Wednesday, May 7th, 2003
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SPONSOR RESOURCE CENTER
 
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION
Sponsored by: American Express Retirement Services
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
SWBA GOLF TOURNAMENT
Sponsored by: T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services
 
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION
Sponsored by: Milliman USA & Fidelity Investments
 
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
OPTIONAL DINNER
Sponsored by: Watson Wyatt & Co.
 
Thursday, May 8th, 2003
 
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
Sponsored by: American Express Retirement Services
 
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Sponsored by: Neuberger Berman
 
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
OPENING REMARKS AND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Sponsored by: Charles Schwab Corporate Services
 
Speaker:
Ken Malcolmson, Vice President and General Manager, Express Scripts, Inc., SWBA President
 
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION 1
Making Value Count - The Secret Ingredient in Benefits ROI
Sponsored by: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas
Introduction:
Joe Murtaugh, National Account Executive, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas
Speaker:
Dennis Ackley, Principal, Benefit Partners
 
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK
Sponsored by: SouthTrust Bank
 
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Track 1
Reigning in Retiree Health Care Costs - Situation, Motivation, and Action
 
Moderator:
Steve Coppock, Retiree Health Care Practice Leader, Hewitt Associates
Speakers:
Organizations invited to speak include: J.C. Penney Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and ConocoPhillips
Track 2
Defined Benefit Plan Funding Challenges
 
Moderator:
John Neslage, Attorney at Law, Baker Botts
Speakers:
C. Dean Woods, Vice President of Human Resources, CenterPoint Energy
Faye Deacon, Hewitt Associates
 
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Track 1
Innovative Solutions – Controlling health care costs and improving worker performance
Sponsored by: TrestleTree
 
Moderator:
Stephanie Pronk, Senior Consultant, Group and Health Care, Watson Wyatt & Co.
Speakers:
Cheryl Marthiljohni, HR Compensation and Benefits Supervisor, DuPont
Track 2
Plan Sponsor Due Diligence Responsibilities: Opportunities and Liabilities Under ERISA
 
Introduction:
David Altimont, Principal, MBM Advisors, Inc.
Speaker:
Ken Ziesenheim, President, Thornburg Investment Management
 
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
LUNCHEON SESSION
Future Trends In Healthcare Delivery
Sponsored by: Mercer Human Resource Consulting  
 
Introduction:
Denise Davis, Consultant, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Speaker:
Ken Abramowitz, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
 
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Track 1
The Silent Calamity - What Leapfrog Is Doing About Medical Errors
 
Moderator:
Marianne Fazen, Ph.D., Executive Director, Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health
Speaker:
Jerry Kerbo, Benefits Manager, TXU
 
Track 2
Plan Sponsor Due Diligence: Best Practices in Fund Selection & Monitoring
 
Moderator:
John Pickett, Senior Vice President, RBC Dain Rauscher
Speaker:
Chris Havens, System HR Director, Integris Health
 
  3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
BREAK
Sponsored by: Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of Albuquerque, Bank of Arkansas, Bank of Texas
 
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION 2
From Boom to Bust to Betrayal to Bull (Market?)
 
Introduction:
Greg Jenkins, Regional Manager, Charles Schwab Retirement Services
Speaker:
Liz Ann Sonders, Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab and Company  
 
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
SWBA BOARD MEETING  
 
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
DINNER AT PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS
Sponsored by: Hewitt Associates & Humana
 
Friday, May 9th, 2003
 
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.   
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Sponsored by: HCC Employee Benefits
 
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION 3
Insider's View of Washington: What's Hot and What's Not
 
Introduction:
Mary Witherow, Vice President, Relationship Management, Fidelity Investments
Speaker:  
Douglas Fisher, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Fidelity Investments  
 
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
BREAK
Sponsored by: The Vanguard Group
 
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION 4
Track 1
Does Consumer Directed Health Care Deliver on Its Promises?
Sponsored by: Buck Consultants  
 
Moderator:
Dave Delahanty, National Practice Leader CDHC, Buck Consultants
Speakers:
Roger Chizek, Director, US Benefits, Medtronic, Inc.
Laurel Sweatt, Director of Compensation and Benefits, Baylor Health Care System
 
Track 2
Financial Education Strategies: What Really Works?
 
Moderator:
Michelle Morey, Director, Communications, CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services
Speakers:
Judy Mesecher, Director of Retirement Benefits, Clear Channel Communications
Donald Cash, HR & Employment Benefits Manager, Lucite International, Inc.
 
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
BREAK
Sponsored by: MassMutual Financial Group  
 
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION 4
Hot-Button Issues in the US Pharmaceutical Industry
Sponsored by: Aon Consulting
 
Introduction:
Jorge Font, Vice President, Aon Consulting
Speaker:
Neal Masia, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Economic Policy - Corporate Policy and Strategic Planning; Pfizer Inc.  
 
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
LUNCHEON SESSION
Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Top Management
Sponsored by: Merrill Lynch  
 
Introduction:
Ken Malcolmson, Vice President and General Manager, Express Scripts, Inc., SWBA President
Speaker:
Andrew Sobel, President, Andrew Sobel Advisors Inc.

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