Conference Day One
Agenda: Monday, April 24, 2006
The Business of Aging
Conference Registration
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Welcome & Remarks
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Conference Hosts
Arnie Morse, Executive Director [More]
Otsego County Commission on Aging

Dona Wishart, Assistant Director [More]
Otsego County Commission on Aging
Opening Remarks

Francis J. Gingras, President [More]
The Gingras Group, Traverse City
• Early Bird Session
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Financial Fitness:  Lessons for the Young and Old

Mark C. Schug, Director & Professor [More]
Center for Economic Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
------------------------- Break 9:30 am - 9:45 am -------------------------
• Morning Discussion: The Broad Strokes
10:00 am - 11:00 am

The Economy and the Markets:
Short-Run and Long-Run Investment Strategies for Seniors

Clare Zempel [More]
Zempel Strategic: Applied Economics & Financial Market Analysis

Dr. Stephen Wood [More]
The Russell Investment Group
• Morning Panel Presentation: The Finer Points
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Aging and the New Economy:
Economic Development as a Model for Livable Communities

Tino Breithaupt
Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation

Bill Paladino
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
------------------------- Lunch 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm -------------------------
Lunch is on your own.
• Introductions & Remarks
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Arnie Morse [More] & Dona Wishart [More]
Otsego County Commission on Aging
• Afternoon Session I
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Elder Financial Protection Network:  Overview and Accomplishments
Jenefer Duane, CEO and Executive Director  [More]      
• Afternoon Session II
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

EFPN Financial Institution Training Program Demonstration
Jenefer Duane, CEO and Executive Director [More]
------------------------- Break 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm -------------------------
• Afternoon Session III
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Best Practices Panel: Gary Dunn & the Financial Community
Moderated by:  Jenefer Duane, Elder Protection Financial Network [More]
• Closing Remarks
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Hosts
Arnie Morse [More] & Dona Wishart [More]
Otsego County Commission on Aging