Association for Corporate Growth - Philadelphia Chapter

Keynote Speakers

Opening Keynote Sponsored by:

David Gregory

As Chief White House Correspondent, David Gregory has begun his sixth year leading the network's coverage of the Bush presidency, reporting regularly on "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Today," for NBC News' 24-hour cable network MSNBC and on MSNBC.com. In addition, Gregory often appears on "Hardball with Chris Matthews."

He has circled the globe, traveling with President Bush on every major foreign trip and to nearly every state in the nation during the presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004.

Through terror attacks, two wars, presidential campaigns, policy debates, Supreme Court nominations and a historic leak investigation, Gregory has earned a reputation for being one of the toughest questioners of President Bush and his press secretary Scott McClellan. Naming him one of Washington's 50 best and most influential journalists, Washingtonian magazine labeled Gregory the "firebrand in the front row."

Luncheon Keynote Speaker Sponsored by:

David Feherty

David Feherty, one of the most charismatic players in golf, joined CBS Sports full time in 1997 after having served as analyst for the CBS Television Network's coverage of several 1996 events, including the PGA Championship, Presidents Cup and Doral-Ryder Open. He serves as an on-course reporter for the majority of CBS's golf tournaments and as an analyst for the Mastersā and the PGA Championship. He and Gary McCord host CBS Sports' offbeat, critically acclaimed late-night highlight shows for early-round coverage of several PGA TOUR events.

Born and raised in Bangor, Northern Ireland, Feherty represented Ireland several times, captaining its team to victory in the 1990 Alfred Dunhill Cup. He also played for Europe in the 1991 Ryder Cup. When he was a regular on the European Tour, his victories included the ICI International, Italian Open, Scottish Open, South Africa PGA, BMW Open, Cannes Open, Bell's Cup and Madrid Open. He retired from both the European Tour and the PGA TOUR in 1997. Feherty is a regular contributor to Golf Magazine with his popular "Sidespin" column. He is also the New York Times and Booksense bestselling author of three books, A Nasty Bit of Rough, Somewhere in Ireland a Village Is Missing an Idiot, and David Feherty's Totally Subjective History of the Ryder Cup.

Corporate Keynote Sponsored by:

Arthur Levitt

Arthur Levitt was the 25th Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President reappointed Chairman Levitt to a second five-year term in May 1998. On September 9, 1999, he became the longest serving Chairman of the Commission. He left the Commission on February 9, 2001.

During his career as head of the SEC, investor protection was Chairman Levitt's top priority. Throughout his tenure at the Commission, Chairman Levitt worked to educate, empower, and protect America's investors.

Over the past seven years Chairman Levitt has conducted more than 40 investor town meetings throughout the country to listen to the concerns of investors and give them tips on safe and wise participation in the securities markets.

His book, Take on the Street: The Ultimate Insider Reveals the Hidden Costs and Dangers of Investing on Wallstreet quickly appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week Bestseller lists.