The Financial Crisis: Long Term Implications

Friday, October 3, 2008

Speakers

Director, R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies; Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations

David Leonhardt

Columnist, The New York Times

Greg Ip

U.S. Economics Editor, The Economist

Presider

Kevin Nealer

Partner, The Scowcroft Group

As Congress works to reach consensus on a financial bailout plan, questions about the long term consequences remain. Join our speakers to examine the complexity of the financial crisis and its proposed solution.

**PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will also be broadcast as a conference call.

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