Mar 11 2016
SIEPR Economic Summit 2016
SIEPR Economic Summit 2016
Admission:
By invitation only
March 11, 2016
8:00am to 8:05am
Welcoming Remarks
Mark Duggan, The Trione Director of SIEPR; The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics, Stanford University
8:05am to 9:25am
Session I
Challenges and Opportunities for Education Reform
Raj Chetty, Professor of Economics, Stanford University; SIEPR Senior Fellow
Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder, Teach for All
Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective; Stanford Board of Trustees
Moderator:
Susanna Loeb, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University; faculty director of the Center for Education Policy Analysis; co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education; SIEPR Senior Fellow
9:25am to 10:35am
Session II
Two Perspectives on Income Inequality in the U.S.
David Autor, Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the School of Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative, M.I.T.
Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Moderator:
Mark Duggan, The Trione Director of SIEPR; The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics, Stanford University
10:35am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 12:05pm
Session III
The Impact of Policy and Market Forces on Renewable Energy
Lyndon Rive, CEO and Co-Founder, SolarCity
Geisha Williams, President, PG&E Electric
Moderator:
Frank Wolak, Holbrook Working Professor in Commodity Price Studies, Stanford University; Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, at the Precourt Institute, and at SIEPR
12:05pm to 12:45pm
Lunch
12:45pm to 1:30pm
Session IV
Status of U.S. – China Relations
Max Sieben Baucus, U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
Moderator:
John Shoven, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, Stanford University; Buzz and Barbara McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, SIEPR
1:30pm to 2:40pm
Session V
Holding Court on NBA Economics
Steven A. Ballmer, Chairman, Los Angeles Clippers; SIEPR Board Member
Joseph Lacob, Co-Executive Chairman, CEO and Governor, Golden State Warriors
Moderator:
Rick Levin, CEO, Coursera; President Emeritus, Yale University; Consulting Professor, SIEPR
2:40pm to 3:00pm
Break
3:00pm to 4:10pm
Session VI
Is the Productivity Slowdown for Real?
Nick Bloom, Professor of Economics, Stanford University; SIEPR Senior Fellow
Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google, Inc.; Professor Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator:
Steve Kohlhagen, SIEPR Board member
4:30pm to 5:45pm
Critical Issue Sessions
I. Does America Need Immigration Reform?
Jennifer Chacón, Edwin A. Heafey, Jr. Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Marshall Fitz, Managing Director of Immigration, Emerson Collective
Timothy Joseph Kane, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose
Moderator:
Noosheen Hashemi, President, The HAND Foundation; SIEPR Board Member
II. Housing Market Cycles: Effects on Homeowners, Industry, and Policy
Jon Jaffe, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Lennar Corporation
Susan Meaney, Managing Director, Makena Capital Management
Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator:
Adam Shapiro, Co-Founder, East Rock Capital; SIEPR Board Member
III. The Transformation of Transportation
Carl Guardino, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group; Member, California Transportation Commission
Jonathan Hall, Head of Economic Research, Uber
Stefan Heck, CEO, Nauto, Inc.; Precourt Energy Scholar, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
Moderator:
Jesse Rogers, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Altamont Capital Partners; SIEPR Board Member
IV. What Lies Ahead for the Health Care Sector?
Sandra R. Hernández, MD, President and CEO, California Health Care Foundation
Bob Kocher, Partner, Venrock
Paul Markovich, President and CEO, Blue Shield of California
Moderator:
Jonathan Coslet, Senior Partner & Chief Investment Officer, TPG Capital, L.P.; SIEPR Board Member
6:00pm to 6:45pm
Reception
6:45pm to 9:00pm
Dinner and Keynote Speaker
Outlook for the Global Economy
Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank (2003-2011); Chairman and CEO, Group of Thirty
Moderator:
John Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, Stanford University; George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution; SIEPR Senior Fellow