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home > the cfr think tank > research projects > C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Director: | Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics |
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October 1, 1996 - Present
This monthly speaker series brings the world’s foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address a high-level audience from the business and financial community on current topics in international economics, such as outsourcing, monetary policy, and competition policy.
Meetings
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Globalization and Monetary Policy
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Karen E. Parker Feld, Managing Director, Harvard Management Company |
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| Speaker: | Richard W. Fisher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Transcript: Globalization and Monetary Policy—With a Tribute to Kipling's Six Honest Serving Men [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Globalization and Monetary Policy (Audio)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Do Globalizers Get Globalization?
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Jeffrey R. Shafer, Vice Chairman, Global Banking, Head of Economic and Political Strategies, Citi |
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| Speaker: | Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Commodity Prices and Global Inflation
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Thomas R. Keene, Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg News |
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| Speaker: | John P. Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Transcript: Commodity Prices and Global Inflation [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Commodity Prices and Global Inflation (Audio)
Video: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Commodity Prices and Global Inflation (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Rebalancing the U.S.-China Economic Relationship
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Paul Calello, Chief Executive Officer, Investment Bank, Credit Suisse |
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| Speaker: | David H. McCormick, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury |
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Rebalancing the U.S.-China Economic Relationship (Audio)
Videos: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Rebalancing the U.S.-China Economic Relationship (Video), C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Rebalancing the U.S.-China Economic Relationship (Video Highlight)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Donald Kohn
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Laurence Meyer, Senior Advisor, Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
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| Speaker: | Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Transcript: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Donald Kohn (Transcript)
Audio:C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Donald Kohn (Audio)
Video: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Donald Kohn (Video)
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with John Lipsky
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Jeffrey R. Shafer, Vice Chairman, Global Banking, Head of Economic and Political Strategies, Citigroup, Inc. |
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| Speaker: | John P. Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Christine Lagarde
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. |
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| Speaker: | Christine Lagarde, Minister for Economy, Finance and Employment, France |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Transcript: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: French Economic Policy: An Agenda for Change [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: French Economic Policy: An Agenda for Change (Audio)
Video: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: French Economic Policy: An Agenda for Change (Video)
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: The Israeli Economy - Thriving in a Complicated Environment
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Jacob A. Frenkel, Vice Chairman, American International Group, Inc., Former Governor, Bank of Israel |
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| Speaker: | Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Paul Atkins
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | William Heyman, Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
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| Speaker: | Paul S. Atkins, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Peter Mandelson
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Richard Medley, Chairman, Medley Capital Management |
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| Speaker: | Peter Mandelson, Commissioner for External Trade, European Union |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Transcript: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Globalization, Multilateralism, and Trade [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Peter Mandelson (Audio)
Video: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Peter Mandelson (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: The Challenge of Investment Protectionism
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Charles O. Prince III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup Inc. |
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| Speaker: | Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.; Honorary Vice Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Henry M. Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Transcript: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Henry M. Paulson [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: A Conversation with Secretary Henry M. Paulson (Audio)
Video: A Conversation with Secretary Henry M. Paulson (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Forces Acting on the Global Economy
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Marc Levinson, Economist, JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
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| Speaker: | Edmund S. Phelps, Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University; 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Convergence and Divergence in the World Economy
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is sponsored by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Meeting
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Securing the Promise of the Western Hemisphere
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Ann F. Fudge, Former Chairwoman and Chief Executive, Young & Rubicam, Inc. |
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| Speaker: | Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is sponsored by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: Securing the Promise of the Western Hemisphere [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: Securing the Promise of the Western Hemisphere (Audio)
Video: Securing the Promise of the Western Hemisphere (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Jeffrey Rosen, Deputy Chairman, Lazard |
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| Speaker: | Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is sponsored by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meeting
Transcript: The Emerging Global Economy [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Jean-Claude Trichet (Audio)
Video: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: Jean-Claude Trichet (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Developments in the Global Economy and Implications for the United States
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | E. Gerald Corrigan, Chairman, International Advisors, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
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| Speaker: | Timothy F. Geithner, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Meeting
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Jacob A. Frenkel, Vice Chairman, American International Group, Inc., Chairman, Group of Thirty |
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| Speaker: | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: A Conversation with Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (Audio)
Video: A Conversation with Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (Video)
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Where Is Globalization Headed? History's Greatest Thinkers Weigh In
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Benn Steil, Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Jerry Z. Muller, Professor of History, Catholic University of America |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Meeting
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: How the Global Financial System has Failed
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Andrew Crockett, President, J.P. Morgan Chase International |
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| Speaker: | Martin Wolf, Associate Editor, The Financial Times |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 to 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: How the Global System Has Failed [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Audio: How the Global Financial System has Failed (Audio)
Video: How the Global Financial System has Failed (Video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Antitrust in the European Union and the United States
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Merit E. Janow, Professor in the Practice of International Economic Law & Affairs, Columbia University;, Member, World Trade Organization Appellate Body |
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| Speaker: | Neelie Kroes, European Union Commissioner for Competition |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Reception
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Meeting
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Reflections on India's Economic Develoment
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Frank G. Wisner, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, American International Group, Inc. |
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| Speaker: | Y.V. Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Meeting
Transcript: Reflections on India's Economic Development [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: Reflections on India's Economic Development (audio)
Video: Reflections on India's Economic Development (video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | William J. McDonough, Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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| Speaker: | Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meeting
Transcript: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series in International Economics: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet
Video: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series in International Economics: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet (video)
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Allan Hubbard
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Paul Gigot, Wall Street Journal |
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| Speaker: | Allan Hubbard, National Economic Council |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Is There Salvation for the Doha Round?
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Peter D. Sutherland, Chairman & Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International |
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| Speaker: | Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, Director, Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale University; former President of Mexico |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: Tax Policy, Private Saving, and Global Demographics
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Abby Joseph Cohen, Managing Director and Chief, Investment Policy Committee, Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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| Speaker: | James Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
7:45 a.m. Breakfast
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: The Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons - Prospects for Continuance
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Ashton B. Carter, Co-director, Preventive Defense Project and Ford Foundation Professor of Science & International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
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| Speaker: | Thomas C. Schelling, Distinguished University Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland and 2005 Nobel Laureate in Economics |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
5:30-6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. Meeting
7:00-8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Transcript: The Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for Continuance [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
This meeting is on the record.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: U.S. Imbalances and the Global Economy
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Charles McCreevy
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Stuart E. Eizenstat, Head of International Trade and Finance Practice, Covington & Burling LLP |
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| Speaker: | Charles McCreevy, European Commission for the Internal Market and Services |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: International Investment in the United States
Related Project: C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics
| Presider: | Paul Solman, Business and Economics Correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer |
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| Speaker: | Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Chairman, Deputies Group, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) |
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meeting
This meeting is on the record.
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