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October 1, 2020

Virtual Event

On October 1, the NYU Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance is bringing together a group of experts to have a wide-ranging discussion on emerging issues in economic policy. 

Introduction and Opening Remarks | 9:45-10:00 a.m.

  • Rob Jackson | NYU

  • Ed Rock | NYU

Labor and Corporate Governance: Economic growth in recent decades has not consistently benefited American workers. What is the best way of securing greater gains for workers going forward? | 10:00-10:50 a.m.

  • Liz Hoffman | Moderator, Wall Street Journal

  • Janie Grice | United for Respect

  • Jacob Leibenluft | NYU

  • Kristen Silverberg | Business Roundtable

  • Damon Silvers | AFL-CIO

Sustainable Finance: With threats from climate change upon us, investors are increasingly calling for public companies to provide disclosure of environmental risks and for our financial system to be protected from climate change risks. What are the best ways of achieving these goals? | 11:00 – 11:50 a.m.

  • Frank Partnoy | Moderator, UC Berkeley
  • Commissioner Russ Behnam | CFTC
  • Commissioner Allison Lee | SEC
  • Marilyn Waite | Hewlett Foundation

Lunch Conversation: The Future of the American Worker: In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, what concrete changes to the American worker’s experience should we expect and ask of corporate and political leadership in the near term? | 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.

  • Hon. Leo Strine | former Chief Justice of Delaware Supreme Court
  • Richard Trumka | President, AFL-CIO

Corporate Resilience: Despite a decade of economic growth, many corporations – as well as the economy at large – were unprepared for the COVID-19 crisis. How do we change that going forward? | 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

  • Lydia DePillis | Moderator, ProPublica
  • Bharat Ramamurti | COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission
  • Antonio Weiss | Harvard
  • Scott Kupor | Andreessen Horowitz
  • Saule Omarova | Cornell

Small Business: Small businesses across the country have been decimated by the COVID-19 crisis. What is the best way to preserve and revive American small businesses during the recovery of this crisis and beyond? | 2:00 – 2:50 p.m.

  • Renae Merle | Moderator, Washington Post
  • Amanda Fischer | Washington Center for Equitable Growth
  • Satyam Khanna | NYU
  • Adam Ozimek | Upwork

Closing Conversation: Crisis Response: How should policy-makers approach the twin public health and economic challenges of the COVID-19 crisis? | 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

  • Robert J. Jackson | Moderator, NYU
  • Andy Slavitt | former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Gene Sperling | former Director of the National Economic Council under Presidents Obama and Clinton