10:00 a.m.

Registration open

2:00 p.m.

Conference opening

Keynote Address by Maurice Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of American International Group, Inc.

2:30 p.m.

Insurance/Economic Debate between Harry Dent, consultant on economic trends, and Barry Minkin, futurist, global management consultant, author and speaker, moderated by Myron Picoult, VP and Senior Insurance Analyst, Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc.

6:30 p.m.

Opening Night Reception

8:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

* The Millennium Bug--The Year 2000 Crisis * Architects and Engineers

10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
* Medical Malpractice Litigation * Internet Regulatory Issues

11:45 a.m.
Lunch
Keynote Address by Captain Jim Lovell, Commander, Apollo 13

2:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
* Lawyers Professional Liability * The Global Market

3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
* Managed Care
* Mutual Fund and Investment Advisor Errors & Omissions

6:00 p.m.
"Reflections in Time" Reception at The Field Museum

8:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
* Bad Faith Liability
* Employment Practices Liability

10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address by Marlin Fitzwater, former press secretary to Presidents Reagan and Bush, author, lecturer and humorist.
10:45 a.m.
General Session
* Securities litigation: Understanding and Managing the D&O Risk

12:00 p.m.
Annual Members Meeting and Conference Adjournment