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SEC Government Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation

Name: SEC Government Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Start: 2014-11-20T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2014-11-20T17:30:00-05:00
Location: SEC Headquarters

November 20, 2014 @ 9:00 am - 5:30 pm EST

The SEC plans to conduct the annual SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. We expect the Forum program to start at 9:00 a.m. and conclude with a networking opportunity at a neighboring location beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Registration required.

2014 SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation

SEC Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
November 20, 2014

Agenda

9:00 a.m.	Call to Order Sebastian Gomez Abero, Chief, Office of Small Business Policy SEC Division of Corporation FinanceIntroductions of Chair and Commissioners Keith F. Higgins, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Remarks Chair Mary Jo White Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher Commissioner Kara M. Stein Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
9:50 a.m.	*Secondary Market Liquidity for Securities of Small Businesses**Moderators: Stephen Luparello, Director, SEC Division of Trading and Markets Stanley Keller, Partner, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Boston, MassachusettsPanelists: Vladimir Ivanov, Financial Economist, SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis Michael L. Zuppone, Partner, Paul Hastings, New York, New York R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group, Inc. Robert Malin, Vice President of Sales, NASDAQ Private Market A. Heath Abshure, Arkansas Securities Commissioner, Little Rock, Arkansas
11:10 a.m.	Break
11:20 a.m.	*Should the Commission Revise the Accredited Investor Definition?**Moderators: Keith F. Higgins, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Stanley Keller, Partner, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Boston, Massachusetts Panelists: Rachita Gullapalli, Financial Economist, SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis Prof. Donald C. Langevoort, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Jean Peters, Board Member, Angel Capital Association; Managing Director, Golden Seeds Fund LP A. Heath Abshure, Arkansas Securities Commissioner, Little Rock, Arkansas
12:40 p.m.	Lunch Break
2:00 p.m.	*Breakout Groups Assemble to Develop Recommendations* Exempt Securities Offerings Breakout Group Moderator: Gregory C. Yadley, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Tampa, Florida Secondary Market Liquidity for Securities of Small Businesses Breakout Group Moderators: Michael L. Zuppone, Partner, Paul Hastings, New York, New York Accredited Investor Breakout Group Moderators: Deborah S. Froling, Partner, Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C. Disclosure Effectiveness for Smaller Reporting Companies Breakout Group Moderators: Thomas J. Kim, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	*Breakout Group Develop Recommendations (continued)*
5:00 p.m.	*Plenary Session to Develop Next Steps* Moderators: Sebastian Gomez Abero, Chief, Office of Small Business Policy, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Gregory C. Yadley, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Tampa, Florida
5:30 p.m.	Networking Reception at Nearby Restaurant

* One or more SEC Commissioners may participate in this discussion.

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Date:: November 20, 2014
Time:: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Event Tags:: sec

Venue

SEC Headquarters; 100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC, 20549 United States + Google Map
Phone:: (202) 551-3460
Website:: http://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/sbforum.shtml