MEETING OUTLINE:

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome / Intro / Goals (Fen Fowler, Pres. MCAA)

9:15 – 9:45 Keynote (Mark Greenberg/Center for American Progress)

9:45 – 10:00 Q & A (prewritten index cards)

10:00 – 10:30 Keynote (Jodie Levin-Epstein/CLASP)

10:30 – 10:45 Q & A (prewritten index cards)

11:00 – 12:00 Panel Discussion

•  Ana Hicks – Moderator

•  Dee Clark – Low Income Consumer

•  Frank O'Hara – Poverty Impact on Maine Economy

•  Lisa Pohlmann - Maine Center for Economic Policy

•  Peter Gore - Maine State Chamber of Commerce

12:15 – 1:15 Lunch Presentation (AARP – Divided We Fail Campaign)

•  Jud Dolphin, AARP State Director

•  Dept. of Health & Human Services Commissioner Brenda Harvey and Dept. of Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman

1:30 – 2:45 Workshops

•  Income

•  Affordable Housing

•  Education

•  Health Care

3:00 – 3:45 Legislative Panel - Ana Hicks, Facilitator

4:00 Conclusion / Next Steps