00 pm Coffee and Cordials 2009 REBUILDING GLOBAL PROSPERITY 1
7:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am 10:00 am Opening Morning Session Ballroom Leaders in each of the four task force areas provide perspectives on the most critical issues to be addressed by the Council. Health Care Kathleen Sebelius U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Gerald F. Seib Executive Washington Editor The Economy and Finance Christina Romer Chair Council of Economic Advisers David Wessel Economics Editor Energy and the Environment Carol M. Browner Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Gerard Baker Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Dow Jones & Company An Educated Workforce Michelle Rhee Chancellor District of Columbia Public Schools Rebecca Blumenstein Managing Editor, Online 2 2009 REBUILDING GLOBAL PROSPERITY
10:00 am 10:30 am Break 10:30 am 12:30 pm Concurrent Task Force Sessions The group divides into four task forces to identify, debate and rank the most urgent priorities for business and government, with input from subject experts. Task Force: Health Care Smithson Room Laura Landro subject Expert: Michael E. Porter Bishop William Lawrence University Professor Harvard Business School Task Force: The Economy and Finance Dumbarton Room David Wessel Economics Editor Subject Expert: Matthew J. Slaughter Associate Dean of the M.B.A. Program Signal Companies Professor of Management Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Task Force: Energy and the Environment Spirit Room (Lobby Level) Jeffrey Ball Environment Editor and Columnist Subject Expert: Phil Sharp President Resources for the Future 2009 REBUILDING GLOBAL PROSPERITY 3
Task Force: An Educated Workforce Algonquin Room John Bussey Washington Bureau Chief Subject Expert: Byron Auguste Director McKinsey & Company 12:30 pm 1:40 pm Luncheon and Discussion: The Business-Labor Debate The Seasons Restaurant (Mezzanine Level) 1:40 pm 2:00 pm Break Guests: Paul Ryan U.S. Representative (R., Wis.) Andy Stern President Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Moderator: Paul A. Gigot Editorial Page Editor Vice President 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Afternoon Sessions Ballroom The full group reconvenes; the task force co-chairs present the results from the morning sessions for debate and discussion. Leading policymakers offer their perspectives. All members vote to generate the CEO Council s official ranking of priorities. 4 2009 REBUILDING GLOBAL PROSPERITY
2:00 pm 2:30 pm Priorities: Health Care Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D. President and CEO Cleveland Clinic Daniel Vasella, M.D. Novartis AG Ronald A. Williams Aetna, Inc. Policy Jim Cooper U.S. Representative (D., Tenn.) 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Priorities: An Educated Workforce 3:00 pm 3:20 pm Break John T. Chambers Cisco Systems, Inc. William D. Green Accenture Randall L. Stephenson Chairman, President and CEO AT&T Inc. Policy Michael F. Bennet U.S. Senator (D., Colo.) 3:20 pm 3:50 pm Priorities: Energy and the Environment Louis R. Chênevert President and CEO United Technologies Corporation Lynn L. Elsenhans Chairman, President and CEO Sunoco, Inc. Carlos Ghosn Renault-Nissan Alliance Policy Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative (D., Mass.) 2009 REBUILDING GLOBAL PROSPERITY 5
3:50 pm 4:20 pm Priorities: The Economy and Finance Kenneth I. Chenault American Express Company Gail P. Kelly Managing Director and CEO Westpac Banking Corporation J. W. Marriott, Jr. Marriott International, Inc. Policy John McCain U.S. Senator (R., Ariz.) 4:20 pm 5:00 pm Final Voting and Summation CEO Council members vote on the priorities to establish the official ranking in order of importance. 5:00 pm 5:30 pm Paying for Priorities Guest: Peter R. Orszag Director Office of Management and Budget The White House interviewer: David Wessel Economics Editor 5:30 pm 6:00 pm Dealing with a Dangerous World Guest: Adm. Mike Mullen Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Pentagon Gerald F. Seib Executive Washington Editor 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Closing Reception and Buffet 6 2009 REBUILDING GLOBAL PROSPERITY