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Main Conference • Day Two
Main Conference • Day Two
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
| 8:30 | Morning Coffee | ||
| K12 TRACK | POSTSECONDARY TRACK | ||
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks from Conference Chair | Opening Remarks from Conference Chair | |
| REGULATORY INSIGHT | REGULATORY INSIGHT | ||
| 9:10 | Inside K12 Regulation: Gauging the impact of new NCLB updates and funding changes Amanda Shoenburg, Chief of staff in the office of planning, evaluation and policy development, US Department of Education Steve Pines, President, Education Industry Association Dwayne Andrews, VP Government Relations, Edison Schools | KEYNOTE: Higher Education Regulation: What to expect from impending laws and regulation changes Harris Miller, President, and CEO, Career College Association | |
| EMERGING TRENDS AND GROWING MARKET DEMAND | EMERGING TRENDS AND GROWING MARKET DEMAND | ||
| 9:55 | Panel: Crossing the Horizon to Capitalize on Future K12 Trends Jessica Woolley-Wilson, President-K12, Blackboard, Inc. George Bernstein, President and CEO, Nobel Learning Communities Jim McVety, VP of Business Development, Bill SMITH Studio Chad Johnson, Principal, Cherry Tree Companies Daniel Pianko, Principal, Knowledge Investment Partners | Driving Forces and Future Demands in the Postsecondary Industry Mark Defusco, Managing Director, Berkery Noyes Richard Garrett, Program Director and Senior Research Analyst – Online Higher Education, Eduventures, Inc | |
| 10:40 | Networking and Refreshment Break | ||
| 11:00 | Private Companies Driving International Growth – Exploring K12 territory abroad Michael Connelly, CEO, Mosaica Schools Bob Daugherty, Founder and Managing Partner, Knowledge Investment Partners | The Future of Student Lending: Revealing potential impacts of recent events in the Student Loan Industry Tom Netting, Vice President, The Jefferson Group Art Keiser, President, Keiser University Mark Pelesh, Executive Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Corinthian Colleges | |
| 11:45 | Advances in Alternative Education: Exploring Potential and Possibilities for an Epidemic Demand Eliot Sainer, Vice Chairman, CRC Health Group Mark Claypool, President and CEO, Educational Services of America John Murray, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AdvancePath Academics, Inc Michael Kaufman, President and COO, Kids 1 Dayna Stewark, Vice President for Business Development, Camelot | Emerging Trend Panel: Postsecondary Transitions into the High School Market Stuart Udell, CEO, Penn Foster Charles Thornburgh, President, Kaplan Virtual Education Jeffrey A. Elliott, President and CEO, Advanced Academics Inc | |
| 12:30 | NEW ADDITION! Premium Sponsored Luncheon Provided By: David Shefrin and Associates | ||
| 1:45 | Evaluating Growing Demands for Testing to Profit from NCLB Requirements Moderator: Farimah Scherman, Academic Business Advisors Bob Block, Executive Vice President, Educational Testing Services Michael Hussey, Executive Vice President, Pearson Assessment & Information | Increasing profitability with sophisticated tools for enhanced lead generation and student retention Steve Isaac, CEO, Halyard Education Partners Tom Dearden, President and CEO, Datamark
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| 2:30 | Ground-Breaking Developments in K12 Distance Learning and Home Schooling Justin Morrow, VP, eClassroom Julie Young, President, Florida Virtual School Keith Oelrich, Founder, Insight Schools | Studying Geography: Growing International Opportunity – Expanding and Acquiring in the Global Education Marketplace Susan Cates, Best Associates (Operator of Whitney International University System) (tentative) John Grillos, CEO, Worldsage Toby Chu, Vice Chairman and CEO, CIBT Education Group Karan Khemka, Parthenon Group | |
| 3:20 | Afternoon Networking Break | ||
| 3:40 | Small Projects with Big Returns: Making niche programs work in the K12 market: Participants: Michael Bijaoui, Managing Director, Mesa Global Securities Kathy Hurley, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Pearson Publishing Moderator: |
Overcoming New Owner Obstacles and Accreditation Challenges Elise Scanlon, Executive Director, ACCSCT Sheryl Moody, ACICS Mark Luebke, Chair, ABHES, Vice President and COO, Pima Medical Institute Kevin L. Kirk, Ed.D, ABHES Commissioner, President Community Care College and Clary Sage College Moderator: Peter Leyton, Shareholder, Ritzert and Leyton | |
| 4:20 | Innovation in Educational Tools: Capitalizing on new potential in the digital age Moderator: Chris Curran, Managing Director, Berkery Noyes Jonathan Harbor, President and CEO, SchoolNet Matthew Schnittman, President, Ecollege | Surviving the Turbulence of State Regulations Mason Myers, President, National Holistic Institute Gerry Ritzert, Shareholder, Ritzert and Leyton
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| 5:00 | Day 2 Conference Concludes | ||
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