Full Committee Hearing

The JOBS Act at a Year and a Half: Assessing Progress and Unmet Opportunities

Date:   Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Time:   10:00 AM

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES, INSURANCE, AND INVESTMENT will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “The JOBS Act at a Year and a Half: Assessing Progress and Unmet Opportunities.” The witness on Panel I will be: Mr. Keith Higgins, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The witnesses on Panel II will be: Mr. Alan Lewis, Director of Special Projects, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Incorporated; Mr. Robert Kaplan, Jr., Managing Partner, Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank PLC; Mr. Rick Fleming, Deputy General Counsel, North American Securities Administrators Association, Incorporated; and Mr. Sherwood Neiss, Principal, Crowdfund Capital Advisors, LLC. All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. Mr. Keith Higgins
    Director, Division of Corporation Finance
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Witness Panel 2

  1. Mr. Rick Fleming
    Deputy General Counsel
    North American Securities Administrators Association, Incorporated
  2. Mr. Robert Kaplan
    Managing Partner
    Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank PLC
  3. Mr. Alan Lewis
    Director of Special Projects
    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Incorporated
  4. Mr. Sherwood Neiss
    Principal
    Crowdfund Capital Advisors, LLC