40th Annual Monetary & Trade Conference and Global Citizen Award Ceremony

Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, various efforts have aimed at developing a comprehensive climate policy based on relevant data, disclosures, and approaches. Despite the efforts of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, the climate policy agenda still appears fuzzy, and the consequences of climate events on countries, businesses, and financial portfolios remain distressing.

This conference intends to shed some light on outstanding climate-related issues and the economic and societal consequences of climate-related initiatives. In addition to economic matters, the conference speakers will highlight corporate and financial market developments relating to ESG and green finance and explore viable sustainability proposals going forward.

We invite you to join GIC on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 to celebrate 40 years of our Annual Monetary & Trade Conference! This year’s event will explore climate-related issues and include the dedication of our Global Citizen Award to GIC Board Member and continued Chair of the AMT, George Tsetsekos, Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus Drexel’s LeBow College of Business. Joining us as a keynote speaker is Patrick Harker, the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

About the Global Citizen Award: This award is given to individuals who have provided substantial support to GIC and its mission. Recipients of this award have been strong advocates of GIC’s efforts to encourage the development of worldwide communities through increased knowledge, understanding and partnership.

Attendees of this conference can receive continuing education credit from the Certified Financial Planner Board for 3 credit hours. Please email Colleen Murphy at cmurphy@interdependence.org for more details.

Click here to view the program handout and tribute booklet from this event.

 

 

Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration & Coffee

8:30 – 8:35 AM | Welcoming Remarks

• Vibhas Madan, Ph.D., Dean and R. John Chapel Jr. Dean’s Chair and Professor of Economics, LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

 8:35 – 8:45 AM | Presentation of the Global Citizen Award

• William Kennedy, GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLC

 8:45 – 8:55 AM | Remarks and Intro to 40^th Annual Monetary & Trade Conference

• George Tsetsekos, Ph.D., Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

8:55 – 9:00 AM | Introduction of Morning Keynote

• Vibhas Madan, Ph.D., Dean and R. John Chapel Jr. Dean’s Chair and Professor of Economics, LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

9:00 – 9:50 AM | Keynote with Audience Q&A

• Patrick Harker, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
• Moderator: George Tsetsekos, Ph.D., Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

9:50 – 10:00 AM | Break

10:00 – 11:00 AM | Session I: The Climate Change Debate

• Jordan Howell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sustainable Business, Rowan University
• Stuart Mackintosh, Ph.D., Executive Director, Group of Thirty
• Sean Heberling, President, Marion Street Capital and GIC Board Member
• Moderator: George Tsetsekos, Ph.D., Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

11:00 AM – 12:10 PM | Session II: Climate Change and Capital Markets

• Mark Hays, Director of Sustainable & Impact Investing, Managing Director, Glenmede
• Michael Cosack, Principal, ImpactWise
• Gabriel Thoumi, Chief Executive Officer, Responsible Alpha
• Klaus Oppermann, Ph.D., Senior Economist, The World Bank
• Moderator: George Tsetsekos, Ph.D., Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

12:10 – 12:25 PM | Break

12:25 – 1:25 PM | Session III: Climate Change and the Economy

• John Newton, Chief Economist at U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
• Mark Zandi, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics
• Moderator: George Tsetsekos, Ph.D., Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

1:25 – 1:30 PM | Concluding Remarks

• George Tsetsekos, Ph.D., Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and GIC Board Member

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Lunch

 

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Tribute Options

We invite you to support GIC by placing a congratulatory message or company ad in our tribute booklet by Tuesday, November 8. Please find the details on message pricing below:

Congratulatory Messages/Tribute Book:

• Full-Page Message: $1000
• Half-Page Message: $500
• Quarter-Page Message: $250