1^st Session:                  Replicating the Success of SB 606                            

Time:                            4:30pm to 5:30pm

Location:                     Finance Committee Room 3 East

Moderator:                 Jeanna Cullins, Ennis, Knupp and Associates, Inc.

Presenter:                   An overview of the vision, planning and implementation of SB 606. Discussion of results achieved after 2 years and a look at other entities within the State of Maryland and beyond where the lack of Women and Minority participation continues to exist.

Panel Respondents:  Delia Carmen, Associate Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, The Annie E. Casey Foundation; Brian Morales, Director of Investments, The Annie E. Casey Foundation; Kenneth M. Jones Delia Carmen, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Vice President of Finance and Administration, The Annie E. Casey Foundation; Sylvester Mendoza, Corporate Director, Diversity and Inclusion and EEO Program, Northrop Grumman; Eugene Profit, Chief Executive Officer, Profit Investment Management; Steve Sanders, Stoneridge Investment Partners

 2^nd Session:                Striving to Achieve Participation in All Allocated Asset Classes

Time:                           5:30pm to 6:30pm

Location:                     Judicial Proceedings Committee Room 2 East

Moderator:                Anita Stevens Graham, Opportunity Capital Partners

Presenter:                  An overview of the available women and minority owned companies operating in non-traditional asset classes. A discussion with plan providers and prospective participants to identify barriers preventing the full active participation of Women and Minority owned companies in all asset class.- Raudline Etienne,Chief Investment Officer,New York State Common Retirement Fund; ; Larry Gray, CEO, Gray and Company Consulting

Panel Respondents:  Senator Kwame Raul, Chairman of the Senate Pensions and Investment Committee, Ilinois State Senate; Bradford Young, Partner and Head of the Americas, Altius Associates Limited; Roslayn Spencer, Executive Director, City of Baltimore Retirement System; Robert Greene, Syncom Venture Capital; Daphne Dufresne, Managing Director, RLJ Equity Partners, LLC

3^rd  Session:                Brokerage and Trading Opportunities: Measuring for Performance

Time:                           5:30 to 6:30pm

Location:                     Education, Health and Environmental Matters Committee Room

Moderator:                 Randall R. Eley, The Edgar Lomax Company

Presenter:                  An overview of the vision, planning and implementation of SB 606. Discussion of results achieved in the area of Minority Brokerage after 2 years. A review and discussion of the challenges faced in collecting data within the State of Maryland. - Johnita Mizelle, Progress Investment Management

Panel Respondents: Michelle Morton, President, Pacific American Securities; Carl Gibbs, Jr. Executive Vice President, Sturdivant & Co.; James Reynolds, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital Markets; R. Dean Kenderdine, Executive Director, State Pensions and Retirement System; Secretary Luwanda Jenkins, Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs; Debra Gordon Woods, Williams Capital