Yesterday, the SEC announced that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 21st at 10:00 am Eastern. Here’s the agenda for the meeting, which, as this overview from the SEC’s press release indicates, will continue the discussion about how to encourage more IPOs that began at the Committee’s last meeting:

Building upon ideas generated during the prior committee meeting, members will continue exploring ways to encourage more companies to go and stay public. The committee will consider ways to modernize the IPO process and potential regulatory reforms, including certain recently proposed SEC rulemakings aimed at reducing regulatory friction and facilitating capital formation in the public securities markets.

To facilitate discussion and deepen the committee’s understanding of the regulatory landscape, members will hear from SEC staff in the Division of Corporation Finance who will provide an overview of recent relevant rulemakings. Members will also hear from Daniel Zinn, General Counsel and Chief of Staff, OTC Markets Group, and Sue Washer, biotechnology consultant and former CEO of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, who will share their experiences and views on ways to further support small public company capital formation.

The meeting will be open to the public and will be live streamed on SEC.gov.

– John Jenkins