Full Committee Hearing

Hurricane Katrina: What Can Government Learn from the Private Sector’s Response?

Date: November 16, 2005

Time: 10:00am

Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342

Witnesses

President and Chief Executive Officer

Southern Company

Vice President, Corporate Community Relations, President, IBM International Foundation

IBM Corporation

Regional Vice President, Hotel Operations

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Director of Business Continuity, Global Security Division

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.