PROGRAM

PROGRAM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm WELCOME RECEPTION Dumbarton Room and Conservatory

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm OPENING DINNER AND PROGRAM Ballroom

OPENING REMARKS Gerard Baker Editor-in-Chief Rupert Murdoch Executive Chairman News Corp

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN AMERICA What seem to be intractable divisions dominate U.S. politics at a critical moment in the nation’s history. How can government be made to work? Perspective: Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey Interviewer: Gerard Baker Editor-in-Chief The Wall Street Journal

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN A DANGEROUS WORLD The threats, conflicts, intelligence and leaks shaping national security Perspective: General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Interviewer: John Bussey Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Business Editor The Wall Street Journal

9:00 pm NIGHTCAPS AND NETWORKING Dumbarton Room and Conservatory

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013

7:00 am – 8:00 am BREAKFAST Dumbarton Room and Conservatory

8:00 am – 8:15 am OPENING REMARKS Ballroom Gerard Baker Editor-in-Chief The Wall Street Journal John Bussey Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Business Editor The Wall Street Journal

8:15 am – 8:45 am GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK What are the chief risks and opportunities in 2014? Where will growth come from? Perspectives: Stanley Fischer Governor, Bank of Israel (2005–2013) Glenn Hubbard Dean, Columbia Business School Jim Yong Kim, M.D., Ph.D. President The World Bank Group Interviewer: David Wessel Editor The Wall Street Journal

8:45 am – 9:15 am PROSPECTS FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY What now for growth, jobs, business investment, the budget, the deficit, tax reform, financial regulation—and the hint of new financial excess on the horizon? Perspective: Jacob J. Lew Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Interviewer: Gerard Baker Editor-in-Chief The Wall Street Journal

9:15 am – 9:45 am GLOBAL TRADE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES The Trans-Atlantic Alliance and Trans-Pacific Partnership are getting traction. How will business be affected by big trends in global trade? Perspective: Ambassador Michael Froman U.S. Trade Representative Interviewer: Rebecca Blumenstein Deputy Editor-in-Chief The Wall Street Journal

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9:45 am – 10:15 am BREAK

10:15 am – 11:45 am CONCURRENT TASK FORCE SESSIONS The Wall Street Journal CEO Council will divide into five task forces to debate and identify the most urgent priorities, risks and opportunities facing business, government, and the economy. Subject experts will offer short proposals to open the discussions.

◆ THE FUTURE OF CAPITALISM The last five years of economic tumult have undermined public support for capitalism in many parts of the world. What can companies do to shore up confidence in private enterprise and make the world safe for capitalism? Co-Chairs: Joseph L. Hooley Chairman, President and CEO State Street Corporation Joseph R. Perella Founding Partner, Chairman and CEO Perella Weinberg Partners Myron E. Ullman III CEO J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Subject Expert: Justin Wolfers, Ph.D. Professor of Economics and Public Policy University of Michigan Moderator: David Wessel Economics Editor The Wall Street Journal

◆ ENERGY America has leapt from energy scarcity to abundance. What’s the most productive way to use this bonanza while also protecting the environment? Co-Chairs: Nicholas Akins President and CEO American Electric Power Kevin S. Crutchfield Chairman and CEO Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Paolo Scaroni CEO Eni Subject Expert: Michael A. Levi David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment Council on Foreign Relations Moderator: Jennifer Forsyth U.S. Editor The Wall Street Journal

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CONCURRENT TASK FORCE SESSIONS (continued)

◆ HEALTH CARE INNOVATION The Affordable Care Act has taken effect, yet there is little progress in bringing health-care costs under control. Meanwhile, federal budgets for health-care research are evaporating. What government initiatives and industry innovations—in R&D, delivery systems, and treatments—will help provide the best health-care service at sustainable cost?

Co-Chairs: Patricia A. Hemingway Hall President and CEO Health Care Service Corporation John H. Noseworthy, M.D. President and CEO Mayo Clinic Mark Schneider President and CEO Fresenius Group Subject Expert: Helen Darling President and CEO National Business Group on Health Moderator: Laura Landro Assistant Managing Editor The Wall Street Journal

◆ STAYING COMPETITIVE What key initiatives do nations need to pursue—education? immigration? infrastructure?— to boost competitiveness in an ever more integrated world? Co-Chairs: Klaus Kleinfeld Chairman and CEO Alcoa Inc. Shantanu Narayen President and CEO Adobe Systems Incorporated Mary Lee Schneider President and CEO Follett Corporation Subject Expert: Hal Sirkin Senior Partner The Consulting Group Moderator: Rebecca Blumenstein Deputy Editor-in-Chief The Wall Street Journal

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CONCURRENT TASK FORCE SESSIONS (continued)

◆ CYBERSECURITY This task force will make recommendations for policy makers and business on how best to tackle one of the gravest threats to business profitability and national security. Co-Chairs: Francisco D’Souza CEO Cognizant Technology Solutions Frank R. Martire Chairman and CEO Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Stephen D. Milligan President and CEO Western Digital Corporation Subject Expert: James Mulvenon, Ph.D. Vice President, Intelligence Division Defense Group Inc. Moderator: Dennis K. Berman Business Editor The Wall Street Journal

12:00 pm – 1:45 pm LUNCHEON

HIGHER EDUCATION: INNOVATION AND DISRUPTION Our panel of educators looks at tuition costs, technology, online education, and competitiveness to describe where higher education—one of America’s greatest resources—is headed. Perspectives: Amy Gutmann, Ph.D. President University of Pennsylvania William E. Kirwan, Ph.D. Chancellor University System of Maryland Daphne Koller Co-Founder and Co-CEO Coursera Interviewer: David Wessel Economics Editor The Wall Street Journal

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2:00 pm – 2:30 pm THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT From the U.S. to Japan, it’s a time of experimentation by central banks. What does “normal” look like when the experiments are done?

Perspective: Lawrence H. Summers Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University Secretary of the U.S. Treasury (1999–2001) Interviewer: David Wessel Economics Editor The Wall Street Journal

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm A VOICE FOR BUSINESS IN WASHINGTON If the Commerce Department’s mission is to make U.S. business more innovative at home and competitive abroad, how does the new Secretary of Commerce aim to advance that goal?

Perspective: Penny Pritzker Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Interviewer: Matt Murray Deputy Editor-in-Chief The Wall Street Journal

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

Perspective: President Barack Obama 44th President of the United States Interviewer: Gerald F. Seib Washington Bureau Chief The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm BREAK

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm TASK FORCE REPORTS AND COUNCIL VOTE Results from the morning sessions will be presented by the task force co-chairs for debate, discussion and a final vote by all members.

◆ The Future of Capitalism ◆ Energy ◆ Health Care Innovation ◆ Staying Competitive ◆ Cybersecurity

The Wall Street Journal CEO Council members will vote on the priorities identified by the task forces and debated during the day to establish a final ranking in order of importance.

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5:30 pm – 6:00 pm THE DEFICIT, THE DEBT, AND AMERICA’S FUTURE It remains the biggest question facing the U.S.—where is the Great Budget Debate taking America? Can Washington work? Perspective: Paul Ryan Chairman, House Committee on the Budget U.S. Representative (R., Wis.) Interviewer: Paul Gigot Editorial Page Editor, Vice President The Wall Street Journal

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CLOSING RECEPTION Dumbarton Room and Conservatory

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