October 16, 2008
UW to host two evenings on world financial crisis
So, you’ve watched the stock markets gyrate enough to make you dizzy. You’ve wondered what your house would be worth if you tried to sell it. You’ve worried about your 401(k), wondering whether you’ll ever be able to retire.
As a service for the walking worried, the UW will offer a two-part roundtable series bringing together panels of economic, financial and public policy experts to explore the financial crisis in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Both evenings are free.
The first session, on how the U.S. arrived at its crisis and what it could mean for both individuals and the country, is set for 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20, in 130 Kane. The second evening will be at the same time and place on Monday, Nov. 3.
All seats in 130 Kane have been reserved for both evenings, but an overflow room has been reserved and the events also will be Webcast live. Visit http://www.washington.edu/insight/financialcrisis/ for details, links to resources and videos with UW experts on the crisis.
TVW — the Washington State Public Affairs channel — will record the evenings as well, and links to those broadcasts will be listed on the above site.
Steve Scher, host of Weekday on KUOW, the local affiliate of National Public Radio, will moderate the initial session. Panelists are:
• Rich Bennion, executive vice president and residential lending director, HomeStreet Bank.
• Alan Hess, professor of finance, UW Foster School of Business.
• Lew Mandell, senior fellow, Aspen Institute and Kermit O. Hanson visiting professor of finance, UW Foster School of Business.
• Dick Zerbe, Daniel J. Evans distinguished professor of public affairs, adjunct professor of law and former consultant to the Federal Trade Commission.
• Eric Zivot, professor of economics and Gary Waterman distinguished scholar.
The second session will be on the world financial crisis and what could happen next, and is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, also in 130 Kane. The moderator will be Norman Rice, former mayor of Seattle, former chief executive officer of Federal Home Loan Bank and a visiting lecturer at the Evans School of Public Affairs. The participants will be:
• Yu-Chin Chen, assistant professor of economics; staff economist, Council of Economic Advisers, Clinton administration.
• Dick Conway, principal in Dick Conway & Associates, a Seattle firm specializing in regional economic analysis; holds an MBA from the UW, is an affiliate associate professor in the UW Department of Geography and has recently taught “Regional Analysis” at the UW.
• Karma Hadjimichalakis, principal lecturer in business economics, UW Foster School of Business and Evert McCabe faculty fellow; first recipient of the Paccar Award for excellence in teaching in the MBA program.
• Wolfram Latsch, assistant professor of international studies; an economist whose research interests include development economics and political economy.
Sponsors of the evening include the UW Alumni Association, the Office of External Affairs, the Michael G. Foster School of Business, the Evans School of Public Affairs and the College of Arts & Sciences.
For more information, visit the Alumni Association Web page: https://go.washington.edu/uwaa/events/2008economic_crisis/details.tcl.
