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THE PRESIDENTS CLUB WINTER FORUM

An Explosive, Intimate and Interactive CEO Roundtable Forum with "Futurist"
Industry Leaders of Today from Aerospace, Entertainment, High-Tech, Life Sciences,
International, and Political Arenas Sharing in Conversations--How the Ever
Expanding Global Growth of Scientific and Technological Innovations Impact Today’s
Economic and Societal Development for Southern California and
Beyond….Conversational Discussions will Explore New Innovations,
Societal Issues and Business Solutions for a Better Tomorrow . . .

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008
11:15 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
11:15 a.m. Formal Registration • 11:30 a.m. Networking
Lunch Conversations Begin Promptly at Noon
1:30 P.M. –2:00 P.M. • Private Tour
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
4800 Oak Grove Drive • Pasadena, California 91109

FORUM TOPIC:
The Crossroads of Homeland Security and Environmental
Technologies…How Merging of the Two Roads will
Create a New Highway of Innovations to Protect
The Future of California and Our Country….

FORUM SUPPORTERS
CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY

SPECIAL THANKS TECHNOLINK MEMBERS:
Bank of America • The Beall Center of Art and Technology • The Boeing Company
BioCatalytics • Billy A. Robbins, Esq. • Capital Guardian Trust Company
California NanoSystems Institute • Kimberly C. Covey, CPA
California Technology Ventures • Forte Designs
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce • The Milken Institute
The O’Neill Company • Jet Propulsion Laboratory •International BioScience
University of California Irvine Bren School of Computing Sciences
Sonnet Digital • Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. • VICA

MASTER OF CEREMONIES:
Billy A. Robbins, Attorney At Law--Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, handles all phases
of Intellectual Property Law with particular emphasis on China. Mr. Robbins is frequently
quoted in print and broadcast media outlets on current issues dealing with Intellectual
Property Rights and Business Privacy and Protection. Mr. Robbins is an active member of
the Los Angeles Area Chamber and is co-chair of the Subcommittee on International
Relations. The United States House of Representatives recognized Mr. Robbins for his
leadership role with the Association.

INSIGHTS FROM SACRAMENTO:
Lisa Kalustian is Chief Deputy Director for the Los Angeles Office of
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, which serves as the primary link between state
government and communities spanning from Santa Barbara to Orange County.

SPECIAL WASHINGTON BRIEFING:
Yeghig L. Keshishian, District Representative & Grant Coordinator for Honorable Ed
Royce, United States Representative of the 40th District of California. Since his election to
Congress in 1992, Royce has earned a reputation for his tough, no-nonsense approach to
governing. Previously Chairman, he is now Ranking Member on the Terrorism,
Nonproliferation and Trade Subcommittee and has worked to provide meaningful tax relief
for hard working Americans, fought for protecting our homeland, and supported education
for all students.
Chris Palmer, Deputy District Director for The Honorable John Campbell,
United States Representative of the 48th District of California, “Congressman John
Campbell is widely acknowledged as one of the leading fiscal conservative voices for lower
taxes, lower spending, and more freedom. He serves on the House Financial Services
Committee and the House Budget Committee.”

UPDATE SPACE INNOVATIONS FROM JET PROPULSION LABORTORY
Lt. General Eugene “Gene” Tattini, is Deputy Director of the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, (JPL). Prior to JPL, General Tattini was Commander, Space and Missile
Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, and was responsible for managing research,
development, and acquisition of space launch, command and control, and satellite systems.
During General Tattini’s five years at JPL, the laboratory has landed two Mars rovers,
placed Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter into orbit, put Cassini into orbit around Saturn,
landed Huygens on Saturn's moon Titan, hit a comet and returned samples from another
comet, studied the Universe in infrared and ultraviolet, and launched several instruments to
monitor the environment of our own planet.

SPECIAL VISIONARY SPEAKER
Perspectives from the Director of The Office of Homeland Security for California
Matthew R. Bettenhausen was appointed in March 2005 to serve as Homeland Security
Advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Director of the California Office of
Homeland Security. As Director of the California Office of Homeland Security, Mr.
Bettenhausen serves on Governor Schwarzenegger’s Cabinet and is responsible for
implementation of the State's strategy to prevent terrorism and investment of federal and
state homeland security funds to protect against, and prepare for catastrophic emergencies.
Director Bettenhausen also serves as the elected Chairman of the National Governors
Association’s Homeland Security Advisors Council and is a board member of the Western
Institute for Food Safety and Security. He currently is a member of the George
Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute’s Task Force.

MODERATOR OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
Ssusan Forte O’Neill is Founder and President of Forte Designs, a business development
and public affairs firm creating practical business and strategic leadership solutions for the
21st Century. Sought out by the media, she is frequently quoted and is a published author.
With Ms. Forte O’Neill’s involvement in presidential and congressional political campaigns,
her appointment as a Surrogate to Governor Schwarzenegger’s campaign and involvement
on several nonprofit boards, she brings unique perspective on leadership in our community
and across the nation.

MEET THE VISIONARY SPEAKERS
Timothy (Tim)!J.!Vinopal Chief Engineer Environmental, Health and Safety Support
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), serves on the IDS Engineering Leadership Team
as well as the Enterprise EHS team. Mr. Vinopal provides the focus for developing and
ensuring the IDS environmental strategy is implemented across our diverse programs &
services and is linked with our suppliers and customers. Most recently, Mr. Vinopal was
Chief Engineer and Director, SEIT for the Airborne Early Warning and Control
(AEW&C) system. He led overall technical integration of the multi-billion dollar 737
surveillance, communications and battle management system – across concurrent
development and production for several foreign customers.

INSIGHTS ON GLOBAL CHANGE AND ENERGY:
Dr. Paul Dimotakis, Chief Technologist of Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the John K.
Northrop Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Applied Physics at Caltech. His
research has focused on superfluidity, turbulent flow phenomena, combustion, hypersonic
flow and propulsion, laser diagnostics, high-speed image data acquisition, and
computational adaptive optics. Dr. Dimotakis has consulted for aerospace companies,
Disney, DOE's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and assisted in sail design for the
successful America3 defense of the 1992 Americas Cup. He has also worked on the Space
Shuttle, the Mars Pathfinder, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the analysis of the Shuttle
Columbia failure. Dr. Dimotakis has served on National Academy of Science study panels,
panels for the Department of Energy, and has participated in and led several studies for the
Department of Defense.

SPECIAL THANKS
Bank of America •The Beall Center of Art and Technology •The Boeing Company
BioCatalytics • Billy A. Robbins, Esq. • Capital Guardian Trust Company
California NanoSystems Institute • Kimberly C. Covey, CPA
California Technology Ventures • Forte Designs • LA Area Chamber of Commerce
The Milken Institute • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
International BioScience • UC Irvine Claire Treavor School of the Arts
University of California Irvine Bren School of Computing Sciences
Sonnet Digital • Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. •VICA
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008 • 11:15 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
11:15 a.m. Formal Registration • 11:30 a.m. Networking
Lunch Conversations Begin Promptly at Noon
1:30 P.M. –2:00 P.M.• Private Tour
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive • Pasadena, California 91109

In today’s business world, insight and information count. At the Milken Institute State of the State Conference, you’ll hear an extraordinary group of California decision-makers offer their observations on the state’s current conditions and future trends.

We invite you to join this high-powered audience – leading business and financial executives, government officials, academic experts and journalists – for a day of debate and discussion about California’s global leadership position and how to maintain it.

The Conference Program includes these sessions:

Confirmed Panelists (partial list)

Early Registration: US $450.00
(through October 05, 2007)

Regular Registration: US $595.00
Registration deadline: October 24, 2007
Enrollment is limited.

A special rate of $395 is available to full-time employees of government, academic and 501(c)(3) organizations. Group discounts are also available. For more information, please e-mail your name, title, affiliation and contact information to conferences@milkeninstitute.org

Visit the Milken Institute site for program information, speaker updates and registration details.

www.milkeninstitute.org/sos2007

Questions?
Call (310) 570-4605

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