Welcoming Remarks: Paul Jensen, R. John Chapel Jr. Dean, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University | Opening Remarks: Challenges and Responses to Sovereign Debt Distress and Restructurings: George Tsetsekos, Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business and GIC and Michael G. Papaioannou, TA Expert-Advisor, IMF and Visiting Scholar and Professor, LeBow College of Business | Keynote Address: Kristian Orsini, Counsellor – Economic and Financial Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to the USA.
Bill Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Adviser of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, presented an objective analysis on manufacturing in the US on Friday, February 1, 2019 in Sarasota, FL.
December 14, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at GIC’s 2018 Global Citizen Award and Global Economic and Policy Outlook.
Panel Session on the 2019 Global Economic Outlook
– Kathleen Stephansen, Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute Center for Macroeconomics and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
– Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments and GIC Chairman Emeritus
– Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist Strategas Research Partners and GIC Chairman
– Jeffrey Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist & Senior Vice President, Fifth Third Bank
December 14, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at GIC’s 2018 Global Citizen Award and Global Economic and Policy Outlook.
Welcome and Presentation of the Global Citizen Award
– Peter A. Gold, Esq., Principal, TheGoldGroup LLC and GIC Vice Chair
– Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist Strategas Research Partners and GIC Chairman
Announcement of the GIC College of Central Bankers
– Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments and GIC Chairman Emeritus
Raphael Bostic, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Jaime Caruana at Central Banking Series: Madrid at the Fundación Rafael de Pino in Spain on November 15, 2018.
Session VI: New Initiatives with Higher Education
– Bruce Cohen, Managing Director, CitiGroup
– William Burke-White, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Inaugural Director, Perry World House
– Tonio DeSorrento, CEO & Director, Vemo Education
– Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute Center for Macroeconomics and GIC Vice Chair of Programs
Close: Peter A. Gold, Esquire, Conference Chair, Vice Board Chair GIC, Principal, TheGoldGroup,LLC.
Session V: Organic Changes in the Next Five Years (i.e. Mergers, Combinations, Closures, Tenure, Governance, New Curriculum, Lifelong Learning)
– Ali Houshmand, President, Rowan University
– Lloyd Jacobs, M.D., President Emeritus, University of Toledo; Fellow, U.S. Council on Competitiveness
– Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, Chancellor, University of Nebraska, Omaha
– Moderator: Erin Arvedlund, Business/Finance Journalist, Philadelphia Inquirer; Author
Session IV: What Business and Government Need and Want from Higher Education in the Next 5 Years
– Victor Crawford, Chief Operating Officer Healthcare, Facilities & Higher Education, Aramark
– Mark Heppenstall, Chief Investment Officer, Penn Mutual Asset Management Co.
– Rochelle (“Chellie”) Cameron, CEO, Philadelphia International Airport
– Moderator: Peter A. Gold, Esquire, Conference Chair, Vice Board Chair GIC, Principal, TheGoldGroup, LLC.
Session III: What Higher Education Needs and Wants from Business & Government in the Next 5 Years
– Ann Kirschner, Dean Emerita, Macaulay Honors College at CUNY and University Professor, CUNY Graduate Center
– James O’Brien, Senior Vice-President of University Affairs & Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Arizona State University
– John Fry, President, Drexel University; Member Board of Directors Wistar Institute
– Moderator: Catherine L. Mann, Chief Economist CitiGroup
Session II: The Context: Part 2: The Changing Legal Environment (Developments/Opportunities/Risks)
– Christina D. Riggs, Esquire, Co-Vice Chair, Higher Education Practice, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
– Stephanie J. Gold, Esquire, Chair, National & International Education Practice, Hogan Lovells
– Moderator: Esther Brimmer, Executive Director & CEO, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
