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