Trade and the Future of Industry: An outlook on agriculture, manufacturing and tariffs
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
$50.00 – $75.00
Join GIC and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for a conference that offers an outlook on agriculture, manufacturing and tariffs this September.
Presentation Documents
- Trends in Agricultural Trade and Drivers of Demand: Implications for Midwestern Agriculture | Kathy Baylis
- Session II: Agriculture | David Oppendahl
- CME Group GIC Overview | Dave Lehman
- Session III: Manufacturing | Bill Strauss
- Is American Manufacturing in Decline? | Kevin Kliesen
Presentation Videos
- Session 1 – Macroeconomic outlook: Are risks symmetric?
- Session 2 – Agriculture
- Session 3 – Manufacturing
Event Detail
Trade and the Future of Industry: An outlook on agriculture, manufacturing and tariffs
Join GIC for our first-ever event in Chicago, IL this September. We are partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to bring together top industry professionals to discuss an outlook on agriculture, manufacturing and tariffs. This day-long conference on September 12, 2018 will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Please email [email protected] for more information on how attendees of the Trade and the Future of Industry: An outlook on agriculture, manufacturing and tariffs can receive credit from the following CE organizations:
- CFP Board (6 CE credit hours)
- AFCPE Post Certification (6 credits)
Agenda
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Registration/Coffee
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Session I – Macroeconomic outlook: Are risks symmetric?
- Catherine Mann, Global Chief Economist, CitiGroup
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments
- Philip I. Levy, Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Moderator: Sangeetha Ramaswamy, Global Economist, Citadel Global Equities
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Session II: Agriculture
- David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Kathy Baylis, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois
- David Lehman, Managing Director of Commodity Research and Product Development, CME Group
- Moderator: Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Session III: Manufacturing
- William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Kevin Kliesen, Business Economist and Research Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Zach Mottl, Chief Alignment Officer, Atlas Tool Works and Chair of Government Relations Committee, Technology & Manufacturing Association
- Moderator: Steve Sexauer, CIO, San Diego County Employee Retirement Association
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners
Event Location
230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1413
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Kathy Baylis
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of IllinoisDr. Baylis helps stakeholders design agricultural, conservation, and trade policy to promote ecosystem preservation and international food security. She assesses the effectiveness of interventions and their consequences for global food security, the environment, and social welfare.
Michael Drury
Chief Economist, McVean Trading & InvestmentsMichael 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.
Kevin Kliesen
Business Economist and Research Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisKevin L. Kliesen is a business economist and Bank Officer in the Research Division at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
David Lehman
Managing Director, Commodity Research and Product Development, CME GroupDavid Lehman was appointed Managing Director, Commodity Research and Product Development of CME Group in February 2010.
Philip Levy
Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, Chicago Council on Global AffairsPhil Levy is Senior Fellow on the Global Economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and teaches in the Strategy Department at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Catherine L. Mann, Ph.D.
Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of EnglandDr Catherine L Mann joined the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England on 1 September 2021. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Economic Association, among others. Previously she was Chair of the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association.
Zachary Mottl
Chief Alignment Officer (CAO), Atlas Tool Works, Inc.Zachary Justin Mottl is the fourth generation of his family to own and operate Atlas Tool Works. The company, founded in 1918, is a world class precision manufacturing facility offering a broad array of metal manufacturing services.
David Oppedahl
Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoDavid Oppedahl is a senior business economist in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Oppedahl conducts research on the agricultural sector and rural development, as well as analyzing business conditions and the regional economy.
Donald Rissmiller
Founding Partner and Chief Economist of StrategasMr. Rissmiller is a founding Partner of Strategas and has directed the Firm's macroeconomic research efforts since 2006. He oversees Strategas' thematic research as well as high-frequency econometric forecasting.
Stephen Sexauer
Chief Investment Officer, The San Diego County Employees Retirement AssociationStephen 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.
Bill Strauss
Senior Economist and Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoWilliam A. Strauss is a senior economist and economic adviser in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which he joined in 1982. His chief responsibilities include analyzing the current performance of both the Midwest economy and the manufacturing sector for use in monetary policy.
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