Schedule

Annual Conference on Financial Education
April 18 – April 20, 2012
Schedule

“Collaborative Efforts in Financial Education”

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 Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Registration and Exhibitor Setup
10:00am – 12:00pm
Welcome Remarks

Roland “Arty” Arteaga, Defense Credit Union Council

12:30pm – 12:45pm
Opening Remarks

Leslie E. Linfield, Esq., Institute for Financial Literacy

12:45pm – 1:00pm
General Session I: Money Makes Me Crazy! How About You?

Edward McLyman, Apexx Behavioral Solutions Group

1:00pm – 2:30pm
Concurrent Session I:

Investing in Our Future: Teaching Children About Money in an Exciting Way

Robin Yang, Prosperity Prana, LLC

Serving Those Who Serve: Effective State Policies for Protecting Military Families

Kate Sylvester, America’s Promise
Katherine Gale, America’s Promise

The Road to Financial Recovery: Measuring Financial Security: The Basic Economic Security Tables (BEST) Index

Matt Unrath, Wider Opportunities for Women

2:30pm – 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Concurrent Session II:

Investing in Our Future: Meeting the Financial Education Needs of Postsecondary Students

Rachel Brash, The Urban Institute

Serving Those Who Serve: The Great Numbers Game: What You Really Need to Know about Credit Scores but Aren’t Being Told

Rod Griffin, Experian

The Road to Financial Recovery: VITA: How VITA Provides Financial Opportunities

Catherine Ro, National Community Tax Coalition
John Russell, Denver Asset Building Coalition
Joe Doyle, Goodwill Industries of West Michigan
Gene Brown, Internal Revenue Service

3:45pm – 4:45pm
EIFLE Awards Dinner
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 8:30am
Opening Remarks

Hubert H. Humphrey III, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Invited)

8:30am – 9:00am
General Session II: Financial Literacy Around the World

Hidde van der Veer, Aflatoun Foundation (Child Savings International); Netherlands
Michael Reyes, Money Tree Asia Pacific, LTD; Malaysia
Linda Jack, Financial Educator and Youth Policy Advisor; United Kingdom

9:00am – 10:30am
Break
10:30am – 10:45am
Concurrent Session III:Investing in Our Future: Financial Literacy Role Reversal: Encouraging Students to Teach

William Sweeney, CORE Federal Credit Union

Serving Those Who Serve: The Asset Platform: A Pathway for Those Who Serve

Kirsten Moy, The Aspen Institute

The Road to Financial Recovery: The Great Numbers Game: What You Really Need to Know about Credit Scores but Aren’t Being Told

Rod Griffin, Experian

10:45am – 11:45am
Lunch and Keynote Address

Laura D. Adams, Author of Money Girl’s Smart Moves to Grow Rich

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Concurrent Session IV:Investing in Our Future: Is Your Bank of Mom and Dad Still Open

Ornella Grosz, Author of Moneylicious: A Financial Clue for Generation Y

Serving Those Who Serve: Grind and Brew: Understanding Investments

Kristiann Saunders, FINRA Military Spouse Fellow

The Road to Financial Recovery: The Missing Piece: Financial Literacy in the Employment Search

Lyn Kugel, PathWays PA
Nicki Woods, Bureau of Workforce Development Partnerships

1:45pm – 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Concurrent Session V:Investing in Our Future: Encouraging Critical Thinking about Money Matters

Jennifer Ransom, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Kelly Banks, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Serving Those Who Serve: One Size Does NOT Fit All: Beyond the Cookie Cutter Approach to Financial Education

Anna Frank, First Commonwealth Bank

The Road to Financial Recovery: ID Theft and Account Fraud: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Linda Williams, Consumer Action

3:00pm – 4:00pm
Dinner on own

Friday, April 20, 2012

Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 8:30am
Opening Remarks

Cassandra J. Grayson, Florida Financial Literacy Council (Invited)

8:30am – 9:00am
General Session III: Managing Credit: The “New Normal”

Caryn Kaiser, Chase Card Services

9:00am – 10:30am
Break
10:30am – 10:45am
Concurrent Session VI:Investing in Our Future: Youth IDAs and Creating Buzz-worthy Programming

Christopher Jones, IMPACT Community Action
Latisha Chastang, IMPACT Community Action

Serving Those Who Serve: Uncovering Asset Development and Accumulation Resources for Veterans

Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling, Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University

The Road to Financial Recovery: Financial Literacy Education in Action

Kim Manturuk, Center for Community Capital, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Don Milne, Zions Bank

10:45am – 11:45am
Closing Remarks

Leslie E. Linfield, Esq., Institute for Financial Literacy

12:00pm