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Agenda

7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
Registration / Networking / Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
1st Break Out Session (two options)

Financing
~How banks are evaluating credit
~Expectations on guarantees, realism of the current market
~How accountants and business advisors are working with banks and customers in today's economy

	Bill Fitzpatrick, Partner, McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond
	J. Eric Lewis, Vice President, Business Services Officer, Baltimore Metro Region, BB&T Corporation
	J. MacGregor Tisdale, Senior Vice President - Commercial Banking, SunTrust Bank
	Moderator: Bill Heintzelman, Principal, Evergreen CFO

	Dave Hartman, Executive IT Advisor and President, Hartman Business Technology
	Michael Karfakis, Co-owner and COO, Vitamin, Inc.
	Josh Lippy, Chief Technology Officer, America's Remote Help Desk (ARHD)
	Moderator: Bill Pisano, Senior Staff, The ACI Group

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
2nd Break Out Session (two options)

Health Care
~Access to health care
~Rate difference between Maryland and other surrounding states
~Wellness programs

		Mark Hammett, Director, Small Group Under 10 Lives, Kelly Benefit Strategies
		Shekar Subramaniam, Associate Vice President in Broker Sales, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
		Moderator: Jim Kucher, Executive Director, Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore

		Jennifer R. Busse, Esq., and LEED AP, Partner, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
		Peter Van Buren, President, TerraLogos Green Home Services Inc.
		Moderator: Peter Z. Garver, Founder and President, Sustainable Development Partnerships LLC

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