

	July 19, 2007 HP-496 Treasury Releases Schedule for Conference on Business Taxation and Global Competitiveness Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will host a one-day conference on Thursday, July 26, 2007 in Washington, D.C. to examine ways our current business tax system affects economic growth, job creation and competitiveness. All conference events will be web cast for public viewing, visit www.treasury.gov on the morning of the conference to find the appropriate link. Following is a schedule of events: 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Cash Room Treasury Department 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. NOTE: Broadcast media must arrive starting at 7:30 a.m. and must arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960 or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security Number, and date of birth. 9:05 a.m. Plenary Session Panel Framing the Issue: Business and economic perspectives Moderator: Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Panelists: Michael J. Boskin T.M. Friedman Professor of Economics, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Former Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers (1989-1993) Safra A. Catz President and CFO, Oracle Corporation Martin Feldstein Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President, National Bureau of Economic Research; Former Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers (1982-1984) Alan Greenspan President, Greenspan Associates, LLC; Former Chairman, U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1987-2006); Former Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers (1974-1977) James W. Owens Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar, Inc. Frederick W. Smith Chairman, President and CEO, FedEx Corporation Cash Room Treasury Department 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. NOTE: Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960 or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security Number, and date of birth. 10:15 a.m. Roundtable Discussion I Framing the Issues: Economic distortions created by our current business tax system Moderator: Edward P. Lazear, Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers Speakers: Alan J. Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley Michael J. Boskin, Stanford University William Gale, The Brookings Institution William Gentry, Williams College Kevin Hassett, American Enterprise Institute Kenneth L. Judd, Hoover Institution Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Boston University James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology John Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council Contributors: Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Mary Bennett, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Robert Carroll, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury Mihir A. Desai, Harvard Business School Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Michael Graetz, Yale Law School James R. Hines, Jr., University of Michigan Peter Merrill, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Nanci Palmintere, Intel Corporation Ronald A. Pearlman, Georgetown University John M. Samuels, General Electric Company Eric Solomon, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury Robert Steel, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury Media Room (4121) Treasury Department 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. NOTE: Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960 or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security Number, and date of birth. 11:15 a.m.--11:30 a.m. Break 11:30 a.m.--12:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussion II Framing the Issue: The impact our current international tax system has on competitiveness Moderator: Fred T. Goldberg, Jr. Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; Former Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Speakers: Mary Bennett, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Mihir Desai, Harvard Business School Michael Graetz, Yale Law School James Hines, University of Michigan Peter Merrill, PricewaterhouseCoopers Nanci Palmintere, Intel Corporation Ronald A. Pearlman, Georgetown University John Samuels, General Electric Company Contributors: Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Alan J. Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley Robert Carroll, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury William G. Gale, The Brookings Institution William Gentry, Williams College Kevin Hassett, American Enterprise Institute Kenneth L. Judd, Hoover Institution Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Boston University Edward P. Lazear, Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisors John Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council Eric Solomon, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury Robert Steel, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury Media Room (4121) Treasury Department 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. NOTE: Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960 or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security Number, and date of birth. 12:45 p.m.--12:50 p.m. Closing Remarks Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Cash Room Treasury Department 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. NOTE: Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960 or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security Number, and date of birth. 1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Eric Solomon Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis Robert Carroll Pen and Pad Briefing Tax Policy Conference Room (3108) Treasury Department 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. NOTE: No cameras will be admitted to the briefing. Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960 or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security Number, and date of birth.