THE ECONOMY SUMMIT 360 Degrees: What Will it Take to Fix the US Economy?

Dear Friends & Colleagues:

We have assembled an array of economic voices to share their views on what should be done to fix the US economy and how to respond to the fragilities of the global economic system.  Former Fed Chairman PAUL VOLCKER will anchor a conference that will include intellectual opponent and Fed expert ALLAN MELTZER; former Secretaries of the Treasury ROBERT RUBIN and LAWRENCE SUMMERS; former FDIC Chair SHEILA BAIR; 2008 Ron Paul campaign economic advisor PETER SCHIFF; former national economic advisors to President Clinton and George W. Bush respectively LAURA TYSON and LAWRENCE LINDSEY; National Economic Advisor to President Obama GENE SPERLING; former McCain for President domestic policy chief and former Congressional Budget Office director DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN; former Pennsylvania Governor ED RENDELL and others.

2012 is a year of choice — and given the priority Americans are giving the US economy, this round up of diverse perspectives may be one of the most robustly varied in Washington this year.  The Atlantic will also be releasing its April 2012 Economics issue at this event.  Lunch will be served — and very much hope that you can join us.

All best,

Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic
Twitter:  @SCClemons

The Atlantic cordially invites you and your colleagues to

THE ECONOMY SUMMIT
360 Degrees: What Will it Take to Fix the US Economy?

#EconSummit

Wednesday, March 14
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Capital Hilton, 16th & K Streets NW, Washington DC
RSVP directly to this email or send to sclemons@theatlantic.com or call 202-266-7258

For those outside of Washington or unable to attend, this event will stream live on line and can be watched over the internet either during or after the event for those unable to attend.  The URL is http://events.theatlantic.com/economy-summit/2012/ or
http://TheWashingtonNote.com

10:00 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE

10:15 am
WELCOMING REMARKS

Release of the April 2012 “Economy Issue” of The Atlantic

JAMES BENNET
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic

RICHARD VAGUE
Chairman, Governor’s Woods Foundation

10:20 am
DIAGNOSING A SICK US ECONOMY:  WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT IS THE FIX?

PAUL McCULLEY
Former Managing Director, PIMCO
Chairman, Global Society of Fellows, Global Interdependence Center

CRAIG ALEXANDER
Chief Economist, TD Bank

YVES SMITH
Publisher, Naked Capitalism

PETER HOOPER
Managing Director and Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Securities
Co-Head, Deutsche Bank Global Economics Team

THOMAS PALLEY
Senior Economic Advisor, AFL/CIO

moderator
EDWARD LUCE
Economics & Political Columnist,  Financial Times

11:45 am
NO-NONSENSE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR JUMPSTARTING REAL ECONOMIC GROWTH

THE HON. ED RENDELL
Former Governor, State of Pennsylvania

THE HON. ANNETTE NAZARETH
Former Commissioner, Securities & Exchange Commission
Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell

KEVIN KELLER
Chief Executive Officer, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards

DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
President, American Action Forum
Former Director, Congressional Budget Office

SHERLE R. SCHWENNINGER
Director, Economic Growth Program, New America Foundation

PETER SCHIFF   
CEO and Chief Global Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital
Economic Advisor to 2008 Ron Paul for President Campaign

moderator
STEVE CLEMONS
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic

1:00 pm
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON REMARKS

THE HON. PAUL VOLCKER
Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board

session chair
DAVID G. BRADLEY
Chairman, Atlantic Media Company

moderator
STEVE CLEMONS
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic

2:15 pm
INTERVIEWS ON FIXING IT:  WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
SESSION ONE

THE HON. ROBERT RUBIN
Former Secretary of the Treasury

interlocutor
GREGORY IP
US Economics Editor, The Economist

2:45 pm
REALITIES IGNORED:  WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
SESSION TWO

THE HON. LAWRENCE LINDSEY
Former National Economic Advisor to President George W. Bush

interlocutor
JAMES BENNET
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic

3:15 pm
A DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
SESSION THREE

ALLAN MELTZER
Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, Carnegie Mellon University
Author, A History of the Federal Reserve

interlocutor
CLIVE CROOK
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Columnist, Bloomberg View

3:45 pm
UP AT NIGHT ISSUES AND THE U.S. ECONOMY
SESSION FIVE

THE HON. SHEILA BAIR
Former Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Senior Advisor, Pew Charitable Trusts

interlocutor
STEVE CLEMONS
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic

4:15 pm
THE ADMINISTRATION’S JOBS AND NATIONAL INVESTMENT AGENDA
SESSION SIX

THE HONORABLE GENE SPERLING
Director, National Economic Council
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

interlocutor
JAMES BENNET
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic

4:45 pm
WHY JOBS & INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICITS REALLY MATTER
SESSION SEVEN

THE HON. LAURA D’ANDREA TYSON
Former National Economic Advisor to President Bill Clinton
S.K. and Angela Chan Chair in Global Management, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Member, President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

interlocutor
ROBERT JOHNSON
Executive Director, Institute for New Economic Thinking
Former Chief Economist, US Senate Banking Committee

5:15 pm
FROM FRAGILITY TO STRENGTH:
RISKS THAT NEED TO BE SQUEEZED DOWN AND OPPORTUNITIES SEIZED
SESSION EIGHT

THE HON. LAWRENCE SUMMERS
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Professor of Economics, Harvard University

interlocutor
RIK KIRKLAND
Senior Managing Editor, McKinsey & Co.

5:45 pm
CLOSING COMMENTS & RECEPTION WITH SPEAKERS
ECONOMIC POLICY ZINGERS OF THE DAY

STEVE CLEMONS
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic

This event can be watched live streaming on line at:  http://events.theatlantic.com/economy-summit/2012/ or
http://TheWashingtonNote.com