proceedings

Last updated: July 1, 2009
A PDF version of the complete agenda is available here.

Sunday June 14, 2009 - Horse Racing and Socializing!
Monday, June 15, 2009
8:30 am	Heartland President’s Council Summit The Heartland President’s Council Summit kicks off with breakfast at the Blackstone Hotel and opening remarks by Heartland President Joseph Bast, Chairman Herbert Walberg, and Chairman Emeritus David Padden.           PowerPoint Presentation by Joseph Bast
9:15 am	Session 1: Global Warming: An Update from the Front Lines David Legates, Professor of Climatology, University of Delaware           PowerPoint Presentation Richard Keen, Professor of Climatology, University of Colorado           PowerPoint Presentation Moderator: James M. Taylor, managing editor, Environment & Climate News
10:15 am	Session 2: Health Care: Opportunities and Threats for Reform Greg Scandlen, Consumers for Health Care Choices           PowerPoint Presentation Dr. Richard Dolinar, Senior Fellow, The Heartland Institute           PowerPoint Presentation Peter Fotos, Director of Government Relations, The Heartland Institute           PowerPoint Presentation Moderator: Lauren Chrissos, Vice President of Development, The Heartland Institute
11:15 am	Break
12:00 pm	Lunch at the Blackstone Hotel, 636 South Michigan Avenue The Virtue of Speculation Speaker: Jonathan Hoenig, Portfolio Manager, The Capitalistpig Asset Management LLC
1:30 pm	Explore Chicago - Free time! Two or more groups will form for excursions to the Art Institute, Orchestra Hall, and/or Millennium Park. Information about Chicago activities such as architectural boat tours and Chicago City tours available upon request.
6:00 p.m.	Reception and Dinner at Petterino's, 150 North Dearborn Street Constitutional Policy and the Future of Liberty Speaker: Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Former Senator and Apollo 17 Astronaut and Moonwalker           PowerPoint Presentation
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
8:30 am	Breakfast at the Blackstone Hotel, 636 South Michigan Avenue The Fate of Classical Liberalism in the Age of Obama Speaker: Richard Epstein, University of Chicago Law School
9:15 am	Session 3: The Future of the Media Brad Spirrison, President, Midwest Business Technology News Joe Cahill, Editor, Crain’s Chicago Business Moderator: Dan Miller, Executive Vice President, The Heartland Institute
10:15 am	Session 4: Bail Out, Stimulus, and Free Markets Jeff Madden, IronBridge Capital Management           PowerPoint Presentation James G. Fitzgerald, Managing Director, BankNote Capital Corp. Dr. Randall Kroszner, former Governor of the Federal Reserve System Moderator: Dan Miller, Executive Vice President, The Heartland Institute
11:15 am	Break
Noon	Lunch at the Blackstone Hotel, 636 South Michigan Avenue Has Capitalism Been Invalidated? Tibor Machan, Professor of Philosophy, Chapman College
1:30 pm - ???	Open House, Baseball, More Socializing!