Economy/Business

The Atlantic Summit on the Economy

April 27, 2016
Washington, D.C.

Recession or expansion? Domestic growth or global decline? Government spending or austerity? Europe with or without the UK? Does China's slowdown matter? Tax reform or more taxes? Stability or volatility? These are some of the questions tackled at The Atlantic's 5th annual Summit on the Economy. We heard from top officials, leading experts and world class economists as we tried to answer the major questions of the day on the health of the economy.

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Speakers

Jonathan Allen Sidewire @jonallendc
Bill Bishop Publisher Sinocism China Newsletter
Rep. Kevin Brady Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives @RepKevinBrady
Margaret Carlson Columnist BloombergView @carlsonmargaret
Steve Clemons Washington Editor at Large The Atlantic @SCClemons
James Fallows National Correspondent The Atlantic @JamesFallows
Diana Farrell Founding President and Chief Executive Officer JPMorgan Chase Institute @Farrell_Diana
Jason Furman Chairman White House Council of Economic Advisors @CEAchair
Neal Gabler Writer
Dan Glickman Former Secretary of Agriculture and Congressional Program Executive Director Aspen Institute @DanRGlickman
Michael Green Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan, Chair, CSIS and Chair, Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy Georgetown University
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Chairman and Founder Spitzberg Partners
Parag Khanna Global Contributor, CNN, and Author, Connectography @paragkhanna
Deborah Lehr CEO Basilinna @DMLehr
Gerard Lyons Chief Economic Advisor to London Mayor Boris Johnson and Author, The U.K. Referendum: an Easy Guide to Leaving the EU @DrGerardLyons
Maya MacGuineas President Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget @MayaMacGuineas
Megan Murphy Washington Bureau Chief Bloomberg @MeganMurp
Clyde Prestowitz President Economic Strategy Institute @clydeprestowitz
Steven Rattner Chairman, Willett Advisors and Former Lead Auto Advisor, Obama Administration @steverattner
Alice Rivlin Former Vice Chair, Federal Reserve and Senior Fellow Brookings Institution
Rebecca Rosen Senior Editor The Atlantic @beccarosen
Gene Sperling Former Director, White House National Economic Council and Founder, Sperling Economic Strategies @genebsperling
Scott Stossel Editorial Director The Atlantic @SStossel
Richard Vague Chairman Governor's Woods Foundation
Yanis Varoufakis Former Greek Minister of Finance and Author of And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe’s Crisis and America’s Economic Future @yanisvaroufakis
Lori Wallach Director and Founder Global Trade Watch @WallachLori
Gillian B. White Senior Associate Editor The Atlantic @gillianbwhite
Jonathan Woetzel Director McKinsey Global Institute @JonathanWoetzel
Mark Zandi Chief Economist Moody's Analytics @MoodysAnalytics

Agenda

Note: All times are ET

Wednesday, April 27
9:00 a.m.WelcomeMargaret Low Smith, President, AtlanticLIVE
9:10 a.m.Wide Angle Lens: The Economic PictureJason Furman, Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisors
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
9:35 a.m.The Case for the BrexitGerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor to London Mayor Boris Johnson and Author of The U.K. Referendum: an Easy Guide to Leaving the EU
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
9:50 a.m.Balanced BudgetsAlice Rivlin, Former Vice Chair, Federal Reserve and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
With Jonathan Allen, Sidewire
10:05 a.m.The Downside of the Sharing EconomyDiana Farrell, President and CEO, JPMorgan Chase Institute
With Rebecca Rosen, The Atlantic
10:30 a.m.Break-
10:45 a.m.What Happened to Global Growth?Steven Rattner, Chairman, Willett Advisers
With Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg View
11:05 a.m.The Case Against the BrexitKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Chairman and Founder, Spitzberg Partners
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
11:30 a.m.Forecasting the FutureMaya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics
With Gillian B. White, The Atlantic
11:55 a.m.Blind Spots in the EconomyRichard Vague, Chairman, Governor’s Woods Foundation
With Joie Chen, Former Al Jazeera Journalist
12:10 p.m.Lunch-
1:00 p.m.Policy PerspectivesGene Sperling, Former Director, White House National Economic Council
With James Fallows, The Atlantic
1:30 p.m.Trade, Security and ChinaBill Bishop, Publisher, Sinocism China Newsletter
Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS and Chair, Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Georgetown University
Deborah Lehr, CEO, Basilinna
Jonathan Woetzel, Director, McKinsey Global Institute
With James Fallows, The Atlantic
2:10 p.m.Cracking the Code: the Push for Comprehensive Tax ReformRep. Kevin Brady, Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means
With Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg View
2:35 p.m.The Secret Shame of Middle-Class AmericansNeal Gabler, Author
With Scott Stossel, The Atlantic
3:00 p.m.ConnectographyParag Khanna, Author, Connectography
3:10 p.m.Connectography DistilledParag Khanna
Megan Murphy, Bloomberg
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
3:30 p.m.Trade's DeficitsSecretary Dan Glickman, Congressional Program Executive Director, Aspen Institute
Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute
Lori Wallach, Director and Founder, Global Trade Watch
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
4:00 p.m.Greece and the WorldYanis Varoufakis, Former Greek Minister of Finance and Author of And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe’s Crisis and America’s Economic Future
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
4:20 p.m.Closing Thoughts and Networking Reception-

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