DETAILED AGENDA:
Topics and speaking faculty for this event are currently being confirmed. If you are interested in learning more about how you may participate contact the event organizer:

Rita Karsadi, Vice President, iiBIG at 704-999-9806 or ritak@iibig.com

Day One – Monday, May 10, 2010
12:15 – 1:15	Registration & Networking
1:15 – 1:30	Welcoming Remarks / Introductions CONFERENCE ORGANIZER: Rita Karsadi, Senior Vice President, iiBIG CONFERENCE CHAIR: D. Grant Carwile, Managing Director, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
1:30 – 2:45	State of the 2010 Student Loan Market: A Detailed Overview of the Student Loan Industry Moderator: John L. Gibson, Partner, Financial Instruments and Credit Group, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Panelists: Barbara Thomas, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY D. Grant Carwile, Managing Director, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS Mark Weadick, Managing Director, STUDENT LOAN CAPITAL STRATEGIES LLC Chuck Sanders, President & Chief Executive Officer, SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
2:45 – 3:30	Restructuring ARS and VRDB “Bank Bonds” Moderator: Christopher G. Cronk, Managing Director-Education Finance, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH Panelists: Thea Watkins, Senior Vice President, Structured Finance, LLOYDS TSB BANK plc Ricky Turman, Executive Vice President & CFO, BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORP. Thomas J. Gordon, Senior Associate, SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
3:30 - 4:00	Mid-Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
4:00 - 4:45	State-Sponsored Private Student Loan Programs Nonprofit Student Lenders Tap Municipal Market Successfully Credit Trends and New Financing Solutions Reengineering Business Strategies and Platforms New and Emerging Investor Participation Moderator: Barbara Thomas, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY Panelists: Charles Kelley, Executive Director, RHODE ISLAND STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY Jerry Kalmus, Director, STANDARD & POOR’S Frank Ballmann, Director, Federal Relations, NY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORP. Tom Graf, Executive Director MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATIONAL FINANCING AUTHORITY
4:45 - 5:30	Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities Market: Color, Liquidity & Demand from Traders & Bankers Market Liquidity, Primary and Secondary Markets Analysis, Disclosure, Prepayments, Performance ARS Securities, Present and Future Entering the Post-FFELP Universe Moderator: Derek Rose, Senior Vice President, ABS/CMBS Trading, SOUTHWEST SECURITIES, INC. Panelists: Jason Valentino, Director, Structured Finance, METLIFE Peter Basso, Executive Director, JPMORGAN Rebecca Hogan, Executive Director / Head ABS Trader, MORGAN STANLEY Matthew Robertson, CFA, Investment Director, Structured Products, GALLIARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Eric H. Rosenfield, Managing Director, VCG PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS GROUP
5:30	Networking Reception
Day Two: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
8:15 – 9:00	Networking Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45	Straight A Funding Conduit: What the Future Holds? Speakers: Julie A. Gillespie, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP Bart Steenbergen, Managing Director, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. Yogesh Gupta, Partner, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
9:45 – 10:15	Keynote Presentation – DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Speaker: Daniel T. Madzelan, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
10:15 – 10:45	Morning Break & Networking
10:45 – 11:45	Loan Servicing: Consolidation in a Post-FFELP World How Will Servicers Maintain Scale? Will There be Consolidation Among Servicers? How Will Direct Loan Servicing Play Out? Moderator: Winfield P. Crigler, Executive Director, STUDENT LOAN SERVICING ALLIANCE (SLSA) Panelists: James A. Stipcich, President & CEO, STUDENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION Paul J. Mayer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, SALLIE MAE James Preston, President & CEO, PHEAA
11:45 - 12:30	Private Student Loans: Underwriting, Financing & Demand How are Programs Different Now than Before? How are they being Financed? What are the changes in Origination Volumes & Borrower Demand and Why? Moderator: Rosemary Kelley, Senior Vice President, DBRS Panelists: Gary F. Santo, Jr., Managing Director, Capital Markets, THE FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORPORATION Jeffrey Jackson, Managing Director, RAMIREZ CAPITAL ADVISORS
12:30 - 2:00	NETWORKING LUNCHEON
2:00 - 2:45	Market Funded / For Profit School Issues: The Changing Landscape for Student Financing & the Regulatory Environment Speakers: Dennis M. Cariello, Counsel, SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP Tom Sakos, Director, Student Lending, DEVRY, INC. Carole A. Valentine, Vice President, Student Finance, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION
2:45 - 3:30	What’s Next from Congress & The Administration for FFELP and Private Loans? Moderator: Dave Ciancuillo, Partner, MAYER BROWN LLP Panelists: Vince Sampson, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, EDUCATION FINANCE COUNCIL Tom Deutsch, Executive Director, AMERICAN SECURITIZATION FORUM Shelly Repp, General Counsel, NCHELP
3:30	CONFERENCE CONCLUDES