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The Treasury Management Training Symposium features five concurrent tracks,
allowing participants to choose the sessions that interest them. Session
materials are available for download, arranged by track:
Banking, Cash Management & Investments,
College Savings,
Debt Management,
Financial Literacy, and
Unclaimed Property.
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Banking, Cash Management & Investments
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The
Evolving Business and Regulatory Climate for Banks
With
the Dodd Frank Bill passing and agencies considering changing
regulations, come find out what is changing and what may remain
undisturbed in the banking sector.
Moderator:
Hon. David Lillard, Tennessee State Treasurer
Speaker:
Chris Karlin, Divisional Manager, Governments and
Non-profits, U.S. Bank
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Public Funds Banking
With State Treasuries being
responsible for protecting the public purse, it is important to
take measures to safeguard public funds. Join this discussion on
public funds banking that will cover several areas of cash
management including FDIC insurance and collateralization
requirements.
Speakers:
Hon. Young Boozer,
Alabama State Treasurer
Diane Ellis, Deputy
Director, Financial Risk Management & Research, FDIC
Susan R. Hill, CFA, Senior Vice President, Federated
Investors
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Custodial Banking
How are States using Custody Banks and
how are they tracking the contracts?
Moderator:
Hon. Tommy Hills, Georgia State Treasurer
Speakers:
Laura Glenn, Portfolio Manager, Georgia State Treasury
Scott Paton, Director, Relationship
Management, State Street Bank and Trust
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State Treasuries and Native American Tribal Relations
With 557 Federally Recognized Native American Tribes in 36
States and Tribal enterprises with revenue in the $10's billion
annually, State Treasurers have a unique opportunity to make a
connection with their state's tribes.
Moderator:
Hon. Richard Sattgast, South Dakota State
Treasurer
Speakers:
Hon. Linda Lovejoy, New Mexico State Senator,
(Dine) Navajo Nation Member
Yasmin Dennig,
New Mexico State Treasury
Bill Lomax,
Director, CapitalDynamics
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The Global Economy - “Evolution of the European Bank Crisis”
As the largest collective economy in the world, what happens in
the EU affects us all. Are we out of the woods? Are there more
debt crises looming? Find out what is in store for the European
Union's future.
Moderator:
Hon. Manju
Ganeriwala, Virginia State Treasurer
Speakers:
Dr. Paula Tkac,
Vice President and Senior Economist, Atlanta Federal Reserve
Bank
Jim Zukin, Co-Founder, Houlihan Lokey
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How Recent Changes to Rule 2a7 will impact State & Local Government
Investments
These reforms aim to mitigate a “run” on
deposits and increase liquidity, safety, and transparency and
will impact how the public sector manages their cash positions
as well as how cash managers run these Local Government
Investment Pools going forward.
Moderator:
Hon. Richard Ellis, Utah State Treasurer
Speakers:
Doug Extine, Deputy Treasurer, Washington State
Treasury
Guyna Johnson, Director, Standard
& Poors
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New Technologies in the Treasury – Stored Value Solutions
Many state services provide funds through stored value cards.
These solutions can save the state millions of dollars in the
long run and new options are available. See how states are
consolidating cards and making new services available to the
public while saving the taxpayers money.
Moderator:
Hon. Tommy Hills,
Georgia State Treasurer
Speakers:
Tracy Dangott, Vice
President, Senior Product Manager, JP Morgan Chase
Brian Greehan, Vice President, Bank of America Merrill
Lynch
Scott Whitehead, Vice-President for Prepaid,
Citi GTS
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Pension Assumptions and Long Term Investing – balancing
portfolios to the new Normal
With issues including how to
close the pension deficit gap given lower expected returns going
forward, as well as pension contribution concerns in states with
tight budgets, public pension plans could use a partner to help
provide strategic guidance.
Speakers:
Gary Bruebaker,
Chief Investment Officer, Washington State Investment Board
Andy Palmer, Deputy CIO, Tennessee State
Treasury
Yogi Thambiah, Managing Director, Investment
Strategies & Solutions, Credit Suisse Asset Management
Neil Rue, CFA, Managing Director, Pension
Consulting Alliance
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| College Savings |
What's Happening on the Hill?
Federal Legislative Update
This session will present
an update on CSPN federal legislative issues, discussion of the
new Congress and prospects for achieving our goals.
Moderator: Joan Marshall, Executive
Director, College Savings Plans of Maryland
Speakers:
Hon. Richard Mourdock, Indiana State
Treasurer
Susan Hirschmann, Williams &
Jensen
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State of the States
This session is a CSPN tradition and has been well-received by
participants. Each year, the program committee surveys CSPN
membership to gather information about program initiatives,
changes, and lessons learned. We will use this session to share
that information and learn about insights and innovations as we
all work to bring the best possible college savings and prepaid
plans to families in each of our states.
Moderator:
Chuck Penuel, Director, Georgia State Treasury
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Sell, Sell, Sell -- How to
Effectively Market Your 529 Plan
Wondering if you're
getting the biggest bang for your buck? Come hear from marketing
and media experts on the value of marketing and the
effectiveness of various mediums used within the 529 industry.
Learn the importance of value add in media buying, coordinating
your message with your medium and ensuring your campaigns are
producing what was intended.
Speakers:
Jackie Brown, JPB Media
Pam McNulty,
TIAA-CREF
Mary Lehman, TIAA-CREF
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Thought Leadership 2.0 --
from TV to Twitter
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Join us for Thought Leadership
2.0, an update on CSPN's approach to educating and influencing
our audiences, followed by a Q&A session with our panel of
traditional and social media experts. CSPN members currently
using social media will join representatives from Fahlgren
Mortine Public Relations to provide experiences and the
most-up-to-date useful media relations and social media tactics.
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College Savings at 15 --
Managing Adolescence
With Section 529 turning 15 in
2011, many plans have or may soon experience many different
types of changes. State leadership may have changed; key state
personnel may have left; RFPs may have resulted in new program
managers, investment managers and/or investment products. This
session explores what challenges these and other changes present
for both state entities and their private sector partners and
how those challenges can best be handled.
Moderator:
Andrea Feirstein, AKF Consulting Group
Speaker:
Raquel Granahan, Senior Vice
President, Oppenheimer Funds
Kathleen McGrath,
Director, Tuition Account Programs Bureau, Pennsylvania Treasury
Jeremy Thiessen, Principal, Pension Consulting
Alliance, Inc.
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Savings and Financial Literacy:
Building Blocks to Success
K-to-C: College access
and affordability are top of mind for many families,
policymakers and community stakeholders. The rising cost of
college along with stagnant college completion rates are major
concerns that impact America's global competitiveness.
Furthermore, the recent financial crisis has exposed the
importance of saving and financial readiness, and indeed the
real need for financial literacy. This panel will address how
parents can become actively involved in helping prepare their
children for college and will highlight innovative ways that
municipalities, states and the federal government have
championed financial literacy within their own spheres. The
discussion will focus on how these innovations can be
duplicated, brought to scale and support economic mobility. Financial
Literacy: A review of financial literacy efforts, how
those efforts can help families understand the importance of
saving and planning for college.
Moderator:
Jacqueline T. Williams, Director, College Savings
Initiative, New America Foundation
Speakers:
Hon. Richard Ellis, Utah State Treasurer
Hon. Jose Cisneros, Treasurer, San Francisco
Program, K to C
Phil Martin, U.S. Dept. of
Education
Linda York, Senior Director, Analytics & Business
Development, Upromise Investments
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Investment Outlook: What
Does the Future Hold?
This panel of recognized
investment experts will explore asset allocation trends in
college savings plans, including a comparison of approaches to
age-based investing. The panel will also share their responses
to the 2008-09 financial crisis and their views on the viability
of target-date investments for the future.
Moderator:
Mark D. Mathers, Senior Deputy Treasurer,
Nevada Treasury
Speakers:
Joe Cullen,
Institutional Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Christopher Nikolich, Senior Vice President,
AllianceBernstein
Ned Notzon, Chairman of
the Asset Allocation Committee & Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe
Price
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Who's Plan is it Anyway?
-- The State's Role in Section 529 Plans
Ask the
average section 529 account owner what state sponsors his/her
plan -- and how many would know? Section 529 requires states to
"establish and maintain" their 529 plans. What does this mean?
What is the state's fiduciary duty? Can the state contract away
that duty and any liability and responsibility? And, beyond the
legal requirements, what should the state's role and functions
be? This session will explore these and more.
Moderator:
Mary Anne Busse, Managing Director, Great
Disclosure LLC
Speakers:
Zeny M. Agullana,
Executive Director, ScholarShare Investment Board
Rachel Biar, Assistant Treasurer, Nebraska State
Treasurer's Office
James Canup, Partner, 529
Counsel, PLC.
Mary Morris, CEO, Virginia
College Savings Plan
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“Granted Pell, there is
Hope for Lifetime Learning—you too, Perkins and Stafford. But
can you Fafsa?” Current news in financial aid
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An
overview of federal higher education financial aid programs,
selected state and private school plans, tax credits, 529 plans,
and other savings. What families should do to plan for the
FAFSA. Presented in easy-to-understand terms by those who work
with students. Learn how all these moving parts fit together.
Moderator: James DiUlio, Director
Wisconsin 529 College Savings Program
Speaker:
Jill Rayner, Director of Financial Aid, North
Georgia College and State University
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What Investors Really Think
-- A Candid Conversation
Hear how everyday families
feel about college savings and the 529 industry. Through a panel
of savers and non-savers, gain perspective on how average
families who are not related to the 529 industry view and
understand issues related to college savings and 529 plans. CSPN
members may submit specific questions to the panel prior to the
session in order to answer topics related to your individual
plans and circumstances.
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| Debt Management |
New Perspectives on Municipal Credit (also part of Banking
track)
State budgets shortfalls and dire predictions of insolvency make
headlines, despite states’ long history of meeting their
obligations. This session will sort out the short- and long-term
fiscal challenges facing states and examine issues affecting
perceptions of their creditworthiness.
Moderator: Hon. Richard Ellis, SDMN
Chair and Utah State Treasurer
Speakers:
Mark Stockwell,
Director of Municipal Research, PNC Capital Advisors
Matt Fabian, Managing Director, Municipal Market Advisors
John Sugden, Director, Standard & Poor's
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Dodd-Frank Regulatory Reform Act – Impacts on
Issuers and Financing Team Members
This discussion
will address how the federal financial regulatory reform bill
and rulemaking process will impact state issuers and the
financing team members used in transactions.
Moderator:
Hon. Nancy Kopp, Maryland State Treasurer
Speakers:
Kenneth B. Roberts, Partner, Hawkins, Delafield
& Wood LLP
Ritta McLaughlin, Director of
Market Leadership, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
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Pensions and Other Post Employment Benefits
This session will address the interplay between the long-term
obligations states have to retirees and the states’ debt
options. As regulators and rating agencies become increasingly
concerned with pension and OPEB liabilities, these issues will
take on greater importance for debt managers.
Moderator:
Dora D. Fazzini, Director, North Carolina
Capital Facilities Finance Agency
Speakers:
Steven A. Goldfield, Senior Managing Director, Public Resources Advisory Group
Douglas Offerman, Senior Director, FitchRatings
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The Best of SDMN Disclosure Webinars
The
webinars in SDMN’s series devoted to municipal disclosure have
examined the issue from a variety of perspectives— underwriters,
bond counsels, investors, and regulators. This session will
review the highlights of the webinars and look for themes from
the various market participants.
Moderator:
Robert P. Coalter, Assistant Director, Treasury
Operations, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Speakers:
Sheila Amoroso, SVP, Co-Director Municipal Bond
Department, Franklin Templeton Investments
Zafar Chaudhry, Director of Finance and
Treasury Services, Delaware State Treasury
John
McNally, Partner, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood
Brendan Troy, BofA Merrill Lynch
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IRS Requirements and Compliance
Panelists will talk about post-issuance policies and procedures
and other areas of interest to the Internal Revenue Service.
Moderator:
Zafar Chaudhry, Director of Finance and
Treasury Services, Delaware State Treasury
Speakers:
Joan M. DiMarco, Managing
Director, PFM Asset Management LLC
Andrew R.
Kintzinger, Counsel, Hunton & Williams LLP
B. Darrell
Smelcer, Tax Law Specialist, Internal Revenue Service
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Finding Solutions in a Difficult Marketplace: Direct
Marketing
Explore the value of direct access to
retail investors through web sites. Find new ways of developing
your site to appeal to this portion of the market.
Speakers:
Tim Coffin, Vice President, Fidelity
Capital Markets
Patti Konrad, Director of
Finance & Debt Management, Maryland State Treasury
John Carter, Managing Director, Siebert,
Brandford Shank & Co.
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Liquidity Facilities
This session will
address: BASEL III impacts on providers and pricing;
characteristics of issuers that LPs are most focused on; issues
state-level issuers should be paying attention to as they seek
to renew expiring liquidity facilities; and self-liquidity.
Speakers:
David M. Bayer, Executive
Director, Public Finance, JP Morgan Chase
Nick Samuels, Vice
President, Moody's Investors Service
Gordon Short,
Chief Investment Officer, State of Ohio
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Debt Affordability Studies
How can these
studies be structured so that they become useful management
tools? State experts and rating agency representatives will
offer suggestions for creating or improving your office’s debt
affordability study.
Speakers:
Laura Lockwood-McCall, Director, Debt
Management Division, Oregon State Treasury
Ben
Watkins, Director, Florida Department of Financial
Services
John Sugden, Director, Standard &
Poor's
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| Unclaimed Property |
The New Era of Public Outreach and Awareness
In a time when newspapers and other traditional media such as
radio and television are in decline, state agencies are turning
to a new type of staff position – marketing professional. They
are developing innovative approaches to keep unclaimed property
programs relevant in reaching constituents. Learn how to promote
unclaimed property through social media and other
non-traditional outlets to get outstanding results.
Speakers:
Brooke Bredel, PR and
Marketing Specialist, Virginia Treasury
Ron Giordan,
Community Services Specialist, Wisconsin Treasury
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Legislation, Legal & National Trends
This session is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the
most compelling issues and emerging trends impacting unclaimed
property. The status of current litigation, legislative changes
and other relevant information will be discussed.
Speakers:
Suzanne Darling, Vice
President of Strategic Initiatives, ACS Government Solutions
Lynden Lyman, Senior Advisor, ACS Government
Solutions
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Attaining Successful Audit Compliance
Are you struggling to compel holders to comply with audit
findings? Learn the best practices for tracking these cases and
achieving cooperation. Discussion will include techniques for
increasing compliance through voluntary disclosure agreements
and self-audits.
Moderator: Jim McKeon,
Unit Manager, Montana Department of Revenue
Speakers:
Steve Harbin, Operations Manager, Georgia
Department of Revenue
Virgilio Longakit, Jr.,
Auditor, Nevada Treasury
Allen Martin, Audit
Manager, North Carolina Treasury
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Are You Down with VPP?
In the rapidly changing business
environment of gift cards, the discussion is shifting to the
possibility of gift cards soon becoming obsolete. This session
will also increase understanding of the differences between
prepaid cards and gift cards and how this affects unclaimed
property.
Moderator: Carolyn Atkinson,
Deputy Treasurer of Unclaimed Property, West Virginia Treasury
Speaker:
Lynden Lyman, Senior Advisor,
ACS Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse
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How a Stock Becomes Unclaimed Property and What
Happens In Between
Stock splits and other securities
transactions account for a large portion of unclaimed property.
For everyone involved, the terms and jargon alone can be
daunting. In this practical session, learn about the operations
of brokers, transfer agents, the DTC process, and paper
certificates. Issues that are specific to mutual funds,
worthless stocks, and why certain stocks get liquidated will
also be explored.
Moderator: Barbara Rice,
Assistant State Treasurer, South Carolina Treasury Speakers:
Michelle Colbert, Vice President, ACS
Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse
Ronald L. Tillett,
Managing Director, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
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Successful Fraud Detection and Prevention Measures
Unclaimed property fraud has been a rare event but use of the
Internet and other factors are enabling more fraudsters to try.
This session will examine the latest types of fraud being
perpetrated and the crucial elements of early detection and
proper training through case studies. Understanding and
improving states’ networking ability to combat fraud will also
be discussed.
Speakers:
Yaw Obeng,
Superintendent of Unclaimed Funds, Ohio Department of Commerce
Benny Spann, Unclaimed Property Director,
Louisiana Treasury
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Unclaimed Property 101 and More
Even if you are a veteran financial professional responsible for
the unclaimed property function at your company, you will want
to attend this comprehensive review focusing on the essentials
of compliance. State administrators will guide you step-by-step
through definitions of terms, rules of jurisdiction, identifying
the types of unclaimed property and how to effectively prepare
reports.
Moderator: John Gabriel,
Director of Unclaimed Property, Tennessee Treasury
Speakers:
Stephen Edwards, Chief,
Unclaimed Property Division, California State Controller's
Office
Valerie Jundt, National Managing
Director at Keane Unclaimed Property
Rachel Lewis,
Administrator, Alaska Department of Revenue, Treasury Division
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Best Reporting Practices & Common Errors
A veteran panel of administrators and holders will
discuss the benchmarks that holders should strive for in the
reporting of unclaimed property. You will also learn how to
avoid mistakes that cause reports to be sent back for
correction.
Speakers:
Phillip Carlton,
Financial Administrator, Florida Department of Financial
Services (invited)
Corinne Rendon, Program
Specialist, Utah Treasury
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Reporting Software University
NAUPA’s
free reporting software offers the latest technology in cloud
computing. Administrators will be by your side as you get
training to take advantage of this time-saving and secure method
of electronic reporting.
Speaker: Danielle
Herring, Product Manager, UPExchange, Eagle Technology
Management, (ETM)
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The Not So Complexities of Due Diligence
Administrators understand that one of the most difficult areas
of compliance is performing the required due diligence, often
for many states where the rules are not uniform. In this session
you will learn how to successfully manage this process and get
answers to your questions.
Moderator: Sara
E. Denison, Receipts Manager
Speakers:
Layton Olson, Senior Vice President, Eagle
Technology Management, (ETM)
Susan Vance,
Compliance Officer, Financial Software Innovations (FSI)
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What Activates the Dormancy Period?
A
dormancy period is the period of time, also referred to as the
abandonment period, during which an owner of property does not
take action on his property. This session will clarify as much
as possible when these periods begin and end. Administrators
will discuss case scenarios and interaction will be encouraged
in this session.
Speakers:
Mary McElhone,
Deputy Treasurer, Unclaimed Property, Nevada Treasury
Katherine Priest, Deputy Director, Unclaimed
Property, Kansas Treasury
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Holders and Administrators Cooperation Forum
A great opportunity for open communication and sharing, this
session will attempt to resolve challenges faced by the holder
community. Dialogue will be encouraged and resources will be
made available to help make your compliance a streamlined and
informed process.
Moderator: Carolyn
Atkinson, Deputy Treasurer of Unclaimed Property, West
Virginia Treasury
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Voluntary Disclosure Agreements Explained
States are committed to promoting unclaimed property compliance.
In an effort to accomplish this objective, many agencies make
disclosure agreements available to companies that want to comply
but have never reported. Learn how this process works and common
requirements.
Speakers:
Ralph Ainsworth,
Division Director, Alabama Treasury
Melinda Barbish,
Audit/Accounting Manager, Virginia Treasury
Mark Udinski,
Director, Delaware Division of Revenue
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Demystifying Audits
One of the most
talked about subjects among holders is the unclaimed property
audit. This session will feature prominent auditors who will
explain how candidates are selected and present ways that you
can minimize your risk of being audited. The discussion will
include points that others wish they had known prior to being
audited.
Speakers:
Rebecca Adams,
President , Compliance Services Group, LLC
Melinda
Barbish, Audit/Accounting Manager, Virginia Treasury
Sam LaRosa, Partner, Kelmar
Caroline
Marshall, General Counsel, Verus Financial, LLC
Mark Udinski, Director, Delaware Division
of Revenue
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Financial Literacy |
When Breaking Events Require You to Be a New Kind of
Public Leader
Treasuries already have complex
dynamic day jobs that affect large institutional stakeholders
and state residents who think you know something about personal
finance and how institutional financial operations might affect
his or her family’s future. So how do you respond when a major
crisis with economic consequences hits --and you can’t just do
your day job any more?
Speaker: Mark
Strassmann, CBS News Correspondent, has covered some of
the biggest U.S. and international stories of the past decade,
from the aftermath of 9/11 to the war in Iraq to Hurricane
Katrina and most recently, the BP Oil Spill and its aftermath..
He shares some of what he has learned.
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What’s New In Financial
Capability Programs and Resources in the Context of Financial
Reform and What You Can Do With Them
Learn about
post reform developments at the federal and best practice
programs, resources and data you can use to plan, build and
strengthen your state’s financial literacy and capability
initiatives related to adults.
Speaker:
Geraldine Walsh, Vice President and Deputy Director,
FINRA Investor Education
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What’s New in Financial
Education Requirements and Implementation of Financial Education
Programs in Schools and for Children and Youth
States are passing specific but different requirements for
financial education in schools want to help prepare children and
youth for life-long successful financial decision-making -- and
some of those states statutorily require leadership from
Treasuries. Additional programs focus on children and/or youth
in non school hours. Learn about developments at the federal
level that may affect financial education and lessons learned
from state based experience to optimize your Treasury’s
involvement in Financial Education for Children and Youth.
Speaker: Jack Harris, President,
Junior Achievement of Georgia (and various Treasury case
studies)
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What Every Treasury Needs to
Know About Using Social Media
Everyone is talking
about using social media -- Twitter, Face Book, etc. State
treasuries can do great things using social media in public
financial/investor education, outreach and transparency
initiatives -- and we have some great tips. But there is a lot
going on in the area of social media and how it can be used by
public officials, especially those also dealing with financial
matters who also have to be mindful of their financial duties as
they communicate with the public. Come learn what you need to
know.
Speaker: Amy McIlwain,
President of Financial Social Media
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Being Good at What You Do
Regardless of How Long You’ve Been Around— Financial
Literacy/Capability and Your State from “We Just Got Here and
I’m in Start Up Mode” to “I’ve Been Here a While and We’ve Got a
Lot to Do” – Part 1
State residents think that if a
Treasurer manages a state’s finances, he/she and staff must also
know something about managing personal finances. Almost all
State Treasurers -- elected and appointed --their key staff know
they need to care about the issue and do what they can to
strengthen the capacity of people in their states to take care
of their personal finances. All that, and always more challenges
than money. Given the need, many State Treasuries have been
professionalizing their state based financial education
functions. This two session start up is a guide to the issues
and developing financial capability -- programs to serve your
state. Don’t think about missing one or the other to go
elsewhere. We’re going to do this two part building block
session to meet your start up, gear up and taking and it to the
next level goals and aspirations. Includes information on NAST
Tomorrowsmoney.org and other Resources; a primer on how to do
money events and conferences; information on serving specific
audiences such as military families, seniors, immigrant groups,
state workforces; problem solving discussions and toolboxes for
Treasurers and staff.
Speakers:
Dee Lee,
CFP, nationally known speaker on financial topics; author of a
number of books including Women & Money; and Let’s Talk Money
Kathryn Edmundson, NAST Foundation financial
literacy initiative
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