November 20-21, 2008

Renaissance Houston Hotel

6 Greenway Plaza

Houston, Texas

(713) 629-1200

Educational Co-Sponsor: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

 

Agenda

                                                                      

Thursday, November 20

7:30-10:00 a.m.	Registration Open
8:15 a.m.	Welcome
8:30-9:20 a.m.	“Internal Controls and Risk” Rodney Noble
9:20-9:40 a.m.	Break
9:40-10:30 a.m.	“Evaluating Depository/Banking Proposals/Reviewing RFP” Ben Arvizu
10:30-11:30 a.m.	“Recent Developments in the Municipal Bond Market - Down Grading of Insurance” Panel Discussion: Steve Murray, Mal Fallon, Edwin Harrison
11:30-1:00 p.m.	Lunch - on your own
Concurrent Sessions
1:00-1:50 p.m.
Advanced Track	“Discussion of Floating and Variable Rate Securities” Steve Albert
Basic Track	“Working with Brokers or Investment Managers-How to Find the Right Broker” Susan Anderson
1:50-2:40 p.m.
Advanced Track	“Case Study of Florida’s Investment Pool” Scott McIntyre
Basic Track	“Nuts & Bolts of the Texas Public Funds Act” Clark Lord
2:40-3:10 p.m.	Break
3:10-4:00 p.m.
Advanced Track	“Best Practices in Recordkeeping for Arbitrage Rebate” Shelley Weiske
Basic Track	“Historical Relationship Between the Bond Market and the Stock Market” Robert Ross
4:00-4:50 p.m.
Advanced Track	“Investing in the Commodity Markets” Ehud Ronn
Basic Track	“Consumer Confidence” Howard LeDet
5:00-7:00 p.m.	Reception

 

Friday, November 21

8:30-9:20 a.m.	“Public Finance ” Robert Henderson
9:20-9:40 a.m.	Break
9:40-10:30 a.m.	"Reviewing a Bank's Financials (Detailed)” Sanford Leeds
10:35-11:30 a.m.	"Economic Forecast" Adriana Fernandez
11:30-11:45 a.m.	Closing remarks, conference adjourns

 

*agenda subject to change