GIC Global Citizen Award Ceremony & Economic Outlook
Date: Friday, December 13, 2019
Philadelphia, PA
$50.00 – $1,000.00
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GIC Global Citizen Award Ceremony & Economic Outlook
The Board of Directors of the Global Interdependence Center is pleased to invite you to join us for our 2019 Global Citizen Award and the induction of our 2019 Members of the College of Central Bankers. The program will include the Global Citizen Award ceremony, followed by remarks from our new members of the College of Central Bankers, as well as a panel session on the economic outlook for 2020 and lunch. We hope you will join us at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Friday, December 13, 2019.
2019 Global Citizen Award Recipient: E. Martin Heldring
This award was established to celebrate those who have demonstrated a commitment to the principles set forth in the Declaration of Interdependence – the Global Interdependence Center’s founding document – and who have been strong advocates of GIC’s efforts to pursue the globalization of our worldwide communities through increased knowledge, understanding and partnership.
With over a decade of service on GIC’s Board of Directors, eight of which serving as Board Treasurer, we are pleased to recognize Martin for his ongoing support, leadership and dedication to the Global Interdependence Center and are delighted to announce him as the recipient of the 2019 Global Citizen Award.
E. Martin Heldring, senior vice president and managing director of TD Bank, N.A, joined GIC’s Board of Directors in 2008. Prior to his current position, he was president and CEO of Harris – Glencoe. Martin studied at the London School of Economics and London University in 1976 and a year later graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in foreign service in international economics. Martin earned the honors of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta and Pi Sigma Theta. After graduation, he joined Harris’ Credit Training Program and from 1978 to 1983 he served in Harris’ Asia/Pacific division as a foreign exchange trader and as Manager of Marketing/Credit. After which, he served in Harris’ large corporate middle market group managing highly leveraged transactions and workout situations until 1987 when he became general manager of Harris Bank International Corporation in New York. In 1991, Martin returned to Asia to serve as General Manager of BMO’s Seoul, Korea Branch. From 1994-7, he led Bank of Montreal’s US Financial Institutions Group. Martin went on to lead a strategy group working with Bancomer, BMO’s Mexican partner until 2002. Afterwards, he managed Harris’ ATM and card related businesses as well as several strategic partnerships for two years. In addition to his undergraduate work, Martin also earned an MBA with a major in finance from University of Chicago (1980) and he went through the executive management program at Northwestern University (1995). Martin’s father, Frederick, founded the Global Interdependence Center in 1976.
Click here to see the event’s tribute booklet congratulating Martin.
Agenda
10:00 a.m. | Registration & Coffee
10:30 a.m. | Welcome
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist Strategas Research Partners and GIC Chairman
Presentation of the Global Citizen Award
- Martin Heldring, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, TD Bank and GIC Treasurer – 2019 Global Citizen Award Honoree
Announcement of the 2020 Board Officers and Remarks on Board Updates
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist Strategas Research Partners and GIC Chairman
- Stephanie Mackay, Chief Innovation Officer, Columbus Community Center and GIC Board Member
10:45 a.m. | Announcement of the 2019 College of Central Bankers
- Peter A. Gold, Esq., Principal, TheGoldGroup LLC and GIC Vice Chair
11:00 a.m. | Presentation on Central Bank Independence
- Charles I. Plosser, Ph.D., Former President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
11:30 a.m. | Presentation on the Novel Context of Current Policymaking
- Dennis Lockhart, Former President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
12:00 p.m. | Break
12:15 p.m. | Panel Session on the 2020 Global Economic Outlook
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments
- Don Rissmiller, Founding Partner & Chief Economist, Strategas
1:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Founding Partner & Chief Economist, Strategas
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch
Ticketing Options
We invite you to support GIC by purchasing a ticket to attend and placing a congratulatory message or company ad* in our tribute booklet. Please find the details on tickets and message pricing below:
Single Tickets:
- GIC Members: $50
- Non-Members: $75
Congratulatory Messages/Tribute Book:
- Full-Page Message: $1000
- Half-Page Message: $500
- Quarter-Page Message: $250
Event Location
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
10 N Independence Mall W
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Speakers
Michael Drury
Chief Economist, McVean Trading & InvestmentsMichael Drury is the chief economist for McVean Trading & Investments, LLC. He joined the firm in 1992, after serving for five years as senior economist with Allen Sinai at Shearson Lehman Brothers and its successor firms. Michael began his career in New York in 1982 as senior economist at A. Gary Shilling and Company. He received his B.S. in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and did his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Peter A. Gold, Esq.
Principal, TheGoldGroup LLCPeter A. Gold, Esquire is the founder and president of TheGoldGroup, LLC ( www.thegoldgrp.com). The consultancy brings businesses, colleges and universities, governments and not-for-profits together to create value, seize new opportunities, leverage assets, and reduce exposure to the risks created by today’s global economy principally through identifying “high value” initiatives and stakeholders in new institutes, centers of excellence and other initiatives. TheGoldGroup, LLC assists its clients to obtain their individual objectives better, quicker and in a more cost effective and efficient manner.
Martin Heldring
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, TD BankE. Martin Heldring, senior vice president and managing director of TD Bank, N.A, joined GIC’s board of directors in 2008. Prior to his current position, he was president and CEO of Harris – Glencoe.
Dennis P. Lockhart
Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaDennis Lockhart’s career includes time in the private sector, government, and academia. In 2017, he stepped down from the position of president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, a position he held for ten years. In this role, Lockhart served on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). His tenure spanned the financial crisis, the Great Recession, and several years of recovery.
Stephanie Mackay
Board Director, Switchpoint Community Resource CenterStephanie has spent the last two decades in the nonprofit sector working as a social entrepreneur and nonprofit leader where she brings a strong voice to the table to promote solutions for the most vulnerable citizens in our communities.
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.
Donald Rissmiller
Founding Partner and Chief Economist of StrategasMr. Rissmiller is a founding Partner of Strategas and has directed the Firm's macroeconomic research efforts since 2006. He oversees Strategas' thematic research as well as high-frequency econometric forecasting.