2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum

Program and Speaker Bios

Pictures from the program

Agenda and Video

7:15-8:00 – Continental Breakfast

8:00 – Welcome

• Jan Jones, Speaker Pro-Tempore, Georgia House of Representatives
• Rep. Edward Lindsey, Chairman, Conservative Policy Leadership Institute

8:10 – Breakfast Keynote: The Greatest Force For Good

• John Tillman, President and CEO, Illinois Policy Institute

9:00-10:00 Session One: Health Policy after the High Court: Reforming Medicaid, Rethinking Medical Malpractice and Reaching the Uninsured

• Grace-Marie Turner, Founder and President, Galen Institute (Powerpoint)

• Dr. Joanna Bailey, Emory University School of Law (Powerpoint)

Moderator: Dr. Brian E. Hill, author of, “Stop the Noise: A Physician’s Quest to Silence the Politics of Health Care Reform”

10:15-11:15 Session Two: Policies to Encourage Innovation in the New Economy

• Carter Burton, President, Spine360, Austin, Texas
• Jake Hodesh, Executive Director, The Creative Coast, Savannah
• Glenn McGonnigle, entrepreneur, venture capital specialist, IT expert and founder of several companies
• Brooke Rollins, President and CEO, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Moderator: Craig Lesser, former Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development

11:20-11:50 Breakout Sessions on Health Care Reform, Medical Malpractice Reform and Economic Growth

12:00-1:45 p.m. Lunch

• Keynote: The Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
  • Lawrence W. Reed, President, Foundation for Economic

• Presentation of the Principles Award to A.D. Frazier

2:00-3:00 Session Three: Embracing Innovation in Funding, Choice and Digital Learning

• Gerard Robinson, Former Florida Commissioner of Education
• Rick Ogston, Founder and CEO, Carpe Diem Schools

Moderator: Dave Merlino, host of The Rob and Dave Show

3:00-3:30 Session Four: Getting Georgia Moving: Plan B for Transportation

• Georgia Public Policy Foundation (Powerpoint)

Previous Legislative Forums:  2011 | 2010