featuring Roberto de Posada, José Piñera, and Fidel Vargas
Cosponsored by the Cato Institute and the Hispanic Business Roundtable
Conference Schedule
| Part 1, Morning: video, audio Part 2, Morning: video Part 3, Afternoon: video, audio |
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| 8:00–9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00–9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks—F. A. Hayek Auditorium Edward H. Crane President Cato Institute Juan Carlos Iturregui Executive Director Hispanic Business Roundtable |
| 9:15–10:00 a.m. | Morning Keynote Address Fidel Vargas Vice President Reliant Equity Investors Commissioner President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security |
| 10:00–11:15 a.m. | Panel 1: The Hispanic Stake in
Social Security Reform Moderator—Lourdes Meluza National Correspondent Univision Marta Metelko Executive Director Republican National Hispanic Assembly Linda Chavez President Center for Equal Opportunity Robert Deposada President Latino Coalition Fernando Torres-Gil Director Center for Policy Research on Aging, School of Public Policy and Social Research, UCLA |
| 11:15–11:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Panel 2: Hispanics as Investors Moderator—Natalie Morales Anchor MSNBC Refugio Rochin Director Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives Moctesuma Esparza Producer Esparza/Katz Javier Jimenez Investment Executive Wedbush Morgan Securities Julie Stav Author Fund Your Future and Get Your Share |
| 12:45–1:30 p.m. | Lunch—Wintergarden |
| 1:30–2:15 p.m. | Luncheon Address Introduction—Bob Castro Deputy Chief of Staff Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. José Piñera Former Minister of Labor and Social Security, Chile |
| 2:15–3:30 p.m. | Panel 3: The Great Debate:
Should Social Security be Privatized? Moderator—Armando Guzman President The Armando Group John Cobin Investment Adviser First Montauk Security Corp. Ian Vásquez Director, Project on Global Economic Liberty Cato Institute Eric Rodriguez Director, Economic Mobility Project National Council of La Raza Marta Sotomayor President and CEO National Hispanic Council on Aging |
| 3:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
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