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SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation

SEC Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
September 24, 2007

Agenda

9:00 a.m.	Call to Order Gerald J. Laporte, Chief, Office of Small Business Policy, SEC Division of Corporation Finance
	Introductory Remarks John W. White, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance
	Opening Remarks SEC Chairman Christopher Cox
9:15 a.m.	Roundtable on Securities Offerings by Private Companies Moderators: Gerald J. Laporte, Chief, SEC Office of Small Business Policy, Division of Corporation Finance (Washington, DC) Marc H. Morgenstern, Managing Partner, Blue Mesa Partners (San Francisco, CA) Panelists: Steven E. Bochner, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Palo Alto, CA) Lance R. Lange, Director, Robert W. Baird & Co. (Milwaukee, WI) Gregory C. Yadley, Partner, Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP (Tampa, FL)
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Roundtable on Securities Regulation of Smaller Public Companies Moderators: Steven E. Bochner, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Palo Alto, CA) John W. White, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance (Washington, DC) Panelists: Phil Clough, Managing General Partner, ABS Capital Partners (Baltimore, MD) R. Cromwell Coulson, Chairman and CEO, Pink Sheets, LLC (New York, NY) Gerard P. O'Connor, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP (Boston, MA) Anna T. Pinedo, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP (New York, NY)
12:30 p.m.	Break
12:45 p.m.	Lunch at B. Smith's Restaurant in Union Station ($35 cost, prepaid online by credit card) Speaker: SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins
2:15 p.m.	Reassembly to Divide into Breakout Groups to Develop Recommendations (SEC Auditorium) Private Placement Broker-Dealer Breakout Group (Multipurpose Room L006 (Lower Level)) Securities Offerings by Private Companies Breakout Group (Room 4000) Securities Regulation of Smaller Public Companies Breakout Group (Room 5000) Tax Breakout Group (Room 3000)
3:30 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m.	Continuation of Breakout Group Discussions (with same room assignments)
4:45 p.m.	Plenary Session to Develop Next Steps (SEC Auditorium) Moderator: Gregory C. Yadley, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP (Tampa, FL)
5:30 p.m.	Networking Reception at B. Smith's Restaurant in Union Station

http://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/2007gbforumagenda.htm

Modified: 09/19/2007