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SEC Sets Investor Summit, Invites Public Participation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2002-59
Washington, DC, May 1, 2002 — Securities and Exchange Commission
Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced the date and format for the SEC's
first-ever Investor Summit. The summit will be held in-and webcast
from-Washington, D.C. on Friday, May 10, offering individual investors
nationwide an opportunity to ask questions and offer comments about the
SEC's regulatory agenda in the wake of recent events.
"The challenges that confront individual investors and our capital markets
did not arise overnight, but neither can they be tolerated any longer," Pitt
said. "We are moving aggressively to restore investor confidence on every
front, including corporate disclosure, auditor oversight, and analyst
recommendations. As we work with lawmakers, regulators, consumer
organizations and industry groups, there is no more important voice for us
to hear than that of the investing public."
The summit will begin with a panel discussion from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
moderated by Chairman Pitt. Panelists will include:
Joseph P. Borg, Director, Alabama Securities Commission and NASAA
President
Patricia P. Houlihan, CFP, President and CEO, Houlihan Financial
Resource Group
Bill Mann, Senior Investment Writer, Motley Fool
James G. Parkel, President-elect, AARP
Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel, AFL/CIO
Michelle Singletary, Personal Finance Columnist, The Washington Post
During a second session from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Chairman Pitt, SEC
Commissioners Isaac C. Hunt and Cynthia A. Glassman, and SEC division
directors will respond to questions and comments from the public.
Investors who would like to ask questions or offer comments prior to the
summit may send an e-mail to summit@sec.gov or call 1-877-404-3222.
Questions and comments can also be submitted during the event by e-mail
or phone.
The summit will take place in the William O. Douglas Room at SEC
Headquarters, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C. The public is invited
to attend on a first-come, first-served basis, but seating is limited. The SEC
will also offer a live audio webcast of the event on the SEC Web site free of
charge. |
