Program overview
| 8-8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast, registration and seating |
| 8:30 – 8:40 a.m. | Welcome and introductions M. Roy Wilson, president, Wayne State University Sheila Cockrel, Former member, Detroit City Council |
| 8:40 - 9:20 a.m. | Opening remarks Kevyn Orr, Detroit Emergency Manager Mike Duggan, Mayor-elect, City of Detroit |
| 9:20 – 11:00 a.m. | Panel #1 - Elected Public Officials and Educators Moderator: Margaret Williams, dean, WSU School of Business Panelists: James Diossa, mayor, Central Falls, Rhode Island; Matthew Jerzyk, deputy city solicitor, Providence, Rhode Island; Linda Thompson, mayor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Robert Benedetti, adjunct professor, Center for California Studies, CSU Sacramento and professor meritus, University of the Pacific. |
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 12:50 p.m. | Panel #2 – Petitioners, pensioners, retirees, bondholders and their representatives Moderator: Margaret Williams, dean, WSU School of Business Panelists: Douglas Bernstein, shareholder and practice group leader (Banking, Finance and Creditors’ Rights), partner, Plunkett Cooney; Mark Kaufman, partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP; James Spiotto, partner, Chapman and Cutler LLP; Sean Werdlow, managing director, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC. |
| 12:50–1 p.m. | Closing remarks and wrap-up Jocelyn Benson, dean, WSU Law School Irvin D. Reid |