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View the agenda for one of the year’s most important small business events.

Join NFIB and eBay for one of this year's most important small business conferences in Washington, D.C. Of the small business events taking place this year, this is the one you don’t want to miss. For more about what to expect over the three-day conference, see the agenda below.

Summit Agenda, Sunday, June 8

11 a.m.
Leadership Trust 12th Annual Meeting
*This program is open to Leadership Trust members only

11 a.m.
Meeting registration

11:30 a.m.
Reception

12 p.m.
Luncheon and awards

2 p.m.
Keynote: The Honorable Trent Lott and John Breaux

3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Leadership Trust Roundtable: State PAC Fundraising

4 p.m.
Registration

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Welcoming Reception

9 - 11 p.m.
Exclusive evening trolley tour of Washington, D.C. Space is limited. Sign up when you register for the Summit.

Summit Agenda, Monday, June 9

9 a.m.
Opening session

Welcome remarks by:
Todd Stottlemyer, NFIB president and CEO
Meg Whitman, former president and CEO of eBay

10 a.m.
Keynote – Presidential Candidates (invited)

11 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

12:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Speaker: Political analysts Charles Cook and Stuart Rothenberg

2:30 p.m.
Healthcare Panel

7 p.m.
Summit Dinner – Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
Speaker: Tony Snow

8:30 a.m.
Summit Breakfast

9:30 a.m.
Keynote – Sen. John McCain

10 a.m.
Capitol Hill Visits

6:30 p.m.
Summit Closing Gala – Union Station
Speaker: Roger Staubach

Departures

Here's what past attendees had to say

"It was my first Summit and I was extremely impressed. The speakers were great and it is worthwhile to be in a group of like-minded people - not Democrats or Republicans, but small-business people."

Tom Ulbrich, Mow More Supplies,
Alden, N.Y.

"With the commitment of money and time to attend it is important to have an organized Day on the Hill. The impact NFIB has means that Congress has to listen to us. As individual small-business owners, we don't have the ability to call and get a Hill appointment, but NFIB can get it for us. That is something other organizations cannot do."

Gordon Whitbeck, Whitbeck Laboratories, Springdale, Ark.

"The Hill visits were pretty effective. We shook up the Senate and House buildings for at least a day. I think it is much better to be there in person than to rely on phone calls and e-mails. When there is a large group on the Hill, lawmakers know these people are serious."

Douglas Furnell, Western Metal Company, Louisburg, Kan.

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