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Event Overview
The 8th Annual Summit on the Economy, organized by the Governor’s Woods Foundation and the Economic Innovation Group, assembled a diverse array of economic thinkers, innovators, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, and media commentators who wrestled through the questions of how to best understand and tackle the vast challenges facing a changing, 21st century US economy.
A record number of attendees filled the Capital Hilton to hear from our speakers on topics ranging from fiscal responsibility, to fostering an innovation economy, to international trade, to reviving the American dream. Check out the full agenda, with video, here.
Event Speakers
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Kristen Soltis Anderson
Co-Founder
Echelon Insights
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The Honorable Gerard Araud
French Ambassador to the US
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Byron Auguste
CEO & Co-Founder
Opportunity@Work
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Krystal Ball
President
People's Housing Project
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Molly Ball
National Political Correspondent, Analyst
TIME & CNN
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Dr. Jared Bernstein
Fellow
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Sen. Cory Booker
Senator (D-NJ)
U.S. Senate
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Rep. Joaquin Castro
Congresman (D-TX-20)
U.S. House of Representatives
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Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large
The Atlantic
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James Crabtree
Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore and Author of The Billionaire Raj
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Rep. Suzan Delbene
Congresswoman (D-WA)
U.S. House of Representatives
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Dr. Doug Holtz-Eakin
President
American Action Forum
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Sam Fleming
U.S. Economics Editor
Financial Times
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Dr. Joseph Gagnon
Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics
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Steve Glickman
Co-Founder and CEO
Economic Innovation Group
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Craig Gordon
Washington Bureau Chief
Bloomberg News
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Dr. Kevin Hassett
Chair
Council of Economic Advisors
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The Honorable Kirsten Hillman
Canada's Deputy Ambassador to the U.S.
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Greg Ip
Chief Economics Commentator
Wall Street Journal
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Mitch Landrieu
Former Mayor
New Orleans, LA
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John Lettieri
Co-Founder & President
Economic Innovation Group
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Scott Lincicome
Adjunct Scholar
CATO Institute
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Sen. Joe Manchin
Senator (D-WV)
U.S. Senate
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Megan McArdle
Columnist
Washington Post
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The Honorable Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
Singapore's Ambassador to the U.S.
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Kevin Nolan
President & CEO
GE Appliances
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Spencer Overton
President
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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Dr. Adam Ozimek
Economist
Moody's Analytics
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Scott Paul
President
Alliance for American Manufacturing
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Caroline Ratcliffe
Senior Fellow & Co-director
Opportunity and Ownership Initiative, Urban Institute
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Dr. Richard Reeves
Senior Fellow in Economic Studies
The Brookings Institution
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Dr. Alice Rivlin
Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution
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Sen. Tim Scott
Senator (R-SC)
U.S. Senate
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Kristin Sharp
Executive Director
Initiative on Work, Workers, and Technology, New America
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Michael Steele
Political Analyst
MSNBC
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Ana Swanson
Domestic Correspondent
New York Times
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Jim Tankersly
Tax and Economics Reporter
New York Times
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Richard Vague
Chair
The Governor's Woods Foundation
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Dr. Scott Winship
Project Director
Office of the Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee
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Dr. Mark Zandi
Chief Economist
Moody's Analytics