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An Examination of the Post-Earthquake Recovery Process in Santiago, Chile

Date: Friday, January 14, 2011 - Thursday, January 20, 2011
Central Bank of Chile, Santiago, Chile

About The Event

Event Detail

An Examination of the Post-Earthquake Recovery Process in Santiago, Chile

GIC will return to Santiago Chile with Speaker-Delegate, Charles Plosser, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, for an examination of the post-earthquake recovery process. The program will begin with a welcome dinner followed by a coastal tour over the weekend, concluding with a full day conference in partnership with the Banco Central De Chile. Governor Jose De Gregorio will speak as well as Eugenio Aleman, Vice President, Senior Economist of Wells Fargo.

GIC will offer an optional weekend tour and hotel package arranged by Chilean Special Journeys.

Event Location

Date: Friday, January 14, 2011 - Thursday, January 20, 2011 City: Santiago Central Bank of Chile Download iCal

Speakers

Jenny Lin, Ph.D.

Jenny Lin, Ph.D.

Jenny Lin is a senior economist for the Americas at Ford Motor Company. Jenny’s primary responsibilities include conducting special economic and strategic research and analyzing general business conditions and forecasting industry sales for Ford’s major markets in the Americas. In addition to the Americas, Jenny also covers a broad range of special topics, including global […]

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Benjamin Leavenworth

Benjamin Leavenworth

Chief Relationship Officer, Afina International

Mr. Leavenworth has over 20 years of professional experience in Latin America, from governmental roles to entrepreneurial ventures and finance. He is a founding partner of Afina and is primarily focused on managing and developing the firm’s relationships. Mr. Leavenworth also serves as Honorary Consul of Chile in Philadelphia with a jurisdiction that includes the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey.

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Curtis P. Cheyney

Curtis P. Cheyney

Curtis P. Cheyney is a member of the Swartz Campbell law firm’s Management Committee, director of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, Apothecary Fund and member in the American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations. He received his law degree from Wake Forest University in 1968, and since that time has engaged in the practice of law related […]

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Stephen Sexauer

Stephen Sexauer

Chief Investment Officer, The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association

Stephen Sexauer is SDCERA’s Chief Investment Officer and oversees SDCERA’s $14 billion Trust Fund, investment team, and investment consultants. In addition to the day-to-day operation of SDCERA’s Investment Division, he also assists SDCERA’s Board with determining the Fund’s investment policies, strategy and asset allocation.

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Michael Drury

Michael Drury

Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments

Michael Drury is the chief economist for McVean Trading & Investments, LLC. He joined the firm in 1992, after serving for five years as senior economist with Allen Sinai at Shearson Lehman Brothers and its successor firms. Michael began his career in New York in 1982 as senior economist at A. Gary Shilling and Company. He received his B.S. in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and did his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Paul Thomas, Ph.D.

Paul Thomas, Ph.D.

Chief Economist of Intel Corporation

Paul Thomas is chief economist and manager of market sizing and forecasting at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, Calif. He joined Intel in December, 2004, after working at Continental Airlines in Houston, Texas, from 1997 to 2004 and as chief economist from 2001 to 2004.

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Rajeev Dhawan, Ph.D.

Rajeev Dhawan, Ph.D.

Carl R. Zwerner Chair of Economic Forecasting and Director, Economic Forecasting Center, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University

Professor Rajeev Dhawan wears a dual hat as holder of the Zwerner Chair of Economic Forecasting and as Director of the Economic Forecasting Center at  the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. As director of one of the country’s premiere forecasting centers, Dhawan develops forecasts for the U.S., Southeast regional and local metro Atlanta economies.

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José De Gregorio, Ph.D.

José De Gregorio, Ph.D.

Former President of the Central Bank of Chile

José De Gregorio is a Full Professor and Dean of the School of Economics and Business of Universidad de Chile. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, member of the board and financial advisor at several private companies and consultant in international financial organizations.

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Eugenio J. Alemán, Ph.D.

Eugenio J. Alemán, Ph.D.

Director and Senior Economist at Wells Fargo

Eugenio J. Alemán is a director and senior economist at Wells Fargo. He forecasts national, regional, and international economic trends.

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Charles I. Plosser, Ph.D.

Charles I. Plosser, Ph.D.

Board Member, FINRA and Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Dr. Charles Plosser was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role, he participated on the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee, which is responsible for conducting our nation's monetary policy. He currently serves on the FINRA Board of Governors.

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