Finance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 2 |
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| 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Early Registration Check in and pick up registration packets Smith House, 22 Hitchcock Road |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Visit Open Classes A list of classes will be provided in your registration packet. Various locations |
| 11 a.m - 2 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) Meal tickets are provided in registration packets. Valentine Dining Hall |
| 3:30 - 4 p.m. | Registration Check in and pick up registration packets Lobby, Fayerweather Hall |
| 4 - 5:15 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Session Economic Framework Geoffrey Woglom, the Richard S. Volpert Professor of Economics Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather Hall |
| 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. | Attack or Rescue? The Activist Investor Controversy Mike Smith '84 is a partner at Goldman Sachs, where he has been employed since 1988. He specializes in the telecommunications area. Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather Hall |
| 6:30 p.m. | Opening Reception Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons Foyer, Valentine Hall |
| 7:15 p.m. | Dinner Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons |
| Inside Job Over dessert and coffee we will watch and discuss a short segment of this film, awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2011. "A crime story like no other in history," it looks at what really happened leading up to the economic crisis of 2008. Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons |
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Friday, October 3 |
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| 7:30 - 9 a.m. | Breakfast (on your own) Meal tickets are provided in registration packets. An area will be set aside for the group in the Weiller Wing, to your left as you enter the dining hall. Valentine Dining Hall |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Asset Management Kathryn Fulton '83 has been managing director of government relations at BlackRock, in Washington, DC, since 2011, when the firm hired her as its first Washington-based lobbyist. Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m. | Private Equity Barry Volpert '81, P'14 is co-founder and CEO of Crestview Partners, a private equity firm. He specializes in complex and contrarian investment themes arising out of major dislocations or restructurings. Previously, Barry was head of merchant banking at Goldman Sachs, where he spent 18 years as a co-founder, and ultimately CEO, of the global private equity business. Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall |
| 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Meal tickets are provided in registration packets. Pick up your lunch and join the group upstairs in the mezzanine. Valentine Dining Hall |
| 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Current Challenges in Commercial Banking Elizabeth T. Kelly '84, P'12, a funding and liquidity risk specialist for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will discuss the key challenges and current issues in commercial banking, including the interest rate environment, regulation and "too big to fail." Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall |
| 2:45 - 3 p.m. | Break |
| 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Dodd-Frank Panel Discussion The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into federal law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010. Passed as a response to the Great Recession, it made regulatory changes that affect almost every part of the nation's financial services industry. Some critics argue it is not enough to prevent another financial crisis or more bailouts, and others argue it goes too far and unduly restricts financial institutions. What do you think? We will be polling the class. Panelists are Kathryn Fulton '83, Elizabeth Kelly '84, P'12, Michael Smith '84 and Professor Geoffery Woglom. Ethan Bernstein '98, assistant professor of leadership and organizational behavior at the Harvard Business School, will moderate. Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall |
| 4:30 p.m. | Closing Reception A chance to finish your conversation, exchange contact information and grab some refreshments for the road. Lobby, Converse Hall |