The financial world has been rocked. While structural changes are necessary, is it the lack of confidence bordering on panic that is the real problem? Large corporations, smaller businesses, homeowners, students, workers and retirees are all affected. What can we expect from a new administration during these tenuous times? Our speakers can help you make sense of what has happened and what is likely to happen.
Paul Volcker
Over the course of his career, Paul Volcker has worked in the United States Federal Government for almost 30 years, culminating in two terms as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1979 to 1987, under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. In November 2008, President Elect Obama chose ...
Joe Nocera
Joe Nocera has spent his career "demystifying the world of business." He is a columnist for The New York Times and the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in business journalism.
Harry Markopolos
Harry Markopolos was catapulted into the spotlight as the man who blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff and his $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Passionate about fixing the system and preventing future abuses, Markopolos speaks about the Madoff scheme and how you can recognize and prevent fraud in your organization.
Daniel Altman
Daniel Altman is a visionary economist whose work has revolved around identifying long-term solutions to problems facing the global economy. He is the author of Outrageous Fortunes.
Todd Buchholz
Buchholz "lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit," says the Associated Press. His editorials in the Wall Street Journal correctly forecasted the 2001 slowdown in the U.S., and BusinessWeek raved about his book Market Shock, which warned of the quicksand facing the stock market. He ...
John Zogby
Chairman of the Board and Chief Insights Officer of IBOPE Zogby International (IZI) and author of The Way We’ll Be, John Zogby remains by all accounts the hottest and most accurate pollster and trendspotter in the United States today. No one can tell you more about what’s happening—from politics to social ...
Planet Money
Hosted by Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg, "Planet Money" explains the most complex economic issues so that listeners gain a complete understanding of not only what happened and why, but also the importance of these news stories in their lives. Witty, charismatic, and highly detailed, a keynote presentation by Planet Money ...
Paul Kangas
Co-anchor and financial commentator of "Nightly Business Report," Kangas is television's leading provider of daily stock market information. Known for his sharp wit and encyclopedic knowledge of the financial markets, he provides great insight and entertainment to audiences.
Sherron Watkins
Sherron Watkins is the former Vice President of Enron Corporation who alerted then-CEO Ken Lay in August 2001 to accounting irregularities within the company, warning him that Enron ‘might implode in a wave of accounting scandals.’ She has testified before Congressional Committees from the House and Senate ...
Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk research and consulting firm that provides financial, corporate, and government clients with information and insight on how political developments move markets. He is the author of the national bestseller The End of the Free Market: Who Wins ...
Jordan Belfort
In the 1990s, Jordan Belfort built one of the most dynamic and successful sales organizations in Wall Street history, earning over $50 million a year in personal income. Along the way, Belfort succumbed to some of the traps of the high-flying lifestyle, going through a spectacular - and well-publicized - fall from grace ...
Mickey Edwards
Serving as a member of Congress for 16 years, he was a senior member of the House Republican leadership as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, a member of both the House Appropriations and Budget Committees, and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. He is now a lecturer at Princeton, ...
Naomi Klein
Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and author of the international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Exploring the flaws of neoliberal economics and globalization, her stunning revelations and well-researched insight provides a backdrop to the connections ...
Jan Hopkins
A true trailblazer in business broadcast journalism, Jan Hopkins helped shepherd in the era of business news television. One of the first prominent women business anchors, she won both Emmy and Peabody Awards for her more than two decades in business news and network television production with CNN. At the end of 2007, ...
John Kasich
Known as a strong proponent of personal responsibility and a leader who was able to accomplish things through consensus, Kasich served as a US Congressman for 18 years. He currently hosts The Heartland with John Kasich on Fox and can be seen on The O’Reilly Factor. Examining the issues and people who made ...
Nomi Prins
A former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, Nomi Prins is one of the highest ranking Wall Street insiders to publicly critique the synergies between banking and politics. She is a frequent TV commentator and author of three acclaimed books, including: It Takes a Pillage: An Epic Tale of Power, Deceit, and Untold ...
Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Xavier Sala-i-Martin is Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York and the Chief Economic Advisor to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A respected economist, Sala-i-Martin is also a consultant to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Counseling Board of Telefonica ...
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is an anchor and reporter for CNBC's Business Day programming and is currently part of the Power Lunch ensemble with Sue Herera and Tyler Mathisen. She has been awarded Broadcaster of the Year from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was named one of the "100 Most ...
Jeremy Siegel
Jeremy Siegel is a professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. One of the most influencial financial economists today, Siegel comments extensively on the economy and financial markets.
Geoff Colvin
Geoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business. As Fortune's Senior Editor-at-Large, he has become one of America's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, the infotech revolution, and related ...
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