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Day 1: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Video and Photos coming soon! A.M. Session - Video coming soon!         Grand Entry and Color Guard         Opening Prayer and Welcome         Gerald Danforth, Chairman,         Oneida Nation of Wisconsin         Setting the Stage         Master of Ceremonies Artley Skenandore        Vibrant Local Communities –        Growth Is Not an Accident        Ron His Horse Is Thunder, Chairman,        Standing Rock Sioux Tribe        Road Map to a Preferred Future –        Tribal Governance Policy Development Miriam Jorgensen, Associate Director for Research, Native Nations Institute and Research Director, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development        Business Owner Panel I: Our Experience –          Business Development in Rural Native Communities        Panel discussion moderated by Tom Ourada,        Wisconsin Department of Revenue Afternoon Session - Video coming soon!          Competing in Today’s Global Market:          Good Business Is Good Business          Margo Gray, President, The Horizon Companies,          Tulsa, OK         Tribal Leaders Panel: Creating Successful Economies         All Tribal leaders invited         Capital Infusion – Legal Systems That Support          Economic Sovereignty         Panel discussion moderated by Brian Pierson,         Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.         • Lender’s Perspective on Tribal Secured            Transactions Laws         • Overview of the Model Tribal Secured            Transactions Act         • Wisconsin UCC Filing System Option for Tribes Closing Comments

Day 2: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 A.M. Session - Video coming soon!        Welcome and Opening Prayer        Business Owner Panel II:        Our Experience – Business Development in        Urban Wisconsin        Panel discussion moderated by Gwen Carr,        Wisconsin Department of Transportation        Wisconsin Business Talking Circles – Personal        Roles and Responsibilities        Participants will self-select into one of four          tracks to discuss tools and strategies for        moving private business forward in        Wisconsin’s Tribal communities. Afternoon Session - Video coming soon!          Changing Paths –          Realize Your Preferred Future          DJ Vanas, Native Discovery, Inc.         Leveraging Partnerships to Meet the Challenges         in Development         Panel discussion moderated by         Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council         Wisconsin Business Talking Circles –         An Interdependent Response         A moderated discussion of the Talking Circle          dialogue and a determination of next steps Closing Comments