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Media Advisory Harris Nesbitt to Host 2004 “Back-to-School” Education Investor Conference  

Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group, is proud to host its fourth annual investor conference on the Education industry on Tuesday, September 14. Equity research analyst Jeffrey Silber, named this year's "Best on The Street," by the Wall Street Journal for the Consumer Services sector, will moderate a full day of presentations, featuring senior executives from the education industry's leading companies.

http://www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/backtoschool2004/default.asp?hnnav=1

Scheduled presenters and times are*:

8:00 a.m.

OPENING REMARKS
Eric Tripp, Vice Chair,
Global Head of Equity Division
Harris Nesbitt

8:05

Sector Overview
Jeffrey Silber, Education Analyst
Harris Nesbitt

8:15

Education Management (EDMC)
John McKernan, CEO
Robert McDowell, EVP & CFO

9:00

Apollo Group (APOL)
Todd Nelson, President & CEO
Kenda Gonzalez, CFO

9:45

DeVry (DV)
Ronald Taylor, CEO

10:45

ITT Educational Services (ESI)
Rene Champagne, Chairman & CEO

11:30

Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
Kimberly McWaters, CEO & President
Jennifer Haslip, SVP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer

1:00 pm

School Specialty (SCHS)
Dave Vander Zanden, President & CEO
Mary Kabacinski, EVP, CFO & Treasurer

1:45

Career Education (CECO)
John Larson, Chairman, President & CEO
Patrick Pesch, EVP & CFO

2:45

SkillSoft (SKIL)
Chuck Moran, CEO & President
Thomas McDonald, CFO & EVP

3:30

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)
David Lissy, CEO
Elizabeth Boland, CFO

4:15

Corinthian Colleges (COCO)
David Moore, Chairman & CEO
Dennis Beal, EVP & CFO

5:00

CLOSING REMARKS
Jeffrey Silber, Education Analyst, Harris Nesbitt

The conference also features a parallel Emerging Companies track. Scheduled presenters for this part of the event include:

11:30

eCollege (ECLG)
Oakleigh Thorne, Chairman & CEO

1:45

Princeton Review (REVU)
John Katzman, CEO
Stephen Melvin, CFO

2:45

Scientific Learning (SCIL)
Robert Bowen, CEO
Jane Freeman, CFO

*Agenda subject to change.

About Harris Nesbitt

Harris Nesbitt is an investment and corporate bank offering clients access to a full range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. Headquartered in Chicago, Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.5 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing and financial management solutions. Harris is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com and www.theharris.com.

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