29th Annual Monetary & Trade Conference: “Is Housing Ready for a Rebound? QE2, Housing and Foreclosures: Are they related?”
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Behrakis Grand Hall, 32nd and Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA
Event Detail
29th Annual Monetary & Trade Conference: “Is Housing Ready for a Rebound? QE2, Housing and Foreclosures: Are they related?”
Join GIC as we partner with Drexel University’s LeBow college of Business for our annual half- day meeting to discuss the most current issues in finance, economics and international business. Next year’s theme will be “QE Housing and Foreclosures : Are they Related?” Speakers include Josh Rosner of Graham Fisher & Co., Inc, Chris Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics, Maria Pia Olivero, Dept of Economics, LeBow College of Business, Michael Lewitt of Harch Capital, and David Berson of PMI.
Event Location
Speakers
William Poole, Ph.D.
Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises InstituteWilliam Poole is Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute and Senior Advisor to Merk Investments. Poole retired as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in March 2008. In that position, which he held from March 1998, he served on the Federal Reserve’s main monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee.
Mark Vitner
Managing Director and Senior Economist at Wells FargoMark Vitner is a managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo, responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends. Based in Charlotte, N.C., he also writes for the company’s monthly economic outlook report, the weekly "Economic & Financial Commentary" and provides regular updates on the housing markets, commercial real estate, regional economies and inflation.
Maria Pia Olivero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the School of Economics of Drexel UniversityMaría Pía Olivero, PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics of Drexel University. María’s research focuses on international finance and, in particular, on how imperfections in financial markets impact the international transmission of crises and the spillover effects of domestic policies on foreign countries.
John Mauldin
Editor, Thoughts from the FrontlineJohn Mauldin is a renowned financial expert, a New York Times best-selling author and a pioneering online commentator. Each week, over 1 million readers turn to Mauldin for his penetrating view on Wall Street, global markets and economic history.
Tom Hoenig
Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityThomas M. Hoenig was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a member of the Federal Reserve System’s Federal Open Market Committee from 1991-2011.
Barry Nobel
Vice President of NASDAQ OMX PHLXBarry S. Nobel is vice president NASDAQ OMX PHLX. Previous to this he was the vice president of marketing for the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
Michael Lewitt, Esq.
Co-Founder and President of Harch CapitalMichael E. Lewitt co-founded Harch Capital in 1991. Mr. Lewitt has functioned as a research analyst, investment strategist and portfolio manager for HCM Group’s high yield fixed income and bank loan portfolios.
Christopher Whalen
Chairman, Whalen Global Advisors LLCRichard Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and author who lives in New York City. He is Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and focuses on the financial services, mortgage finance and technology sectors. Christopher is a member of FINRA and is associated with J.V.B. Financial in New York.
Josh Rosner
Managing Director, Graham Fisher & Co.Josh Rosner is co-author of the New York Times Bestseller "Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon," and managing director at independent research consultancy Graham Fisher & Co.
Paul McCulley
Senior Fellow, Financial Macroeconomics, Cornell Law School's Jack G. Clarke Program on the Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions and MarketsPaul McCulley is Senior Fellow in Financial Macroeconomics for Cornell Law School’s Jack G. Clarke Program on the Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions and Markets. Prior, he was the Chief Economist and Managing Director at PIMCO where he served as a member of the Investment Committee in Newport Beach, and authoring the publication, Macro Perspectives.
Charles I. Plosser, Ph.D.
Board Member, FINRA and Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaDr. Charles Plosser was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role, he participated on the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee, which is responsible for conducting our nation's monetary policy. He currently serves on the FINRA Board of Governors.