AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR
BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
 

2009 Spring Symposium
TRANSFORMING CRISIS INTO OPPORTUNITY
April 16, 2009

LINKS TO THE SPRING, 2009, SYMPOSIUM NOTES AND REPORTS

Welcome: Carl Moravitz, President, AABPA

Morning Speaker: Jon Desenberg, Policy Director, The Performance Institute

Morning Concurrent Sessions

A. Budgetary Scoring and Accounting for Recent Federal Policies in Financial Markets

  • Moderator: Marvin Phaup, The George Washington University
    • Panelists: Jennifer Main, Chief Financial Officer, Office of Financial Stability, U.S. Department of the Treasury
    • Jim Hearn, Deputy Staff Director, Minority, Senate Budget Committee
    • Doug Holtz-Eakin, President, DHE Consulting and former Director, Congressional Budget Office
B. The Budget, the Economy, and Who Has the Magic Eight Ball?
  • Moderator: Melissa Merrell, Analyst, Congressional Budget Office
  • Panelists:
    • Teri Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director, Budget Analysis Division, Congressional Budget Office
    • Austin Smythe, Staff Director, House Budget Committee, Minority Staff
    • Scott Pattison, Director, National Association of State Budget Officers
    • James Horney, Director of Fiscal Affairs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
C. Saving Time and Money with BFELoB Tools
  • Moderator: Andy Schoenbach, BFELoB Policy Lead and Budget Systems Chief, Office of Management and Budget Panelists:
    • Michael Sheridan, Management Analyst, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security
    • Michele Heffner, OpenGov, General Services Administration
    • Michael Cupertino, Budget Analyst, Department of Justice
    • Michael Sieverts, Deputy Budget Director, National Science Foundation
Lunch Speaker: Dr. Donald Kettl, Director of the Fels Ballroom Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

D. International Response to the Financial Crises

  • Moderator: Tom Melito, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office
  • Panelists:
    • Clay Berry, Director, Office of International Monetary Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury
    • Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office
    • Jonathan E. Sanford, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Congressional Research Service
E. Financial Regulation: What Went Wrong and Where Do We Go?
  • Moderator: Patrick Mullen, University of Illinois at Springfield
  • Panelists:
    • Orice Williams, Director, Financial Markets, Government Accountability Office
    • Anne Khademian, Virginia Tech, Alexandria Campus
    • Giselle Datz, Virginia Tech, Alexandria Campus
    • Tom Stanton, Johns Hopkins University and NAPA Fellow
  • Link to video of complete panel discussion
    (sponsored by the University of Illinois at Springfield)
F. Creating Your Future: A Career Roadmap
  • Moderator: Melissa Kline, Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget
  • Panelists:
    • Julia Anderson, Executive Director, Financial Management Programs, Management Concepts
    • Jon Stehle, Analyst, Government Accountability Office
    • Kitty Wooley, Human Capital Management Staff, Department of Education
Afternoon Speaker: Stan Collender, Partner, Qorvis Communications

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