Speakers include Donald Marron, Thomas Saving, Martin Feldstein, Peter Ferrara, José Piñera, Michael Tanner, John Zogby, Eloise Anderson, Chuck Blahous, Shane Chalke, Wade Dokken, Milton Ezrati, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Bill McInturff, William Shipman, and Thomas Siems.
• • • Tuesday, February 6, 2001  |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
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Part 1 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcoming
Remarks Ed Crane President, Cato Institute |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. | Keynote
Address Martin Feldstein Harvard University/National Bureau of Economic Research |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| Watch
Part 2 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Why Privatize Social Security? Moderator: Bill Wilson, United Savers Alliance. Charles Rounds, Suffolk University Law School William Beach, Heritage Foundation Thomas F. Siems, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas "Reengineering Social Security in the New Economy," (PDF, 5 pp, 19 kb)Richard Jackson, Concord Coalition |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| Watch
Part 3 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon
Remarks Donald Marron, PaineWebber |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Women,
Minorities and the Poor Moderator: Sam Beard, Economic Security 2000 Star Parker, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) Eloise Anderson, Claremont Institute Michael Tanner, Cato Institute Jagadeesh Gokhale, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland "Social Security Privatization and the Poor," (PDF, 12 pp, 41 kb) |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| Watch Part 4 of the RealVideo Presentation | |
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | World
Round-Up José Piñera, Cato Institute "Toward A World of Worker-Capitalists," (PDF, 21 pp, 49 kb) |
| 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. | A
Bipartisan Approach to Social Security Reform Introduction: Wade Dokken, American Skandia Rep. Charles Stenholm (D-TX) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Reception |
| • • • Wednesday, February 7, 2001 | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| Watch
Part 5 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 9:00 - 9:10 a.m. | Opening
Remarks Edward Crane President, Cato Institute |
| 9:10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | The
Politics of Privatization Moderator: Deroy Murdock, syndicated columnist Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report John Zogby, Zogby International Scott Rasmussen, Rasmussen Research William McInturff, Public Opinion Strategies "Turning Questions Into Answers," (PDF, 13 pp, 164 kb) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
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Part 6 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Making
the Transition Moderator: William Niskanen, Cato Institute Andrew Samwick, Dartmouth College Stephen Entin, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation Peter Ferrara, George Mason University/Cato Institute William Shipman, State Street Global Advisors |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| Watch
Part 7 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | Luncheon
Address Thomas Saving, Texas A&M/Social Security Board of Trustees |
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Risk and Regulation Moderator: Andrew Biggs, Cato Institute Shane Chalke, AnnuityNet.Com "Private Sector Alternatives Mitigating Participant Risk," (PDF, 7 pp, 225 kb) Don Ezra, Frank Russell Company "Individual Accounts in Social Security: Practical Aspects of Risk and Regulation," (PDF, 11 pp, 684 kb) Gordon Boronow, American Skandia "Speech for the Cato Social Security Conference," (PDF, 2 pp, 8 kb) Milton Ezrati, Lord Abbett "A Realistic View of Risk and Regulatory Needs," (PDF, 10 pp, 23 kb) |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| Watch
Part 8 of the RealVideo Presentation |
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| 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Administering
Individual Accounts Moderator: Charles Blahous, Alliance for Worker Retirement Security Daniel Lederman, Synergy Group Inc. "Operating Models for Pension System Reforms," (PDF, 39 pp, 197 kb) "Administering Individual Accounts," (PDF, 18 pp, 308 kb) David John, Heritage Foundation Elizabeth Liess, Securities Industry Association Gary Ferrier, University of Arkansas |
| 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Closing
Remarks Michael Tanner, Cato Institute |
