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CGS Director's Roundtable Series: Reforming the World Bank
Related Project: CGS Director's Roundtable Series
| Presider: | Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Robert M. Bestani, Director General-Private Sector Finance, Asian Development Bank |
| Ken Lay, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank |
Roundtable on Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship in Asia: Self Reliant Innovation and International Controversies - The Future of Intellectual Property in China
Related Projects: High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness, Roundtable on Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship in Asia
| Presider: | Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Mark Cohen, Senior IPR Attache, U.S. Embassy in Beijing |
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.
High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness: Foreign Direct Investment - Keeping the United States Competitive in the Global Marketplace
Related Project: High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness
| Presider: | Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce |
Roundtable on Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship in Asia: Information Technology and the East
Related Projects: Roundtable on Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship in Asia, High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness
| Presider: | Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Jamie Popkin, Author, Gartner, Inc. |
McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics: Bretton Woods II - Does the World Need a Monetary System?
Related Project: McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics
| Presider: | James D. Grant, Owner and Editor, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer |
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| Speakers: | Paul A. Volcker, Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve System |
| Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University; Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury |
7:45 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Meeting
The McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics is sponsored by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and the Corporate Program.
This meeting is on the record.
McKinsey Executive Rountable Series in International Economics: U.S. Capital Markets Competitiveness: Challenges and Choices
Related Project: McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics
| Presider: | Alan Murray, Assistant Managing Editor and Columnist, The Wall Street Journal |
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| Speakers: | Harvey Goldschmid, Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia University; Counsel, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP; Former Member, Securities & Exchange Commission |
| R. Glenn Hubbard, Cochair, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation; Russell L. Carson Professor of Economics and Finance; Dean, Columbia Business School | |
| Arthur Levitt, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group; Former Chairman, Securities & Exchange Commission | |
| Frank G. Zarb, Hellman & Friedman, LLC; Former Chairman and CEO, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. |
The McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and the Corporate Program.
Transcript: U.S. Capital Markets' Competitiveness: Challenges and Choices [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
This meeting is on the record.
Roundtable on Technology, Innovation, and American Primacy: Reexamining U.S. Competitiveness in the Context of National Innovation Networks
Related Project: Roundtable on Technology, Innovation, and American Primacy
| Presider: | James P. Dougherty, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Navi Radjou, Forrester Research |
Presentations:
Roundtable on Global Economics: The U.S. Economy - Will Housing Tip the U.S. into a Hard Landing?
Related Project: Roundtable on Global Economics
| Presider: | Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Economic Policy Chair, John McCain 2008 |
| Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research |
CGS Director's Roundtable Series: Building Better Shock Absorbers for the Global Oil Market
Related Project: CGS Director's Roundtable Series
| Presider: | Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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
Roundtable on Technology, Innovation, and American Primacy: Outsourcing - Three Years Later
Related Projects: Roundtable on Technology, Innovation, and American Primacy, High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness, High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness
| Presider: | James P. Dougherty, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Frances Karamouzis, Research Director, Gartner Research |
| Catherine Mann, Professor, International Business School, Brandeis University | |
| Matthew J. Slaughter, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Globalization, The Council on Foreign Relations |
Presentations:
The United States and the WTO Dispute Settlement System
Related Project: Council Special Report: The United States and the WTO Dispute Settlement System
| Presider: | Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Robert Z. Lawrence, Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration
Related Project: Council Special Report on Immigration
| Presider: | Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Gordon H. Hanson, Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego |
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.
CGS Seminar Series in International Finance: International Financial Institutions - Challenges and Opportunities
Related Project: CGS Seminar Series in International Finance
| Speakers: | Peter B. Kenen, Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Jacques de Larosiere, Former Managing Director of the IMF |
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.
Roundtable on Global Economics: Japan - A Player Again in the Global Economy?
Related Project: Roundtable on Global Economics
| Presider: | Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Yusuke Horiguchi, First Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist, Institute for International Finance, Inc. |
| Lawrence Meyer, Macroeconomic Advisers |
CGS Seminar Series in International Finance: Global Power Shift - Implications for the IMF and World Bank
Related Project: CGS Seminar Series in International Finance
| Presider: | Peter B. Kenen, Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Ngaire Woods, Fellow in Politics and International Relations, Oxford University |
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