2018
13th Annual Finance Conference
On June 7, the Carroll School welcomed keynote speaker Nicholas Burns ’78 and other experts for dynamic discussions on equity investing, geopolitical risks, and financial technology.
Thursday, June 7
Conference
7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Boston College, Robert J. Murray ’62 and Family Function Room, 4th Floor, Yawkey Athletics Center
7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast for All Attendees |
8:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks |
GLOBAL OUTLOOK | |
8:40 a.m.
| THE DOROTHY MARGARET ROSE KNIGHT ECONOMIC KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL STABILITY AND PEACE |
9:55 a.m. | Coffee Break |
10:05 a.m. | A GLOBAL INVESTMENT OUTLOOK |
11:05 a.m. | Coffee Break |
PERSPECTIVES ON INNOVATION | |
11:15 a.m. | SLOWING AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH DESPITE ONGOING INNOVATION Robert Gordon, American Economist and Stanley G. Harris Professor of the Social Sciences, Northwestern University |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch, Gasson 100 |
1:30 p.m. | THE AI AWAKENING: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management; Director, MIT Center for Digital Business; and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research |
2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:40 p.m. | CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND BLOCKCHAIN: IMPLICATIONS AND INNOVATION FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS |
3:40 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
3:45 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
5:30 p.m. | Program Ends |