8:45 AM

Welcome

Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

9:00 AM

Transparency and a Level Playing Field

Introduction
Paul Schrader, Former Executive Director
Consumer Assistance Council of Cape Cod

Speaker
The Honorable Elizabeth Warren
United States Senate
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9:20 AM

America’s Current Politics: The Consumer’s Perspective

Introduction
Larry Blanchard, Consultant, Public Affairs
CUNA Mutual Group

Speaker
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
Pew Research Center
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9:50 AM

Does Cost-Benefit Analysis Promote or Impede Sensible Regulation?

Moderator
Maureen Thompson, Senior Principal
The Hastings Group, LLC

Panelists
Robert Adler, Commissioner
Consumer Product Safety Commission

Dan Berkovitz, General Counsel
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Mercer Bullard, President & Founder
Fund Democracy, Inc.

11:00 AM

How Seriously do Smartphones Erode Privacy?

Moderator
Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Joanne McNabb, Director of Privacy Education and Policy
Office of the Attorney General, California

Jon Potter, President
Application Developers Alliance

Gautam Hans, Ron Plesser Fellow
Center for Democracy & Technology

Michelle De Mooy, Senior Associate, National Priorities
Consumer Action

Sarah Hudgins, Director of Public Policy
Interactive Advertising Bureau

11:00 AM

Are Prepaid Cards Good for Consumers?

Moderator
Adam Rust, Director of Research
Reinvestment Partners

Panelists
Alpesh Chokshi, President, Global Payment Options
American Express

Lauren Saunders, Managing Attorney
National Consumer Law Center

Susan Weinstock, Project Director, Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Lisa McFarland, Head of U.S. Consumer Prepaid Products
Visa Inc.

11:00 AM

How Can Federal Law Enforcement More Effectively Protect Consumer Health and Safety?

Moderator
Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and Senior Counsel
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Marc Schoem, Deputy Director, Office of Compliance and Field Operations
Consumer Product Safety Commission

Daniel Smith, Senior Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Branch
U.S. Department of Justice

David Plunkett, Senior Staff Attorney, Food Safety Program
Center for Science in the Public Interest

12:30 PM

Luncheon Keynote – A Safe and Sound Financial Services System?

Introduction
Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

Speaker
Sheila Bair, Former Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Author, Bull by the Horns   

2:00 PM

Addressing Fraud Trends and Challenges

Moderator
Sally Hurme, Project Advisor, Education & Outreach
AARP

Panelists
Jonathan Rusch, Deputy Chief for Strategy and Policy, Fraud Section, Criminal Division
U.S. Department Of Justice

Steve Baker, Regional Director, Midwest Region
Federal Trade Commission

John Morton, Chief Risk Officer
Green Dot Corporation

Gary Mottola, Research Director
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education

John Breyault, Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud
National Consumers League

2:00 PM

Will a New Mortgage Rule Expand or Threaten Homeownership?

Moderator
Barry Zigas, Director of Housing Policy
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Peter Carroll, Assistant Director, Mortgage Markets
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Mike Malloy, Deputy General Counsel
Bank of America

Eric Stein, Senior Vice President
Self -Help & Center for Responsible Lending

2:00 PM

Do Health and Safety Labels actually Improve Consumer Health and Safety?

Moderator
Jack Gillis, Director of Public Affairs
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Shelley Deppa, President
Safety Behavior Analysis. Inc.

Gerene Denning, Director of Emergency Medicine Research
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa

Caroline Cox, Research Director
Center for Environmental Health

Steve Gardner, Litigation Director
Center for Science in the Public Interest

Matthew L. Myers, President
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

3:30 PM

Investor Protection Priorities

Introduction
Elizabeth Costle, Director, Consumer & State Affairs
AARP Public Policy Institute

Speaker
Rick Ketchum, Chairman and CEO
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

4:00 PM

Modernizing the Electric Grid – Good for Consumers?

Moderator
Irene Leech, President
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

Panelists
John Hewa, Vice President, Research, Engineering and Technical Services
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Steve Nadel, Executive Director
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
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John Howat, Senior Energy Analyst
National Consumer Law Center