2018
13th Annual Finance Conference
On June 7, the Carroll School welcomed keynote speaker Nicholas BurnsÌý’78 and other experts for dynamic discussions on equity investing, geopolitical risks, and financial technology.
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Thursday, June 7
Conference
7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, Robert J. Murray ’62 and Family Function Room, 4th Floor, Yawkey Athletics CenterÌý
7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast for All Attendees |
8:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks |
GLOBAL OUTLOOK | |
8:40 a.m. Ìý | THE DOROTHY MARGARET ROSE KNIGHT ECONOMIC KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL STABILITY AND PEACE |
9:55 a.m. | Coffee Break |
10:05 a.m. | A GLOBAL INVESTMENT OUTLOOK |
11:05 a.m. | Coffee Break |
PERSPECTIVES ON INNOVATION | |
11:15 a.m. | SLOWING AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH DESPITE ONGOING INNOVATION Robert Gordon, American Economist and Stanley G. Harris Professor of the Social Sciences, Northwestern University |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch, Gasson 100 |
1:30 p.m. | THE AI AWAKENING: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management; Director, MIT Center for Digital Business; and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research |
2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:40 p.m. | CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND BLOCKCHAIN: IMPLICATIONS AND INNOVATION FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS |
3:40 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
3:45 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
5:30 p.m. | Program Ends |