When: Wednesday, January 31, 8:30 am - 1 p.m.
(8:30 registration & coffee, 9:00 program)
Where: Old Judiciary Room, State Capitol, Hartford
Topics and speakers (order of speakers may change):
* Benchmarking Connecticut
Jeff Blodgett, CT Economic Resource Center
* Budget Overview & K-12 Education Funding
Secretary Robert Genuario, Office of Policy and Management
* State Fiscal Capacity
Shelley Geballe, CT Voices for Children
* Transportation
Oz Griebel, CT Transportation Strategy Board & MetroHartford Alliance
* Smart Growth
Heidi Green, 1000 Friends of CT
W. David LeVasseur, Governor's Office for Responsible Growth
* Energy
Carrie Conaway, New England Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
* Affordable Housing
Diane Randall, HOMEConnecticut
* Health Care
Juan Figueroa, Universal Health Care Foundation of CT
Bob Patricelli, CT Health Insurance Policy Council
* Early Childhood
John Rathgeber, CT Business and Industry Association
Janice Gruendel, Governor's Senior Advisor on Early Childhood
Louise Stoney, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
Space is limited - reserve your seat today! Lunch will be served!!
Please RSVP to Ryan McAuliffe at rmcauliffe@ctkidslink.org or (203) 498-4240 x199.
A flier, directions and links to more information on the speakers' organizations are available on the [1] Connecticut Voices for Children Web site
[1]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/announcement_16.html