8:30 AM

Welcome

Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

9:00 AM

Keynote

Introduction
Lisa Donner, Executive Director
Americans for Financial Reform

Speaker
Damon A. Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel
AFL-CIO
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9:30 AM

Political Polarization and the American Public

Introduction
Martin Lowery, Executive Vice President, Member & Association Relations
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Speaker
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
Pew Research Center
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10:00 AM

The 114th Congress: Friend or Foe of Consumer Protection?

Moderator
Carrie Hunt, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel
National Association of Federal Credit Unions

Panelists
Neera Tanden, President
Center for American Progress

Steve Bartlett, Senior Advisor
Treliant Risk Advisors

11:00 AM

Telemarketing Abuses: Can Anything Be Done to Stop Them?

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

Panelists
Lois Greisman, Associate Director, Division of Marketing Practices
Federal Trade Commission

Kristi Thompson, Deputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division
Federal Communications Commission

Delara Derakhshani, Policy Counsel
Consumer Reports

Kevin G. Rupy, Vice President, Law & Policy
USTelecom

Aaron Foss, Founder
Nomorobo

11:00 AM

Product Recalls: Are There New Solutions to an Old Problem?

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

Panelists
Tanya Topka, Fast Track Team Lead in the Office of Compliance
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Nancy A. Cowles, Executive Director
Kids In Danger

Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director
Center for Auto Safety

Jean Halloran, Director, Food Policy Initiatives
Consumers Union

Jennifer Thompson, Director of the Global Non-Foods Quality Assurance, Recalls and Product Safety
Costco Wholesale Corporation

Dr. Regina Tan, Director, Recall Management and Technical Analysis, Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

11:00 AM

Auto Insurers and Low-Wealth Drivers: Discriminatory Pricing and Unfair Practices

Moderator
Douglas Heller, Consultant
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Beth Sammis, Deputy Director for Consumer Affairs, Federal Insurance Office
Department of Treasury

Birny Birnbaum, Executive Director
Center for Economic Justice

Marceline White, Executive Director
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

12:30 PM

Luncheon Keynote

Introduction
Will Ogburn, Executive Director
National Consumer Law Center

Speaker
Marta L.Tellado, President & CEO
Consumer Reports

2:00 PM

Consumer Information Disclosures: When Are They Useful?

Moderator
Christopher Waldrop, Director of Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Nancy Becker, Nutrition Policy Manager
Center for Science in the Public Interest

Carol Pollack-Nelson, Human Factors Psychologist
Independent Safety Consulting

Pedro G. Leon, Privacy Fellow
Center for Internet and Society, Stanford University

Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection
Consumer Federation of America

2:00 PM

Connected Cars: Consumer Benefits and Challenges

Moderator
Adrian Lund, President
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Panelists
Nathaniel Beuse, Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Khalia Barnes, EPIC Administrative Law Counsel
Electronic Privacy Information Center

Shaun Kildare, Research Director
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Mark Dowd, Assistant General Counsel
Global Automakers

2:00 PM

Electronic Payment Networks: Preventing Fraud and Abuse

Moderator
Tom Feltner, Director of Financial Services
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Christopher Koegel, Assistant Director, Division of Financial Practices
Federal Trade Commission

Jay Isaacson, Vice President, Business Protection
CUNA Mutual

Cindy Jenkins, Senior Director and Group Manager, ACH Network Risk Management
NACHA, The Electronic Payments Association

John Grogan, Partner
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C.

3:30 PM

A Conversation with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez

Interviewer
Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director
U.S. PIRG

Speaker
Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman
Federal Trade Commission

4:00 PM

The Future of Solar Energy: How Will This “Disruptive Technology” Affect Consumers?

Moderator
Mel Hall-Crawford, Special Projects Director
Consumer Federation of America

Panelists
Minh Le, Director, SunShot Initiative
U.S. Department of Energy
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Dan Ebert, Senior Vice President for External Affairs
WPPI Energy

John Rogers, Senior Energy Analyst
Union of Concerned Scientists