Ninth Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017 - Saturday, July 15, 2017
Teton Springs Lodge & Spa, Victor, ID
Join the Global Interdependence Center (GIC), Bronze Buffalo Club, and C-Suite Network for this annual two-day summit of economists, bankers, academics, and finance industry representatives. Charles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will deliver the keynote address and GIC will present Dennis P. Lockhart with the 2017 Global Citizen Award.
Presentation Documents
- U.S. Economic Outlook – John Silvia
- Game Creek Capital – Dick Mayo
- The Election, Small Business, and the Economy – Bill Dunkelberg
- Manufacturing Assessment – William Strauss
- Key U.S. Macro Issues – Don Rissmiller
- Outcome-Based Monetary Policy – Charles Evans
Presentation Videos
- Rocky Mountain Economic Summit Session I
- Rocky Mountain Economic Summit Session II
- Rocky Mountain Economic Summit Session III
- Rocky Mountain Economic Summit Session IV
- Global Citizen Award to Dennis Lockhart
- Rocky Mountain Economic Summit Keynote Address - Paul McCulley
- The Coming War between Trump & The Fed - Paul McCulley
- Corporate Challenges for today’s CEO
Event Detail
Ninth Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit
Join the Global Interdependence Center (GIC), Bronze Buffalo Club, and C-Suite Network for this annual two-day summit of economists, bankers, academics, and finance industry representatives. Charles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will deliver the keynote address and GIC will present Dennis P. Lockhart with the 2017 Global Citizen Award.
Attendees of the Ninth Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit can receive credit from the following organizations:
- AFCPE Post Certification (6 credits)
- The Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB) (7.25 credits)
- CFP Board (6 CE credit hours)
Teton Springs Lodge & Spa
10 Warm Creek Lane
Victor, ID 83455
Thursday July 13th
8:30 – 9: 15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
- Tyler Norton, Founder and CEO, Hero Partners
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address
- Charles Evans, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Session I: International Economic Outlook
- John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo – United States
- Manuel Balmaseda, Chief Economist, CEMEX and GIC Board Member – Latin America
- Megan Greene, Chief Economist, Manulife – Europe
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman – China/Moderator
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Break
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Session II – Executive Perspectives with Jeff Hayzlett – Energy’s Impact on the Economy
- Featuring Matt Lanfear the CEO of Great Eastern Energy
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch
2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. | Session III – Industry: Small Business, Manufacturing and Construction
- William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Bill Dunkelberg, Chief Economist, NFIB – Small Business Outlook
- Manuel Balmaseda, Chief Economist, CEMEX and GIC Board Member
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Session IV – Financial Outlook
- Dick Mayo, Game Creek Capital
- Chris Whalen, Whalen Global Advisors and GIC Board Member
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist of Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chairman
- Moderator: Bill Kennedy, Fieldpoint Private
4:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman
Friday July 14th
8:30 – 9: 15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist at Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chairman
- Tyler Norton, Founder and CEO, Hero Partners
9:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. | Presentation of the Global Citizen Award to Dennis Lockhart
- Presented by Michael McNiven, Managing Director, Cumberland Advisors
Followed by a Q&A with Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Political Correspondent
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Keynote Address
- Paul McCulley, Senior Fellow, Financial Macroeconomics, Cornell Law School’s Jack G. Clarke Program on the Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions and Markets
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Corporate Challenges for Today’s CEO
- Ray Dillon, Former CEO of Deltic Timber Corporation and GIC Board Member
- Mark Stidham CEO of LLR, Inc.
- Wally Hawley, Co-Founder of InterWest Partners
- Moderator: Bradley Bateman is the CEO of Dome Technology
11:45 a.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist at Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chairman
Event Location
Speakers
Charles Evans
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoCharles L. Evans is the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In that capacity, he serves on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve System's monetary policymaking body.
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.
Manuel Balmaseda
Chief Economist, CEMEXManuel Balmaseda is the Chief Economist at CEMEX, a leading global building materials corporation. Previously he served as Chief Economist for Spain and Europe at BBVA, Chief Economist for Capital Markets at BBV, professor of economics at CEMFI and visiting researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis.
Bradley S. Bateman
Chief Executive Officer, Dome TechnologyBradley S. Bateman is the Chief Executive Officer for Dome Technology, an international industrial construction company that provides storage and handling systems for dry bulk materials. In this role, Bateman is responsible for all business and construction activities, both foreign and domestic. He has traveled extensively in Asia, Europe, North and South America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Ray Dillon
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Deltic Timber CorporationRay Dillon was President and Chief Executive Officer for Deltic Timber Corporation from 2003-2016. Since his arrival, Mr. Dillon brought to the company a revitalized focus on efficiency and personal accountability within all levels of Deltic’s operations.
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.
Bill Dunkelberg, Ph.D.
Chief Economist, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)William Dunkelberg is professor emeritus of economics in the College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, where he served as dean of the School of Business and Management from 1987 through 1994 and as director of the Center for the Advancement and Study of Entrepreneurship. He served as the Global Interdependence Center’s Chairman for 20 years.
Megan E. Greene
Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy SchoolMegan has been a leading voice in global macroeconomics on both sides of the Atlantic for the past 15 years. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her role includes teaching and writing, and her main focus is the drivers of wage and income inequality globally.
Wally Hawley
Co-Founder of InterWest PartnersWally Hawley is a co-founder of InterWest Partners (1979), one of the larger venture capital partnerships in the United States, formed to make equity investments in diversified U.S. growth companies. His prior experience includes seven years as President of SHV North America Holding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Netherlands corporation, and seven years with McKinsey and Co. His current affiliations include Chairman Emeritus of the Advisory Board to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; guest lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Young Life; Board Member of Stanford Alumni Association; Advisory Board Member of Rosewood Venture Capital; and Director of several educational companies including several online companies.
Jeffrey Hayzlett
Chairman, C-Suite NetworkJeffrey Hayzlett is a global business celebrity, a prime time television show host on C-Suite TV, and a radio host on CBS Radio’s Play.it and C-Suite Radio. From small businesses to international corporations, his creativity and extraordinary entrepreneurial skills have enabled him to lead ventures blending his leadership perspectives, insights into the c-suite and business strategy, mass marketing prowess and affinity for social media. He is a well-traveled public speaker, the author of the bestselling business books, The Mirror Test and Running the Gauntlet, and one of the most compelling figures in business today.
William Kennedy
GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLCWilliam Kennedy is the co-founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of RiskBridge Advisors, an independent, full-service investment office serving insurers, endowments and foundations, and individual investors. He is responsible for RiskBridge’s business and investment activities and has over 30 years of capital market research and investment experience.
Matthew Lanfear
CEO, Great Eastern EnergyMatt Lanfear is an energy management and procurement executive with over 20 years of experience in developing energy management plans for small business entrepreneurs, product development, business operations, and strategy.
Richard (Dick) Mayo
Chairman and Chief Strategist, Game Creek CapitalRichard Mayo is Chairman and Chief Strategist at Game Creek Capital, a firm he helped start and has been invested in for ten years.
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.
Michael McKee
International Economics and Politics Correspondent, Bloomberg Radio/TVMichael McKee is the International Economics and Policy Correspondent for Bloomberg TV and Radio, covering market and political developments, economic trends and central banks in the United States and around the globe.
Michael McNiven, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Regional Director of Investments, Cumberland AdvisorsMichael McNiven serves as Senior Vice President and Regional Director of Investments. In addition to working with clients as an investment advisor representative, Michael is responsible for Cumberland Advisors’ retirement services and is the regional representative for partner firms and financial advisors in the Midwest region of the United States.
Tyler Norton
Founder and CEO, Hero PartnersTyler Norton is founder of Hero Partners and a founding partner of The Hyde-Norton Group. Tyler has 17 years of experience in the risk management and financial services industry, including 9 years of executive leadership with Beneficial Financial Group where he served as vice president, senior vice president and chief distribution officer.
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.
John Silvia, Ph.D.
CEO, Dynamic Economic StrategyJohn Silvia is enjoying the process of launching his firm, John E. Silvia, Dynamic Economic Strategy. John recently retired from his position as Managing Director and Chief Economist for Wells Fargo. Based in Charlotte, N.C., he held that position since he joined Wachovia in 2002 as the company's Chief Economist, this new launch will permit John to open his schedule for additional Speaking opportunities and Board positions while indulging in his passion for travel.
Mark Stidham
LuLaRoe Co-Founder & Chief Executive OfficerIn 2017, LuLaRoe Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Stidham is poised at the helm of the nation’s fastest growing apparel brand, building a network of Independent Fashion Retailers who bring the style, comfort and simplicity of LuLaRoe to homes across America. Founded in 2013, the “Social Retail” startup is on track to reach the $2 Billion mark this year, through a sales strategy that has veered steeply from the omnichannel retail model, while winning the hearts of families who seek a simple business model to gain back our most closely cherished commodities: time and freedom.
Bill Strauss
Senior Economist and Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoWilliam A. Strauss is a senior economist and economic adviser in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which he joined in 1982. His chief responsibilities include analyzing the current performance of both the Midwest economy and the manufacturing sector for use in monetary policy.
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.
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