THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006
6:30 - 9:00 PM	PRE-EVENT RECEPTION Royal Thai Embassy
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006
7:30 - 8:00 AM	GENERAL REGISTRATION Breakfast Available
8:30 - 8:40 AM	WELCOME REMARKS Alan Schlaifer, President of Wharton Club of DC Steve Lebischak, Conference Chairman
8:45 - 9:25 AM	MORNING KEYNOTE - Eamonn Kelly Author of Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World Chief Executive Officer, Global Business Network Partner, Monitor Group
9:30 - 11:00 AM PANEL ONE	MANAGING YOUR RISK - How experts identify, assess and prioritize threats and build organizations able to adapt quickly to evolving conditions. The emphasis will be on what works, what doesn’t and why. Moderator: Neil A. Doherty Professor and Chair of Insurance and Risk Management, Wharton School of Business Panelists: John Powers Chairman, FirTH Alliance, LLC W. David Stephenson Consultant Suzanne Peck Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Jack Mayer Vice President, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Government Sector Paul O'Donnell Senior Underwriting Specialist, Chubb Insurance
11:00 - 11:15 AM	BREAK
11:15 - 11:55 AM	MID-MORNING KEYNOTE - George Giagtzoglou Vice President of Strategy and Product Marketing, Intelsat Global Service Corporation
12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH	LUNCH KEYNOTE - Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard
1:00 - 2:30 PM PANEL TWO	MANAGING YOUR RESPONSE - An overview of proven processes that result in effective on-the-spot decision-making. Knowing when to follow the plan and how to improvise and empower during a crisis. The emphasis will be on what business leaders need to do today to assure a reasonable chance of success in a crisis. Moderator: Jim Stryker President, Leadership Perspectives, Inc. Panelists: Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA (former Assistant Surgeon General) Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown and Tufts University, Schools of Medicine The Honorable Jay Eagen Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives JD Longmire Director of IT Operations, Ship Systems Sector, Northrop Grumann Corporation John Zimmer Emergency Preparedness & Response Advisor, ExxonMobil Corporation
2:30 - 2:45 PM	BREAK
2:45 - 4:15 PM PANEL THREE	MANAGING YOUR FUTURE - Identifying opportunities for your company to create new products or services and build good-will as a result of having survived a crisis. Industry experts will provide case examples of how companies used a crisis as a change driver. The emphasis will be on putting in place the organizational mechanisms that will enable the organization to not only sustain itself but enable innovation. Moderator: Steven A. Augustino Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Panelists: Andy Nunemaker Chief Executive Officer, EMSystem, LLC Mark Sauter Chief Operating Officer, Chesapeake Innovation Center Brett Caine President, Citrix Online, Inc. Douglas Hopkins Kestrel Consulting, LLC
4:15 - 4:20 PM	CLOSING REMARKS ADJOURN

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