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
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Co-Founder
Echelon Insights
The Honorable Gerard Araud
French Ambassador to the US
Byron Auguste
CEO & Co-Founder
Opportunity@Work
Krystal Ball
President
People's Housing Project
Molly Ball
National Political Correspondent, Analyst
TIME & CNN
Dr. Jared Bernstein
Fellow
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Sen. Cory Booker
Senator (D-NJ)
U.S. Senate
Rep. Joaquin Castro
Congresman (D-TX-20)
U.S. House of Representatives
Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large
The Atlantic
James Crabtree
Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore and Author of The Billionaire Raj
Rep. Suzan Delbene
Congresswoman (D-WA)
U.S. House of Representatives
Dr. Doug Holtz-Eakin
President
American Action Forum
Sam Fleming
U.S. Economics Editor
Financial Times
Dr. Joseph Gagnon
Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Steve Glickman
Co-Founder and CEO
Economic Innovation Group
Craig Gordon
Washington Bureau Chief
Bloomberg News
Dr. Kevin Hassett
Chair
Council of Economic Advisors
The Honorable Kirsten Hillman
Canada's Deputy Ambassador to the U.S.
Greg Ip
Chief Economics Commentator
Wall Street Journal
Mitch Landrieu
Former Mayor
New Orleans, LA
John Lettieri
Co-Founder & President
Economic Innovation Group
Scott Lincicome
Adjunct Scholar
CATO Institute
Sen. Joe Manchin
Senator (D-WV)
U.S. Senate
Megan McArdle
Columnist
Washington Post
The Honorable Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
Singapore's Ambassador to the U.S.
Kevin Nolan
President & CEO
GE Appliances
Spencer Overton
President
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Dr. Adam Ozimek
Economist
Moody's Analytics
Scott Paul
President
Alliance for American Manufacturing
Caroline Ratcliffe
Senior Fellow & Co-director
Opportunity and Ownership Initiative, Urban Institute
Dr. Richard Reeves
Senior Fellow in Economic Studies
The Brookings Institution
Dr. Alice Rivlin
Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution
Sen. Tim Scott
Senator (R-SC)
U.S. Senate
Kristin Sharp
Executive Director
Initiative on Work, Workers, and Technology, New America
Michael Steele
Political Analyst
MSNBC
Ana Swanson
Domestic Correspondent
New York Times
Jim Tankersly
Tax and Economics Reporter
New York Times
Richard Vague
Chair
The Governor's Woods Foundation
Dr. Scott Winship
Project Director
Office of the Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee
Dr. Mark Zandi
Chief Economist
Moody's Analytics