Past Speakers
2007-2008 Speakers
June 17, 2008
Topic: “Term Auction Facilities and Other Federal Reserve Bank Efforts to Increase Liquidity”
Speaker: Mr. Donald Lieb, CFO and Group Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank-SF
Award: Dr. Robert T. Parry Award given to Ms. Laurie King, Capital Group
May 21, 2008
Topic: The Economic Outlook for the United States and California: Slow Growth or Recession?
Speaker: Ross DeVol, Director of Regional Economics and Center for Health Economics, Milken Institute
April 17, 2008
Topic: Housing Market Cycles
Speaker: John Burns, President, John Burns Real Estate Consulting
January 30, 2008
Topic: Immigrants & Boomers: Forging a New Social Contract for the Future of America
Speaker: Dr. Dowell Myers, Professor of Urban Planning & Demography, USC
November 29, 2007
Topic: 2008 Economic Outlook for the US, California, & the L.A. Region
Speaker: Dr. Nancy D. Sidhu, VP & Senior Economist, LAEDC
October 24, 2007
Topic: "Understanding, Interpreting, and Anticipating China"
Speaker: Dr. Donald H. Straszheim, Vice Chair, Roth Capital Partners
2006-2007 Speakers
June 14, 2007
Topic: A National Outlook to Honor a Policymaker
Speaker: Dr. Gary Zimmerman, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Award: Dr. Robert T. Parry Award given to Dr. Nancy D. Sidhu of LAEDC
April 11, 2007
Topic: Consumer Confidence: A Look Behind the Numbers
Speaker: Lynn Franco, Director of the Conference Board’s Consumer Research Center
February 15, 2007
Topic: Economic and Housing Market Forecast
Speaker: Dr. Robert Kleinhenz, Deputy Chief Economist, California Association of Realtors
February 1, 2007
Topic: Global Financial Warrior: A Behind the scenes look at the financial war on terror through the eyes of the Former Undersecretary of the Treasury
Speaker: Dr. John B. Taylor, Former Undersecretary of the Treasury; A Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
October 17, 2006
Topic: Monetary Policy and the Economy: A Former Policymaker’s Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Robert T. Parry, Former President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, Former NABE President, Former Los Angeles Chapter of NABE President
September 20, 2006
Topic: The Latest Trends in Goods Movement in Southern California: Challenges & Opportunities
Speakers: Dr. John Husing, Economist, Economics & Politics Inc.; Greg Freeman, VP Public Policy Consulting, LAEDC
2005-2006 Speakers
June 15, 2006
Topic: Monetary Policy and Its Impact on the Economy, Lunch and Tour of the Federal Reserve
Speaker: Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
April 12, 2006
Topic: The Making of Marketplace, What Goes on Air and What Doesn’t
Speaker: Kai Ryssdal, National Public Radio
February 15, 2006
Topic: 2006 Economic Outlook: Local, Regional, and National
Speakers: Howard Roth, Chief Economist, California Department of Finance; Jack Kyser, Chief Economist, LAEDC; Tom Higgins, Chief Economist, Payden & Rygel
January 19, 2006
Topic: A Year in Transition at the Federal Reserve
Speaker: Janet Yellen, President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
November 16, 2005
Topic: US Trade and the Asia Challenge
Speaker: Ken Ackbarali, International Economist
September 15, 2005
Topic: The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Construction and the Economy
Speaker: Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America
2004-2005 Speakers
May 4, 2005
Topic: Oil and Gas in the United States and California
Speaker: Thom Kelly, California Energy Commission
March 2, 2005
Topic: China’s Economic Growth
Speaker: Dr. Charles Wolf, RAND Corp.
November 10, 2004
Topic: Workforce Development and Employee Housing
Speakers: Leslie Appleton Young, VP and Chief Economist California Association of Realtors
Ken Sorey, Director of Development Just for the Kids, California
Previous Years Highlights
“Budget and Trade Deficits: Linked, Worrisome in the Long Run, but not Twins”
The Honorable Edward M. Gramlich Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
"After the Recession: A Monetary Policymaker Looks Ahead"
Robert Parry, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
'The Outlook for Southern California Real Estate"
Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist, California Associaiton of Realtors
Larry Bloomer, Vice President, Coldwell Banker Commercial WESTMAC
Michael Smooke, Partner - Real Estate, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
"U.S. Economic Outlook"
Professor Ed Leamer, Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
"California's Economic Prospects"
Mr. Howard Roth, Chief Economist of the California Department of Finance
"Industry Outlook for 2002"
Chris Baker, Los Angeles Childrens Hospital
Larry Bloomer, Coldwell Banker Commercial
David Haight, AT&T Wireless
John O'Malley, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
Matt Walton III, ETeam
Joe Raguso, California's Technology, Trade & Commerce Agency
"Outlook for Southern California's Economy"
Ross DeVol, Milken Institute
Janel Huff, Economic Development Center of Ventura County
Dorothy Pavloff, California Technology Ventures
We're Proud
Our Speakers are frequently quoted in the national business press, in places such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Forbes, to name a few. They are also frequently invited to be on shows such as CNN's Moneyline, NPR's Talk of the Nation, CBS news, C-SPAN, and ABC News with Peter Jennings. The Los Angeles Chapter of NABE is your chance to meet these influential people and ask questions.
