Economic Summit 2009
SIEPR Economic Summit
The SIEPR Economic Summit is a day of thought-provoking discussions and panels on the most important economic topics of the year. The topics reflect the current trends and pressing issues of the economy. The summit brings together academics, the business community and policymakers to discuss and debate issues of importance to us all.
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Condoleezza Rice
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Richard Kovacevich
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Robert Rubin
17:35 min video (16mb)
Plenary Sessions
| Sponsored by: The Carlyle Group, C.M. Capital Corporation, Dodge & Cox Investment Managers, Heidrick & Struggles, and The Koret Foundation |
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Summit Moderator: Steven Kohlhagen, SEIPR Board member |
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Opening Remarks Condoleezza Rice, Hoover Senior Fellow short video 14:47 full video 58:00 |
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SESSION I: Governance in Developing Countries Paul Romer, SCID and SIEPR Senior Fellow short video 21:38 full video 1:15:11 |
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SESSION II: A Conversation with Robert Rubin and John Shoven Robert Rubin, Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations short video 17:35 full video 1:13:35 |
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Lunch Speaker: Edward Lazear, Senior Fellow SIEPR and Hoover Institution and Jack Steele Parker Professor of Human Resources Management and Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business short video 24:07 full video 36:00 |
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SESSION III: Regulating the New Financial Services Industry Joseph Grundfest, Professor of Law and Business, Stanford University John Taylor, Senior Fellow SIEPR and HooverInstitution James Van Horne, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University short video 35:13 full video 1:24:27 |
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SESSION IV: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness Richard Thaler, Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, co-author, Nudge short video 18:04 full video 1:24:27 |
Critical Issue Sessions
| Thanks to Taube Philanthropies for Underwriting the Critical Issue Sessions
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SESSION I: California Budget Mess Moderator: George Shultz, SIEPR and Hoover Senior Fellow Tom Campbell, Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Bill Lockyer, Treasurer, State of California Mike Genest, Director, California Department of Finance short video 34:00 full video 1:20:00 |
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SESSION II: Future of the American Auto Industry Moderator: Betsy Bailey Robert Crandall, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution George Eads, Senior Consultant, CRI International Maryann Keller, President, Maryann Keller and Associates short video 37:00 full video 1:12:00 |
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SESSION III: How Bad Will It Get? Moderator: Mark Wolfson, Managing Partner, Oak Hill Capital Management Bob Hall, Senior Fellow Hoover Institution Abby Joseph Cohen, Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs Michael Boskin, Senior Fellow, SIEPR and Hoover Institution short video 55:52 full video 1:21:21 |
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SESSION IV: Financial Situation of Higher Ed Moderator:John Freidenrich, Co-Founder, Regis Management Company, LLC Pat Callan, President, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Randy Livingston, CFO and Vice President, Stanford University short video 29:03 full video 1:11:08 |
Keynote Address
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Keynote Address Richard Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo & Company short video 16:01 full video 1:11:12 |