Past Presentations

  • Casey Mulligan, Professor, University of Chicago, "Redistribution Recession"
  • Bill Strauss, Senior Economist & Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, "The Housing Market " 
  • Mark Wright, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago & Professor, UCLA,"Sovereign Debt" 
  • Simon Johnson, Professor of Economics, MIT, "White House Burning"
  • Paul Kasriel, SVP & Chief Economist, Northern Trust, "Not All Credit is Created Equal"
  • Bluford Putnam, Chief Economist, CME Group, "Global Economic Divergence in the Era of Dissonance"
  • Chad Moutray, Chief Economist, National Association of Manufacturers, "Manufacturing Economic Update"
  • Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America, "Construction Outlook"
  • William Wiatrowski, Assoc Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Changing Nature of Employee Benefits"
  • William Strauss, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, "Auto Symposium Recap"
  • Adolfo Laurenti, Deputy Chief Economist, Mesirow Financial & Director, NABE, "Global Economic Outlook"
  • Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics, "The Business Cycle Turns Up"
  • Jean Daniel Gerber, Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs, "The New Normal" 
  • William Testa, VP & Director of Regional Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, "The Chicago Economy"
  • Edward Sullivan, Chief Economist & VP, Portland Cement Association, "Construction Outlook"
  • Michael Horrigan, Assoc Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Consumer, Producer & Import/Export Prices: Current Trends & Debunking Myths" 
  • Asha Bangalore, VP & Economist, Northern Trust, "The U.S. Economy: A View from the Crow's Nest" 
  • David Oser, EVP & Chief Economist, Shorebank, "Local Economics: A View from the Trenches" 
  • Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "What Our Measures Tell Us About the Recession" 
  • Leila Butt, Senior Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit, "Global Economic Outlook" 
  • Carl Tannenbaum, SVP, Risk Management, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, "State of Credit and Banking" 
  • Chris Varvares, President, Macroeconomic Advisers & President, NABE, "How Severe a Recession" 
  • Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, Mesirow Financial, "Economic Outlook" 
  • Nancy Nielsen, MD, President, American Medical Association, "The AMA Plan for Health System Reform – How to Control Costs, Improve Quality and Increase Value" 
  • Thomas Klier, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, "Restructuring in the Auto Industry" 
  • Michele Gambera, Chief Economist, Ibbotson, "Economic Outlook" 
  • Rick Mattoon, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, "Can Higher Education Save Regional Economies?" 
  • Philippe D’Arvisenet, Chief Economist, BNP Paribas, "European Economic Outlook" 
  • David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s, "They're Called Subprime for a Reason"      
  • John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wachovia Bank, "Economic Transitions"