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SIEPR Economic Summit 2016

Event Details:

Friday, March 11, 2016
8:00am - 9:00pm PST

Location

Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
McCaw Hall
326 Galvez St
»ÆÉ«µçÓ°, CA 94305
United States

Admission

By invitation only

 

Schedule

Friday, March 11, 2016

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    Welcoming Remarks

    Mark Duggan, The Trione Director of SIEPR; The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°

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    Session I: Challenges and Opportunities for Education Reform

    Russlynn Ali, CEO, XQ Institute

    Raj Chetty, Professor of Economics, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°; SIEPR Senior Fellow

    Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder, Teach for All

    Moderator: 

    Susanna Loeb, Barnett Family Professor of Education, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°; faculty director of the Center for Education Policy Analysis; co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education; SIEPR Senior Fellow

     

     Chetty's slides

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    Session II: Two Perspectives on Income Inequality in the U.S.

    David Autor, Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the School of  Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative, M.I.T. 

    Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University 

    Moderator: 

    Mark Duggan, The Trione Director of SIEPR; The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics, »ÆÉ«µçÓ° 

     

     Autor's slides

     Mankiw's slides

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    Break

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    Session III: The Impact of Policy and Market Forces on Renewable Energy

    Lyndon Rive, CEO and Co-Founder, SolarCity 

    Geisha Williams, President, PG&E Electric 

    Moderator: 

    Frank Wolak, Holbrook Working Professor in Commodity Price Studies, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°; Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, at the Precourt Institute, and at SIEPR 

     

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    Lunch

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    Session IV: Status of U.S. – China Relations

    Max Sieben Baucus, U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China 

    Moderator: 

    John Shoven, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°; Buzz and Barbara McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, SIEPR 

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    Session V: Holding Court on NBA Economics

    Steven A. Ballmer, Chairman, Los Angeles Clippers; SIEPR Board Member 

    Joseph Lacob, Co-Executive Chairman, CEO and Governor, Golden State Warriors 

    Moderator: 

    Rick Levin, CEO, Coursera; President Emeritus, Yale University; Consulting Professor, SIEPR

     

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    Break

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    Session VI: Is the Productivity Slowdown for Real?

    Nick Bloom, Professor of Economics, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°; SIEPR Senior Fellow 

    Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google, Inc.; Professor Emeritus, Haas School of  Business, University of California, Berkeley 

    Moderator: 

    Steve Kohlhagen, SIEPR Board member

     

     Bloom's slides

     Varian's slides

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    Critical Issue Sessions

    I. Does America Need Immigration Reform?

    Jennifer Chacón, Edwin A. Heafey, Jr. Visiting Professor of Law, »ÆÉ«µçÓ° Law School 

    Marshall Fitz, Managing Director of Immigration, Emerson Collective

    Timothy Joseph Kane, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°

    Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose

    Moderator: 

    Noosheen Hashemi, President, The HAND Foundation; SIEPR Board Member 

     

     

    II. Housing Market Cycles: Effects on Homeowners, Industry, and Policy

    Jon Jaffe, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Lennar Corporation 

    Susan Meaney, Managing Director, Makena Capital Management 

    Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley 

    Moderator: 

    Adam Shapiro, Co-Founder, East Rock Capital; SIEPR Board Member 

     

     

    III. The Transformation of Transportation

    Carl Guardino, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group; Member, California Transportation Commission 

    Jonathan Hall, Head of Economic Research, Uber 

    Stefan Heck, CEO, Nauto, Inc.; Precourt Energy Scholar, Precourt Institute for Energy, »ÆÉ«µçÓ° 

    Moderator: 

    Jesse Rogers, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Altamont Capital Partners; SIEPR Board Member 

     

     

    IV. What Lies Ahead for the Health Care Sector?

    Sandra R. Hernández, MD, President and CEO, California Health Care Foundation 

    Bob Kocher, Partner, Venrock 

    Paul Markovich, President and CEO, Blue Shield of California

    Moderator: 

    Jonathan Coslet, Senior Partner & Chief Investment Officer, TPG Capital, L.P.; SIEPR Board Member 

     

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    Reception

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    Dinner and Keynote Speaker: Outlook for the Global Economy

    Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank (2003-2011); Chairman and  CEO, Group of Thirty 

    Moderator: 

    John Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, »ÆÉ«µçÓ°; George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution; SIEPR Senior Fellow

     

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