Join the Global Interdependence Center (GIC), Bronze Buffalo Club, and C-Suite Network for this annual two-day summit of economists, bankers, academics, and finance industry representatives. Charles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will deliver the keynote address and GIC will present Dennis P. Lockhart with the 2017 Global Citizen Award.
Attendees of the Ninth Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit can receive credit from the following organizations:
- AFCPE Post Certification (6 credits)
- The Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB) (7.25 credits)
- CFP Board (6 CE credit hours)
Teton Springs Lodge & Spa
10 Warm Creek Lane
Victor, ID 83455
Thursday July 13th
8:30 – 9: 15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
- Tyler Norton, Founder and CEO, Hero Partners
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address
- Charles Evans, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Session I: International Economic Outlook
- John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo – United States
- Manuel Balmaseda, Chief Economist, CEMEX and GIC Board Member – Latin America
- Megan Greene, Chief Economist, Manulife – Europe
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman – China/Moderator
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Break
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Session II – Executive Perspectives with Jeff Hayzlett – Energy’s Impact on the Economy
- Featuring Matt Lanfear the CEO of Great Eastern Energy
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch
2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. | Session III – Industry: Small Business, Manufacturing and Construction
- William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Bill Dunkelberg, Chief Economist, NFIB – Small Business Outlook
- Manuel Balmaseda, Chief Economist, CEMEX and GIC Board Member
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Session IV – Financial Outlook
- Dick Mayo, Game Creek Capital
- Chris Whalen, Whalen Global Advisors and GIC Board Member
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist of Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chairman
- Moderator: Bill Kennedy, Fieldpoint Private
4:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Michael Drury, Chief Economist at McVean Trading and Investments and GIC Chairman
Friday July 14th
8:30 – 9: 15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist at Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chairman
- Tyler Norton, Founder and CEO, Hero Partners
9:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. | Presentation of the Global Citizen Award to Dennis Lockhart
- Presented by Michael McNiven, Managing Director, Cumberland Advisors
Followed by a Q&A with Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics and Political Correspondent
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Keynote Address
- Paul McCulley, Senior Fellow, Financial Macroeconomics, Cornell Law School’s Jack G. Clarke Program on the Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions and Markets
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Corporate Challenges for Today’s CEO
- Ray Dillon, Former CEO of Deltic Timber Corporation and GIC Board Member
- Mark Stidham CEO of LLR, Inc.
- Wally Hawley, Co-Founder of InterWest Partners
- Moderator: Bradley Bateman is the CEO of Dome Technology
11:45 a.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist at Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chairman
