This exciting event will bring together leaders and important officials of the financial education community to discuss pertinent issues related to increasing the financial literacy of Americans.

The listening session and workshop panelists will include the following:

U. S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Listening Session
Moderator: Dan Iannicola, Jr., Executive Director and Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Financial Education, U. S. Department of Treasury

Members of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy:
Laura Levine, Youth Committee
Dr. Tahira Hira, Research Committee
Janet Parker, Workplace Committee
Ignacio Salazar, Underserved Committee 

Initiatives and Strategies to Re-Energize Homeownership through Financial Education
Moderator: Deborah Holston, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Single Family Housing

Panelists:
Marcia Griffin, Executive Director
HomeFree-USA

Susan Keating, President
National Foundation for Credit Counseling

Shonna Jacobs, Training Manager
Citigroup’s Office of Financial Education

Innovative Financial Education Initiatives to Reach Minority Populations
Moderator: Dubis Correal, U. S. Department of Treasury
Office of Financial Education

Panelists:
Don Ferguson, Director, Diversity and Relationship Marketing
GMAC Financial Services, Inc.

Enrique Carrillo, Director of Hispanic Banking
Chevy Chase Bank

Sidney Askew, Assistant Professor
Borough of Manhattan Community College

Alma Morales Rojas, Executive Director
MANA

Initiatives to Increase Savings and Retirement Plan Participation
Moderator: Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists:
Dallas Salisbury, President/CEO
Employee Benefits Research Institute
 
Michael Herndon, Manager
Financial Security AARP

Christian Dorsey, Outreach Coordinator
Economic Policy Institute

Karen Schaeffer
Former President of the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards
Board of Directors

Initiatives of Federal, State, Local Governments and Community-Based Organizations to Enhance the Financial Literacy of Americans
Moderator: Karen Murrell, President
Higher Heights Consulting and Training, Inc. 

Panelists:
Dustin Joyce, Manager
United States Conference of Mayors

John Bienko, Deputy Director, Office of Entrepreneurship Education
U. S. Small Business Administration

Jane Schuhardt, National Program Leader
U. S. Department of Agriculture

Lynn Bennett, NetWorth Program Manager
Office of the West Virginia State Treasurer


Who Should Attend

- Financial Education Policy Makers
- Federal, State and Local Officials
- Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies
- Housing Counseling Agencies
- Training and Benefit Officers
- Financial Professionals
- Financial Literacy Coalitions
- Financial Institution Officials
- Research and Policy Institution Officials
- Community-Based Organizations
- Faith-Based Organizations