Social Investment Forum Symposium 2010:
Public Policy and Sustainable Portfolios

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September 22, 2010

1:00-7:00 pm (Reception from 5:30-7:00 pm)

The Pew Charitable Trusts (a LEED-certified property)
901 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Located within three blocks from all Metro lines (Gallery Place-Chinatown, Metro Center and Archive-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter), including a few Metro stops from either Washington National Airport (DCA) or Amtrak at Union Station.  SIF encourages attendees to take public transportation to the venue.

AGENDA

1:00 - 1:30pm Registration

1:30 - 1:40pm Welcome

• Sally O'Brien, Managing Director, Philanthropic Services, The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Cheryl Smith, President, Trillium Asset Management, and Board Chair, Social Investment Forum

1:40 - 1:50pm Opening Remarks

• Lisa Woll, CEO, Social Investment Forum

1:50 - 2:35pm The Dodd-Frank Act and the Road Ahead for Financial Reform

• Dana Chasin, Senior Advisor, Americans for Financial Reform
• Annette Nazareth, Partner, Davis Polk, and former SEC Commissioner
• Moderator: Michael Lent, Chief Investment Officer, Veris Wealth Partners, and Board Vice Chair, Social Investment Forum

2:40 - 3:25pm Community Investing and America's Economic Recovery

• Frank Altman, President and CEO, Community Reinvestment Fund, and Board Director, Social Investment Forum
• Don Graves, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Small Business, Housing and Community Development, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Moderator: Betsy Zeidman, Director, Center for Emerging Domestic Markets & Senior Fellow, Milken Institute, and Board Director, Social Investment Forum

3:25 - 3:55pm Break

3:55 - 4:40pm Can Public Policy Build a Better Corporation?

• David Bolotsky, Founder and CEO, UncommonGoods
• Andrew Kassoy, Co-founder, B Lab
• New York State Senator Daniel L. Squadron
• Moderator: Paul Hilton, Director, Sustainable Investment Business Strategy, Calvert Investments, and Board Director, Social Investment Forum

4:45 - 5:30pm Political Contributions Post-Citizens United v. F.E.C.

• Bob Edgar, President and CEO, Common Cause
• Bruce Freed, President and Founder, Center for Political Accountability
• Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Counsel, Democracy Program, The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law
• Moderator: Tim Smith, Senior Vice President, Walden Asset Management

5:30 - 5:45pm Public Policy Beyond U.S. Borders

• Paul Clements-Hunt, Head of Unit, United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

5:45 - 7:30pm Reception

Click here to view the full speaker biographies.

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