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As experts, policymakers, the business community and citizens grapple with assigning responsibility for the financial crisis, the private investment community remains a target for harsh criticism. On September 30, the Initiative on Business and Public Policy at Brookings (IBPP) hosted a forum on the role of private capital in revitalizing the economy both in the United States and abroad, featuring a keynote address by Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.).
On September 30, the Initiative on Business and Public Policy at Brookings (IBPP) hosted a forum on the role of private capital in revitalizing the economy both in the United States and abroad, featuring a keynote address by Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.).
The first panel explored the current opportunities and challenges in the industry, featuring the perspectives of investors, the emerging markets, labor unions and entrepreneurs. The second examined the critical position that private capital plays in the economy, as well as the current challenges that private investors face.
After each panel, speakers took questions from the audience.
Private Capital, Public Impact
Agenda
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September 30
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9:00 AM -- Welcome
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9:05 AM -- Keynote Address
MRWMark R. Warner U.S. Senator -
9:30 AM -- Panel One: Opportunities and Challenges
MDWModerator: David Wessel Economics Editor, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>SASarah Alexander Founding President and CEO, Emerging Private Equity AssociationDSDamon Silvers Director of Policy and Special Counsel - AFL-CIODWDen White Senior Counsel, McDermott, Will & EmeryMWMark Wiseman Executive Vice President -
10:30 AM -- The Role of Private Capital Post-Financial Crisis
JLJosh Lerner Harvard University and National Bureau of Economic Research -
11:00 AM -- Panel Two: Private Capital - Research for Impact
John Haltiwanger Professor of Economics - University of MarylandMPManju Puri J.B. Fuqua Professor of Finance, Duke UniversityMSMorten Sorensen Daniel W. Stanton Associate Professor of Business, Columbia University
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