Around Town -- Other Events of Interest
National Economists Club
Reservations are preferred one business day before an event. Walk-ins are welcome.
Thursday,October 19, Chinatown Gardens,
David Merritt
Center for Health Transformation
“Transforming Healthcare: Real Change Requires Real Change”
David Merritt of the Center for Health Transformation, Newt Gingrich's interesting and innovative health care think tank, will look at possible changes that can be made to our health care system so that our system delivers more choices of greater quality at lower costs to every American. The Center has been one of the single, strongest voices to champion the view that the foundation of this transformation must rest upon health information technology. Mr. Merritt will discuss how health IT saves lives and save money, which is why the federal government, state governments, and the private sector are aggressively pushing its adoption and use. This session will provide an overview of the issue, describe key developments in the public and private sector, and explore how health IT is an important lever to transform healthcare.
Commission on the Regulation of U.S. Capital Markets in the 21st Century and its Financial Services Industry Working Group for a Town Hall meeting
U.S. Financial Institutions Regulation: Assessing the Efficiency, Transparency, and Investor Protections,
October 20, 2006, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington , DC .
The Town Hall Meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Andrew Persson at 202-463-3162 or e-mail capitalmarketscommission@uschamber.com.
Registration and breakfast will begin at 7:15 a.m. The program will follow from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. This event is complimentary.
This meeting will discuss the globalization of financial transactions and, similarly, financial services firms, and discuss which changes to the regulation of the U.S. financial services industry would provide a more global perspective and approach to regulation and oversight. The panel will also consider and discuss specific changes in the structure and regulatory oversight of the U.S. financial services industry to ensure an efficient and transparent capital raising process.
Speakers Include:
Steve Bartlett, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Financial Services Roundtable
Harvey Pitt, Chief Executive Officer, Kalorama Partners, LLC and former Chairman, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Peter Wallison, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Julie Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel , U.S. Department of the Treasury
Gregory Wilson, President, Gregory P. Wilson Consulting
Learn more about the Commission at www.capitalmarketscommission.com. To watch the Web casts from other Town Hall Meetings, visit www.capitalmarketscommission.com/townhall.