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Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance with Rowan University: Welcoming Remarks

October 14, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center partnered with Rowan University on the conference, Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance on Friday, October 14, 2022.

Welcoming remarks were given by William Kennedy, GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLC, and Ali Houshmand, Ph.D., President of Rowan University and GIC Board Member.

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Urgent Dispatches from the Fossil Record – Kenneth Lacovara, PhD

October 14, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center partnered with Rowan University for a conference on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) on October 14, 2022. Kenneth Lacovara, Ph.D., Professor of Paleontology and Geology, Rowan University, provided a video of his remarks on Urgent Dispatches from the Fossil Record.

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | Outlook & Perspectives

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

This panel featured Jim Cunha, Executive Vice President of Secure Payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Adrian Docherty, Head of Bank Advisory, BNP Paribas, Glenn Goucher, Executive Advisor, Tetra Trust Company, former President of CDS and CDCC, and Moderator: Kathleen Stephansen, Chair Emeritus of GIC, Senior Economist for Haver Analytics, and Trustee of EQAT Trust Funds.

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | Afternoon Keynote: Panel Discussion

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

This session featured Paul Chilcott, Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada, Miguel Diaz, Head, BIS Innovation Hub Toronto, Darrell Duffie, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and Moderator: Brian Gelfand, Senior Advisor, Digital Assets and Financial Market Infrastructure Lead, E&Y

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | CBDCs and Other Ways to Upgrade Our Payment Systems

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

The afternoon keynote featured Darrell Duffie, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

This session featured Maarten van Oordt, Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, Finance, VU Amsterdam, and Discussant: Katrin Tinn, Assistant Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University.

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | Will CBDC Disintermediate Banks?

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

This session featured Yufeng Wu, Associate Professor of Finance, Shebik Faculty Fellow, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Discussant: Alfred Lehar, Associate Professor of Finance, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | Morning Keynote: CBDCs from a Functional Perspective

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

The morning keynote was provided by Miguel Diaz, Head, BIS Innovation Hub, Toronto.

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Desmarais Global Finance Lecture | Welcoming Remarks

September 28, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center’s College of Central Bankers partnered with the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University for the Desmarais Global Finance Lecture on September 28, 2022.

Welcoming remarks were given by Yolande E. Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, and William Kennedy, GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLC.

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The Global Interdependence Center – Solve Long Covid Initiative Program Series: Session IV: Congressional Panel

September 08, 2022

The Global Interdependence Center and the Solve Long Covid Initiative’s webinar on key priorities for current and future Long COVID policy took place on September 8, 2022. Speakers included Cynthia Adinig, Long Covid Advocate and Equity Policy Advisor; Oved Amitay, Chief Executive Officer at Solve M.E.; Congressman Jack Bergman, Member of United States Congress serving the First District of Michigan; Congressman Don Beyer, Member of United States Congress serving the Eighth District of Virginia; Senator Edward J. Markey, United States Senator for Massachusetts; Donald Rissmiller, Founding Partner and Chief Economist of Strategas; and Emily Taylor, Vice President of Advocacy and Engagement, Solve M.E.

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Camp Kotok – Long Covid Panel Talk

August 22, 2022

Stewart Gittelman, Former CEO of Advanced Care, Inc. (ACI), Trevor Gittelman, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) Patient, Emily Taylor, Vice President of Advocacy and Engagement, Solve M.E., and Barry Ritholtz, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Ritholtz Wealth Management, share thoughts, data, and take questions from the Camp Kotok audience at the Leen’s Lodge dining room.

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How Long Until We Solve Long Covid?

August 19, 2022

The Solve Long Covid Initiative, (part of Solve ME/CFS Initiative, a 501(c)(3) organization) in conjunction with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (a 501(c)(3) organization) has launched a new public service (PSA) campaign to educate Americans about the symptoms of Long Covid, create empathy for sufferers, and emphasize the urgent need for research into this complex disorder.

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