Conference 

# Social Security and Hispanic Americans 

Date and Time 

May 21, 2002 9 AM - 3:30 PM EDT 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium 

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##### Featuring 

featuring **Roberto de Posada**, **José Piñera**, and **Fidel Vargas** 

**Cosponsored by the Cato Institute and the Hispanic Business Roundtable** 

#### Conference Schedule

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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 StrengthenSocial Security* |
| 10:00–11:15 a.m. | Panel 1: The Hispanic Stake inSocial 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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