Tulane Business Forum

8:30 - Opening Remarks

Sanda Beach Groome
Chairman, 2003 Tulane Business Forum
New Orleans, Louisiana

8:40 - Tulane University Welcome

Yvette Jones
Vice President of External Affairs, Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

9:00 - Who's Afraid of the (Film) Tax Credit?

Jonathan Marshall
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, RKO Pictures LLC
Los Angeles, California
The State of Louisiana has recently adopted a Film Tax Credit program designed to provide incentives to motion picture, television and commercial producers to film their productions in Louisiana. The Film Tax Credit program puts Louisiana in the company of a few select jurisdictions that provide incentives to the entertainment industry. It's a bold initiative; one that is destined to be misunderstood. Marshall will look at the Film Tax Credit starting at its inception, explain how it works, who benefits, how it compares to other credit programs and then look at practical applications of the program.

9:45 - Dominion: A Unique Business Model for the Energy Company of the Future

Duane Radtke
President, Dominion Exploration & Production Inc.
Houston, Texas
Dominion is one of the nation's leading energy companies with $38 billion in assets, 24,000 megawatts of electric generation, 6.1 TCFE of hydrocarbon reserves, and 960 BCFE of natural gas storage capacity. The integrated structure of Dominion's core businesses affords the company the opportunity to earn profits all along the value chain from the wellhead to the electric meter.

10:45 - Serving the Small Market: Consumers, Vendors, and Landlords

Michael Newsome
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hibbett Sporting Goods
Birmingham, Alabama
Hibbett is a rapidly growing, full-line sporting goods retailer operating 371 stores in small markets within 20 states, predominantly in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. The company's primary store format is Hibbett Sports, a 5,000 square-foot store located in enclosed malls and dominant strip centers. Hibbett is the only sporting goods chain committed to serving small markets.

11:15 - Investing in Uncertain Times

Raymond A. Mason
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Legg Mason Inc.
Legg Mason is a global financial services company with one product: advice. Its core businesses include investment advisory services, securities brokerage and capital markets. The company serves many types of clients: individual and institutional investors, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations, pension plans, associations, and insurance companies. In 2003 Legg Mason achieved record revenues and earnings, as well as assets under management, despite the three straight years of negative returns in the broad equity markets.

12:30 - Welcoming Remarks

James W. McFarland
Dean, A. B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

12:40 - Introduction of James Dimon

Bill Hines, Partner and Chairman
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre

12:45 - The Challenges of Management

Jamie Dimon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bank One Corporation
Chicago, Illinois
Dimon has led one of the most dramatic turnarounds in banking history. In just three years, Dimon has built one of the industry's most profitable companies, with one of the strongest balance sheets. He has dramatically improved customer service and brought together previously divergent divisions to work as one. Dimon will talk about the lessons learned at Bank One, and share his views on how corporations will need to manage themselves in the wake of recent corporate scandals and the resulting loss of confidence in corporate leaders.