Sixth Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit
Date: Friday, July 11, 2014
Jackson Hole Center for the Arts, 265 S. Cache Street
Jackson, Wyoming 83001
Make a trip to Jackson Hole and join GIC for this annual tradition!
Presentations
- China: Risk Amist Stabilized Growth
- Recent Development of the Japanese Economy
- Where are We in the Business Cycle?
- Wells Fargo Municipal Securities Research: Analyzing Public Pensions
- Natalie Cohen’s Rocky Mountain Economic Summit Presentation
- Municipal Bonds: Success and Failures — Volatility Across the Muni Market
- Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth
- Dennis Archer’s Comments at the 2014 RMES
- Monetary Policy Strategies and Accountability
Event Detail
Rocky Mountain Economic Summit
The Global Interdependence Center is excited to once again partner with the Bronze Buffalo Foundation for the Rocky Mountain Economic Summit. Held at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this one-of-a-kind event will feature leading policy makers and executives.
AGENDA
9 – 9:15 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
- David Kotok, CIO of Cumberland Advisors and GIC Vice Chair of Central Banking Series
- Tyler Norton, Founder and CEO, Hero Partners
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.| Session I – Entrepreneurial Issues: Successes and Failures
- Rob Ryan, Founder of Ascend Communications, Founder and Chairman of Hero Partners
- Troy Downing, CEO, AC Self Storage
- Bob Grady, Managing Director of Cheyenne Capital
- Moderator: Charles Plosser, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Session II – Municipal Bonds: Successes and Failures
- John Mousseau, Executive Vice President and the Director of Fixed Income, Cumberland Advisors
- Natalie Cohen, Managing Director and Head of Municipal research, Wells Fargo
- Mary Francoeur, Managing Director, Assured Guaranty
- Dennis Archer, Former Mayor, City of Detroit (1994-2001), Chairman and CEO of Dennis W. Archer PLLC and Chairman Emeritus of Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Moderator: Brady Murray, President, Mass Mutual Financial Group – Intermountain West
12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch
1 – 2:15 p.m. | Session III – Federal Reserve Policy: Success and Failures
- Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Dennis Lockhart, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Moderator: John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Session IV – Outlook for Recovery: A Global Tour
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
- Kozo Koide, Chief Economist, DIAM
- Don Rissmiller, Founding Partner, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Board Member
- Henry Mo, Director and Head of the Macro Research and Modeling Team, AIG
- Moderator: Michael McKee, Economics Editor, Bloomberg
3:45 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- David Kotok , CIO Cumberland Advisors and GIC Vice Chair of Central Banking Series
Reception
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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.
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.
Dennis Wayne Archer, Esq.
Chairman and CEO of Dennis W. Archer PLLCDennis W. Archer is chairman and CEO of Dennis W. Archer PLLC and chairman emeritus of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a Detroit-based law firm with more than 350 attorneys, with six offices in Michigan; Las Vegas; Nashville; Phoenix; Toronto; Columbus, Ohio; and Washington, D.C. He sits on the corporate boards of Johnson Controls Inc. and Masco Corporation.
Natalie Cohen
Managing Director and Head of Municipal Research, Wells FargoNatalie Cohen is managing director and head of municipal research, a coverage area that launched in 2010 for the Global Economics and Research Group.
Troy Downing
CEO, AC Self Storage Solutions, LLCTroy Downing is the chief executive officer of AC Self Storage Solutions, LLC based in Carlsbad, Calif. Mr. Downing has had an eclectic career that has spanned multiple distractions from performing arts to combat search and rescue as a US Air Force aviator, from viniculture to commercial real estate.
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.
Mary Francoeur
Managing Director at Assured GuarantyMary Francoeur is Assured Guaranty’s managing director responsible for business development and underwriting for Northeast US Public Finance and Project Finance and Utilities in the Americas.
Robert E. Grady
Partner and Managing Director, Cheyenne Capital FundRobert Grady is currently a partner and managing director at Cheyenne Capital Fund, a private equity investment firm.
Kozo Koide
Asset Management One Co. LtdKozo Koide is the Chief Economist at Asset Management One Co. Ltd., which is the largest Japanese asset management company with about 52 trillion yen (approximately 505 billion US$) assets under its management in October 2016.
David Kotok
Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland AdvisorsDavid Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. David’s articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio, Yahoo Finance TV, and other media.
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.
Henry Mo, Ph.D.
Director and Head of the Macro Research and Modeling Team, AIGHenry Mo joined AIG as a director and head of the macro research and modeling team December 2013. In this role, he is responsible for developing macroeconomic forecast models (U.S. housing prices, global medical inflation, etc.), reviewing vendor’s forecast models (U.K. housing prices), and providing the macro economic data/projections for the L&R and P&C GWPs.
John Mousseau
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Fixed Income, Cumberland AdvisorsJohn Mousseau is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Fixed Income at Cumberland Advisors. In this capacity, John also serves as a portfolio manager and has overall responsibility for portfolio construction, management, analysis, trading, and research for all tax-free and taxable bond accounts. His comments and analyses have appeared in The Bond Buyer, Barron’s, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the New York Times.
Brady Murray
President, Mass Mutual Financial Group - Intermountain WestBrady Murray grew up in the small town of Preston, Idaho. Upon graduating cum laude from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, he accepted a position to open a district office for Beneficial Financial Group in Logan, Utah. Three years later, Logan grew to become the highest ranked district office in the entire company.
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.
Robert J. Ryan
Founder, Past Chairman and CEO of Ascend CommunicationsRobert J. Ryan is the founder, past chairman and CEO of Ascend Communications, and currently serves as chairman and CEO of Entrepreneur America.
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