Final Agenda Released for Forum on Overcoming Obstacles to Small Business Lending

Following opening remarks from U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, CNBC's Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman will moderate a "Framing the Issues" panel discussion featuring FDIC chairman Sheila C. Bair, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner and Thomas D. Bell, Jr., Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Following the first panel, CNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood will moderate a second panel titled: "Confronting the Obstacles." This panel will feature additional government and private sector leaders to identify issues that are constraining the availability of credit to small businesses and articulate ideas for overcoming these obstacles. Karen Mills, administrator of the Small Business Administration, is scheduled to provide remarks at the conclusion of the forum.