2008 Event

Opening Address:   
“The Mission of the Keystone Weekend”
PJ Stapleton, III  (Founder – Keystone Weekend)
Panel #1
Universal Health Care: Is This a Greater Moral, or Fiscal Issue?
Kenneth Thorpe (Dean – Emory University)
William George (President -Pennsylvania AFL-CIO)
James Greenwood (CEO – Biotechnology Industry Organization)
Chris Viehbacher (Vice President – GlaxoSmithKline)
Panel #2
Going Green While Going Forward (in a Natural Resource Rich State)
Kathleen McGinty (Secretary – PA Department of Environmental Protection)
Nick DeBenedictis (CEO – Aqua America)
John Rich Jr. (CEO – Gilberton Coal)
Rex Wright (Installation Manager – Johnson Controls, Inc.)
Lunch Address
Government at the Intersection of Disciplines
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell (Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
Solo #1
The Distinctive Qualities of Family Businesses
Michael Mondavi (CEO - Folio Fine Wine Partners)
Ira M. Lubert (CEO – Lubert-Adler)
Mike Cortez, Esquire (General Counsel – Sheetz, Inc.)
Panel #3
Leadership: “Hard to Define, Easy to Identify, Critical to Cultivate”
Paul McHale (Deputy Secretary of Defense for Homeland Security)
John O’Brien (President – Milton Hershey School)
Dr. Peter Cressy (President and CEO – Distilled Spirits Council of the United States)
Panel #4
Debating the Foreign Policy Issue of Our Time
Joseph Torsella (Executive Director of the National Constitution Center)
Frank E. Gaffney (President – Center for Security Policy)
Richard Vague (Chairman & CEO – Energy Plus Holdings)
Musical Entertainment
Edward Choi (Pianist – Milton Hershey Boys Choir)
The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra
Dinner and Wine Presentation
“Wines You  Love” – Michael MondaviPost Dinner Entertainment
Jim Papoulis, Composer and  Producer
Solo #2
Our Constitution’s Intelligent Design
The Honorable John E. Jones (United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania)
Panel #5
The Arts and Economic Development in the Age of New Media
Brian Tierney (CEO and Publisher – The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Diane Dalto (Chairman of the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts)
Peter Gistelnick (Executive Director – Philadelphia Chamber
Orchestra)
Kevin McMahon (Executive Director – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)
Solo  #3
A Challenge from Today’s Students: What Are You Doing To Make This State A Better Place For Us?
The Honorable Marjorie Rendell (United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals)
Student  Speakers: Rebecca Bailey (Episcopal Academy), Jack Cartwright (Wyoming Seminary), Denise Rutherford (Milton Hershey School), Caryl Papoulis (Rudolf Steiner School)
Panel #6
How Can We Replicate Suburban Economic Success in Our State’s Urban and Rural Areas?
The Honorable Dennis Yablonsky (Secretary – Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development)
The Honorable Chris Doherty (Mayor – City of Scranton)
Dana Henry (President – Indiana County Chamber of Commerce)
Solo #4
Are we Applying the Right Metrics in Measuring the Education of Our Future Workforce?
The Honorable Chakah Fattah (United States Congress)
The Honorable Marjorie Rendell (United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals)
M. Night Shyamalan (Filmmaker)
Roger Dennis (Dean – Drexel University School of Law)
Lunch
Closing Remarks:   “Lessons Learned from this Weekend”
PJ Stapleton, III (Founder – Keystone Weekend)
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