SEC's Schapiro, Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein to Speak at Council of Institutional...

SEC's Schapiro, Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein to Speak at Council of
Institutional Investors' Spring Conference

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Mary L. Schapiro, the new chair of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman & CEO of
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., are among a bevy of high-profile financial
experts who will speak at the spring meeting of the Council of Institutional
Investors. The April 5-7, 2009, conference, "Change," will be held in
Washington, D.C., at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Speeches and panel discussions at the three-day meeting will focus on the
global credit crisis, what's next for financial markets and corporate
governance. Experts also will share their thoughts about what changes are
needed to jumpstart the U.S. and overseas economies and restore confidence in
the integrity of the financial markets.

Other speakers at the meeting are:

Liaquat Ahamed, author, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Beth Almeida, executive director, National Institute on Retirement Security
Mark A. Borges, principal, Compensia
Stijn Claessens, assistant director & division chief, International Monetary
Fund
Frederic W. Cook, founding director, Frederic W. Cook & Co.
David M. Gardiner, senior advisor, Ceres
Alan Johnson, managing director, Johnson Associates
Kevin Parker, global head of Deutsche Asset Management
Peter D. Schiff, president and chief global strategist, Euro Pacific Capital
Jeffrey A. Smith, partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Kevin M. Warsh, member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Ivy Zelman, CEO, Zelman & Associates

You may view the full agenda here on the spring meeting page of the Council's
Web site, www.cii.org.

NOTE TO REPORTERS/EDITORS: The meeting is open to the media, but ONLY POOLED
CAMERA COVERAGE will be permitted and must be confirmed in advance. ALL MEDIA
ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE. To register, please contact Lei Harding,
the Council's meetings & event manager, at lei@cii.org

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is a nonprofit association of
public, union and corporate pension funds with combined assets that exceed $3
trillion. Member funds are major long-term shareowners with a duty to protect
the retirement assets of millions of American workers. The Council strives to
educate its members, policymakers and the public about good corporate
governance, shareowner rights and related investment issues, and to advocate
on its members' behalf.

SOURCE The Council of Institutional Investors

Amy Borrus, Deputy Director of The Council of Institutional Investors,
+1-202-261-7082, amy@cii.org