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  The New Washington II

Three months ago we held our first conference in this new Bisnow series, featuring David Rubenstein, Tom Ridge, Joe Robert, and other notables. Now a new President and Congress have taken charge, the economic environment has grown shakier, the government response had grown bolder. What do the experts see for ’09? Join us for another star-studded show and networking schmoozarama.

Agenda

National Press Club
Monday, March 2, 2009 

7:00-8:00  Networking and Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:30  Knight Kiplinger:  "The Washington Economy and the World"

8:30-9:10  Panel 1:  "Forecast for Regional Business Sectors"

Bill Perlstein, Managing Partner, WilmerHale
Knox Singleton, CEO, Inova Health System
John Backus, Founder, New Atlantic Ventures

David Rehr, CEO, National Association of Broadcasters

9:10-9:50  Panel 2:  "The State of Real Estate"

Mitchell Schear, President, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, moderator
Bob Pinkard, Chairman and co-founder, Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers
Ray Ritchey, EVP, Boston Properties

9:50-10:15 Networking

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Knight Kiplinger
Editor in Chief
Kiplinger

Knight Kiplinger is editor in chief of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, Kiplinger.com and the Kiplinger Letter, America's leading business-forecasting publication. More

Bill Perlstein
Co-Managing Partner
WilmerHale

Bill Perlstein was managing partner of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering from 1998 until its merger with Boston's Hale & Dorr in 2004, upon which he became co-managing partner of the combined firm. More

   
Knox Singleton
President & CEO
Inova Health System

Knox Singleton is president and CEO of Inova Health System, one of the largest integrated health care delivery systems in the metropolitan Washington region and the largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia. More

John Backus
Founder and Managing Partner
New Atlantic Ventures

John Backus is a seasoned technology investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience investing in and managing rapidly growing, high-technology companies, and has been Chairman of NVTC and Wolf Trap. More

   
David Rehr
CEO
National Association of Broadcasters

David joined NAB as President and CEO in December of 2005. Prior to his taking over the helm at NAB, he was president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). More

Mitchell Schear
President
Vornado/Charles E. Smith

Mitchell Schear is the President of Vornado/Charles E. Smith Washington, DC, Office Division, responsible for directing the performance and growth of the largest office portfolio in the Washington DC region. More

   
Ray Ritchey
Executive Vice President
Boston Properties

Ray Ritchey serves as Executive Vice President and National Director of Acquisitions and Development, responsible for all development, leasing, and marketing, and previously managed the Washington, DC, region. More

Bob Pinkard
Chairman
Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers

Bob Pinkard co-founded Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers in 1981, one of the country's leading full-service commercial real estate firms, served as CEO until 2007, and is currently its Chairman. More