May 15, 2008
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Paulson to Moderate Panel in Chicago Next Week on Global Competitiveness

Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will moderate a panel next week at the Commerce Department's 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness in Chicago.  The summit brings together business, government and academic leaders to ensure America's economy remains the most competitive in the world.

Paulson will moderate a panel on successful economic transformations in an era of global competitiveness.  Panel participants include Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago and Mark Drabenstott, Director of the National Center for Regional Competitiveness at the University of Missouri-Columbia. 

More information on the conference is available at: http://www.americancompetitiveness.com/

Who 
Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

What 
Moderating Panel at National Summit on American Competitiveness

When 
2:45-3:45 p.m. (CDT), Thursday, May 22

Where 
Fairmont Hotel
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, Ill.

Note  
Press must register in advance at http://www.americancompetitiveness.com/press.reg