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
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![Jonathan Allen]()
Jonathan Allen Sidewire @jonallendc -
![Bill Bishop]()
Bill Bishop Publisher Sinocism China Newsletter -
![Rep. Kevin Brady]()
Rep. Kevin Brady Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives @RepKevinBrady -
![Margaret Carlson]()
Margaret Carlson Columnist BloombergView @carlsonmargaret -
![Steve Clemons]()
Steve Clemons Washington Editor at Large The Atlantic @SCClemons -
![James Fallows]()
James Fallows National Correspondent The Atlantic @JamesFallows -
![Diana Farrell]()
Diana Farrell Founding President and Chief Executive Officer JPMorgan Chase Institute @Farrell_Diana -
![Jason Furman]()
Jason Furman Chairman White House Council of Economic Advisors @CEAchair -
![Neal Gabler]()
Neal Gabler Writer -
![Dan Glickman]()
Dan Glickman Former Secretary of Agriculture and Congressional Program Executive Director Aspen Institute @DanRGlickman -
![Michael Green]()
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]()
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Chairman and Founder Spitzberg Partners -
![Parag Khanna]()
Parag Khanna Global Contributor, CNN, and Author, Connectography @paragkhanna -
![Deborah Lehr]()
Deborah Lehr CEO Basilinna @DMLehr -
![Gerard Lyons]()
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]()
Maya MacGuineas President Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget @MayaMacGuineas -
![Megan Murphy]()
Megan Murphy Washington Bureau Chief Bloomberg @MeganMurp -
![Clyde Prestowitz]()
Clyde Prestowitz President Economic Strategy Institute @clydeprestowitz -
![Steven Rattner]()
Steven Rattner Chairman, Willett Advisors and Former Lead Auto Advisor, Obama Administration @steverattner -
![Alice Rivlin]()
Alice Rivlin Former Vice Chair, Federal Reserve and Senior Fellow Brookings Institution -
![Rebecca Rosen]()
Rebecca Rosen Senior Editor The Atlantic @beccarosen -
![Gene Sperling]()
Gene Sperling Former Director, White House National Economic Council and Founder, Sperling Economic Strategies @genebsperling -
![Scott Stossel]()
Scott Stossel Editorial Director The Atlantic @SStossel -
![Richard Vague]()
Richard Vague Chairman Governor's Woods Foundation -
![Yanis Varoufakis]()
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]()
Lori Wallach Director and Founder Global Trade Watch @WallachLori -
![Gillian B. White]()
Gillian B. White Senior Associate Editor The Atlantic @gillianbwhite -
![Jonathan Woetzel]()
Jonathan Woetzel Director McKinsey Global Institute @JonathanWoetzel -
![Mark Zandi]()
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-
Underwriters
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