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AGENDA: AT-A-GLANCE

JUNE 19, 2007
PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
PRECON I
Consumerism Employer Workshop
PRECON II
Retirement Plan Workshop
GENERAL SESSION
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Welcome
1:15 p.m. Keynote Session: Trends in health benefits and the future of employment-based health benefits, Paul Fronstin, Director of the Health Research and Education Program, Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington, DC
2:00 p.m. Keynote Session: Health Plans and Consumer Driven Care, Meredith Baratz, Vice President, Definity Health, New York, NY; Linda Schulte, Senior Vice President, Customer Segments, CIGNA, Hartford, CT, Clive Riddle, President, MCOL (Moderator)
2:45 p.m. Keynote Session: Outcomes Evaluation and the Impact of Disease Management and Wellness with Employer Groups: Tracey A. Moorhead, President and Chief Executive Officer, Disease Management Association of America, Washington, DC; Al Lewis, President, Disease Management Purchasing Consortium, Wellesley, Massachusetts
3:30 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Keynote Session: Pension Funds: The Regulatory Landscape David Wray, Executive Director, Profit Sharing Council of America, Chicago, Illinois
4:45 p.m. Keynote Session: Measuring Satisfaction: The 2007 J.D. Power and Associates National Health Insurance Plan Satisfaction Study, Jim Dougherty, Executive Director, Healthcare Information, J.D. Power and Associates, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
5:30 p.m. Adjournment and Opening Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

JUNE 20, 2007
TRACK SESSIONS
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

HEALTH BENEFIT MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE CONSUMERISM RETIREMENT PLANS / PERSONAL FINANCE IN- & OUT-SOURCING TOOLS AND TECH SUPP / VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
8:00 a.m. Session I Session I Session I Session I Session I Session I
9:00 a.m. ------------ Transition Break ------------
9:15 a.m. Session II Session II Session II Session II Session II Session II
10:15 a.m. ------------ Transition Break ------------
10:30 a.m. Session III Session III Session III Session III Session III Session III
LUNCHEON IN EXHIBIT HALL
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
TRACK SESSIONS
1:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

HEALTH BENEFIT MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE CONSUMERISM RETIREMENT PLANS / PERSONAL FINANCE IN- & OUT-SOURCING TOOLS AND TECH SUPP / VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
1:30 p.m. Session IV Session IV Session IV Session IV Session IV Session IV
2:30 P.m. ------------ Transition Break ------------
2:45 a.m. Session V Session V Session V Session V Session V Session V
REFRESHMENT BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
4:15 p.m. Keynote Session: OPM Benefit Management Challenges, Daniel A. Green, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Employee and Family Support, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC
4:45 p.m. Keynote Session: Benefits Managers Roundtable: What are the Greatest Upcoming Challenges in Benefits Management, and How do we Address Them? Karen Kay Barnes, Esq., Managing Counsel, McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, IL; Kathy Bartow, Director, Benefit Programs, Fujitsu America, Inc., San Jose, CA (Invited); Daniel A. Green, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Employee and Family Support, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division,Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC; Richard A. Storms, CEBS, Senior Associate, Mercer Health & Benefits, Chair, International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, Minneapolis, MN (Moderator)
5:45 p.m. Adjournment

JUNE 21, 2007
GENERAL SESSION
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks
8:15 a.m. Keynote Session: Employers Driving Better Health Care Through Responsible Benefit Design Andrew Webber, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Business Coalition on Health, Washington, DC
9:00 a.m. Keynote Session: Understanding and Managing Health Care Risk Francois Debrantes, Chief Operating Officer, eHealth Initiative, National Coordinator, Bridges To Excellence, Washington, DC
9:45 a.m. Keynote Session: Turning Perils into Opportunities: Perfecting Retirement Security in the 21st Century Nancy J. Altman, Esq., Board Chair, Pension Rights Center, Faculty, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Author of the Battle for Social Security, Washington, DC
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Keynote Session: Issues in Tools and Technology: Missy Krasner, M.A., Project and Marketing Manager, Google, Former Senior Advisor National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, Department of Health & Human Services, Mountain View, California; Ann Mond Johnson, Senior Vice President, WebMD Health Services, River Forest, IL
11:30 a.m. Keynote Session: Issues in Prescription Benefit Management Joe Gifford, Chief Medical Officer, Regence Blue Shield, Seattle, Washington; Kathleen Thomas, Director of Benefits, Landmark Communications, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia; Erik Fiedler, Vice President, Account Management, CIGNA Pharmacy Management, Hartford, Connecticut, Terry McInnis, MD, MPH, Medical Director, GlaxoSmithKline, Cary, North Carolina
12:30 p.m. Adjournment




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