• 7:30 a.m.        Registration - Room 2D
• 8:15 a.m.        Welcome/Intro.
• 8:25 a.m.        State Comptroller, Nancy Wyman, on the state's fiscal situation
• 9:15 a.m.         Budget Solutions Presentation - Peter Gioia and Christopher P. Bruhl, representing the Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century
• 9:45 a.m.                                    BREAK
• 10:00 a.m.       Break-Out Sessions, 2nd Floor, LOB **(see below)

** Please select the interest session you would like to attend and include your choice with your registration **

Session #1 Create a Tax Policy that Welcomes Business and Creates Jobs... Tell state legislators about the business-planning process and the factors that you consider when determining where to locate your company's facilities and/or operations, and make investments.  Explain to them that constantly putting business tax changes on the table and not solving the state's fiscal problems result in uncertainty. Let them know that inconsistency and unpredictability make it hard for you to include Connecticut in future plans.  Session #2 Don't Price Jobs Out of Connecticut: Control Labor Costs to Put People Back to Work... Connecticut has among the highest costs in the U.S. for hiring and maintaining a workforce. With costs still climbing and the national economy stalled, lawmakers must avoid imposing more employer mandates, unique employee benefits or tougher regulations ---- actions that will just make it harder for you to grow and retain jobs here. Tell legislators how harmful legislative proposals impact your ability to hire. Session #3 Manufacturing Drives Our Economy: Clear the Roadblocks... Manufacturing multiplies: Every job in manufacturing creates more jobs and expands wealth in Connecticut. But what's blocking manufacturers from leading the recovery? Don't miss this special breakout session with key legislators who have a personal connection with manufacturing in the state and others who want to learn about your challenges. Session #4 Open the Doors to Small Business... Come and tell the legislature's Commerce Committee about the challenges you're facing trying to operate a small business during this difficult economic time. Share your suggestions on how to open our state wider to small businesses, and tell legislators to take off the table any idea or proposal that will hurt your business. Show them how committed you are to our state and how their actions affect your ability to succeed.