Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today published the agenda and announced the speakers scheduled to appear at its November 18 forum on small business capital formation.
The SEC forum will begin at 9 a.m., ET, at the Commission's Washington, D.C., headquarters. It will include remarks by SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro and SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes. The agenda includes a panel on selected provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to securities regulation and small business. The agenda also includes presentations by private organizations concerned with small business capital formation. The afternoon agenda consists of breakout groups to develop recommendations to facilitate small business capital formation.
Pre-registered members of the public may attend the forum without charge. Online registration is available at the SEC small business forum Web page. The forum also will be webcast live at http://www.sec.gov/index.htm.
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