Draft – All times other than start and finish are subject to change
* = invited but not yet confirmed
May 4th (At Capacity)
5:30 pm
Charter Member and Major Donor Welcome Reception
Sponsored and Hosted by Bob Crowe and Nelson Mullins LLP
Location: Nelson, Mullins 101 Constitution Avenue NW # 176
6:30 pm
PBLN Summit Welcome Reception and Registration
Location: Charlie Palmer Restaurant
101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Welcome
Thomas D. Dretler, President and CEO, Eduventures, Inc. and President, PBLN
Andrew Tarsy, PBLN Executive Director
Brief Remarks: Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
Introduction of Senator Franken: Rosa Scarcelli, CEO, Stanford Management (Portland, ME)
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Dinner and Opening Program
Location: Charlie Palmer Restaurant
101 Constitution Avenue NW
Program: Values-Driven Business Leadership: A CEO Conversation
Diane Hessan, CEO, Communispace (moderator)
Joshua Boger, Founder and Former CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Co-Chair, PBLN
Ron Shaich, Founder, former CEO and Chairman of Panera Bread Company
Special Guest: Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
May 5th
9:00 -10:15
Briefings and Small Group Meetings to Prep for Office Visits
Location: Nelson, Mullins 101 Constitution Ave NW # 176
Speakers:
Andrew Tarsy, PBLN Executive Director
Bob Crowe, Nelson, Mullins LLP
Cheryl Cronin, Cronin Leonard LLP
Rachel Heller, PBLN Director of Public Policy
10:15 – 12:00
Small Group Office Visits
Locations: Throughout Capitol Hill and Washington, DC
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Congressman Michael Capuano* (D-MA)
Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO)
Cass Sunstein*, White House Office of Management and Budget
Anthony Miller, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
12:00-12:45
Lunch
Participants are on your own on Capitol Hill for lunch
1:00
Summit Plenary Session
Location: Russell Senate Caucus Room
1:00-1:30
Opening Remarks
Thomas D. Dretler, President and CEO, Eduventures, Inc. and President, PBLN
Debriefing the Morning Meetings
Facilitator: Andrea Silbert, CEO Eos Foundation
1:30-2:45
Plenary Session 1
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Will Drive the Next Economy
Will Marshall, President, Progressive Policy Institute
Mike Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist, Progressive Policy Institute; President, South Mountain Economics; Senior Fellow, Wharton’s Mack Center for Technological Innovation; and Chief Economist, Business Week
Introduction: Kip Hollister, President and CEO, Hollister
2:45 – 3:00
Coffee/Networking Break
3:00 – 3:30
Remarks by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
Introduction: David Belluck, Managing Director, Riverside Partners and Co-Chair, PBLN
3:30 – 3:45
Coffee/Networking Break
3:45 – 4:15
Conversation with Austan Goolsbee*, Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisors
4:15 – 4:30
Summit Closing Remarks
Andrew Tarsy, Executive Director, PBLN
Chris Pinney, Senior Vice President, PBLN
4:45 – 6:30
Summit Closing Reception
Location: Russell Senate Caucus Room
Remarks by Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Introduction: Marcy Reed, President, National Grid of Massachusetts
Invited Guests include PBLN friends, Members of Congress and Senior Staff
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