NFTC Board of Directors Meeting – Washington DC

Date: 10/15/15

The fall meeting of the NFTC Board of Directors will be Thursday October 15, 1:45 PM – 4 PM, at the Marriott Marquis, Mint Room (Level M4), 901 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington DC.

Detailed Schedule/Agenda:

1:45 – 2 PM NFTC Annual Meeting of the Members. Election/Reelection of Board members.

2 – 3:30 PM Board of Directors Meeting. Chairman’s Report, President’s Report, and report from NFTC Vice President Jake Colvin on the activities of the Global Innovation Forum.

3:30- 4 PM Guest Speaker: Norm Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; contributing writer for The Atlantic, a contributing editor and columnist for National Journal. Link to bio: https://www.aei.org/scholar/norman-j-ornstein/ ¬†¬†Norm is the author of “It”s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism.”¬† An engaging and entertaining speaker, Norm will share with us his insights impressions of the political mood of the country, the outlook and dynamics of the 2016 Presidential election, and the role of trade agreements like TPP and TTIP in the politics of the presidential race.