Agriculture & Rural Development
The Impact of Commodity Prices on the Farm Economy and a Farm Bill Outlook
Pat Westhoff, Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), Columbia, Missouri
Immigration Reform and Agriculture
Charles H. Kuck, Managing Partner, Kuck Immigration Partners LLC–The Immigration Law Firm
Rural Food Deserts
Steph Larsen, Assistant Director of Organizing, Rural Organizing and Outreach Program, Center for Rural Affairs, Nebraska
Animal ID Update
https://csgsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/Woods_Animal_Disease_Traceability.pdf
Economic Development, Transportation, Cultural Affairs
Promoting Rail Transit in America
Senator Jeff Mullis, Chair, Senate Transportation Committee, Georgia
Transportation Logistics: Critical for Economic Development
Delegate Joe T. May, Chair, House Transportation Committee, Virginia
Peter Hurme, Publisher and Senior Editor, Cargo Business News, Seattle, Washington
Attracting Foreign Direct Investment: Strategies from the German American Chamber of Commerce
Leveraging the Arts and the Creative Economy as an Economic Development Tool
Susan Schadt, President & CEO, ArtsMemphis, Tennessee
Dr. Stuart Rosenfeld, Principal and Founder, Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., North Carolina
Education
Michelle Rhee: Putting Students First
Michelle Rhee, Founder and CEO, StudentsFirst, Washington, D.C.
School Choice: Policy Options and Recent Research
Marissa Canatta, Associate Director, National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University
Energy & Environment
Nuclear Energy in a Post-Fukushima World
Victor McCree, Regional Administrator, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
Cheri Collins, General Manager for External Alliances, Southern Nuclear Company, Georgia
Alternative Energy from Waste Plastics
Renewable Energy in the South: Innovations in Production, Storage and Transportation
Representative Warren Chisum, Texas
Jimmy Glotfelty, Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Clean Line Energy Partners, Texas
Presentation of the Southern States Energy Board’s 2011 Legislative Digest
Representative Rocky Adkins, Kentucky
Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations
Poised to Take Off? U.S. Economy in 2011 and Beyond
Effective Debt Management Policies: Efforts in Tennessee
Justin P. Wilson, Comptroller of the Treasury, Nashville, Tennessee
Public Pension Challenges: Responses from Oklahoma
Representative Randy McDaniel, Oklahoma
Modifying Public Pensions: Legal and Other Challenges
Professor Amy B. Monahan, The University of Minnesota Law School
E-Commerce and State Finances: Latest Trends
David W. Hoyle, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Raleigh, North Carolina
Comparative Data Reports Presentations
Education – West Virginia Legislative Staff
Medicaid – Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office
Revenue – Arkansas Bureau Of Legislative Research
Transportation – Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
Adult Corrections – Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office
Human Services & Public Safety
Juvenile Justice: Addressing Recidivism through Community Interventions
Lee Rone, Chief Operating Officer, Youth Villages, Tennessee
State Health Insurance Exchange Programs
Anton J. Gunn, Region IV Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia
Prescription Drug Abuse and “Pill Mill” Regulation
John F. DeRosier, Calcasier Parish District Attorney, Louisiana
Richard McNelis, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Health, Florida
Healthcare Information Technology
Justin L. Neece, Chief Executive Officer, Shared Health, Tennessee
Facing Hunger in the South Panel Discussion
Moderator: Estella Mayhue-Greer, President and CEO, Mid-South Food Bank, Tennessee
Panelists:
Emily Engelhard, Director of Social Policy Research and Analysis, Feeding America, Illinois
Nicole Robinson, Vice President, Kraft Foods Foundation, Illinois
Tomme Beevas, Director of Community Involvement, Cargill, Minnesota
Julie Gehrki, Senior Director, Walmart Foundation, Arkansas
Gulf Coast & Atlantic States Regional Task Force
Weathering the Storm: Alabama Emergency Management Agency’s Best Practices
Art Faulkner, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Economic Development Along the Region’s Waterways
Diana Threadgill, Executive Director, Mississippi River Corridor, Tennessee
Greg Maxted, P.E., Executive Director, Harahan Bridge Project, Tennessee
Opening Plenary