11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Practice Management Roundtable
Topic: Going Independent: Starting a New Practice

11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch & Program
TOPIC: Economic Outlook:  Digging Out of the Hole or Digging Deeper?
SPEAKERS: Michael Walden, PhD, North Carolina State University

About the Speaker: Dr. Mike Walden is a professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and a specialist with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. He is widely known for his ability to relate larger economic trends to individual consumers. Every two weeks, he writes the “You Decide” newspaper column exploring key economic issues. Find out more at Dr. Walden’s Web site.

About the Presentation: This presentation will cover three areas:  the current condition and outlook for the national economy; the debate over national economic policy;  and the condition and outlook for the North Carolina economy and regions.