Economy Disrupted
Today’s global economy is facing a range of disruptive forces, from the COVID-19 pandemic to technology, climate change, and inequality. In each episode of this live event series, cohosts Matthew P. Goodman and Stephanie Segal, are joined by a prominent guest to discuss a challenge to the global economy. With new episodes every two weeks, Economy Disrupted grapples with the big questions facing our economy, our country, and the world today.
We are excited to learn from some of the best minds out there on these topics and to engage with all of you. You can submit your questions for upcoming guests here.
Episodes
Episode 1: The New International Economy
June 1, 2020, 2:00-3:00pm
Guest: Lawrence Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary
Episode 2: U.S.-China Relations: The Great Disruption
June 18, 2020, 1:00-2:00pm
Guest: Charlene Barshefsky, Former U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 3: How Covid-19 Changed the Global Economy
June 29, 2020, 2:30-3:30pm
Guest: Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
Episode 4: Technology, Data, and Innovation Policy
July 17, 2020, 4:00-5:00pm
Guest: Eric Schmidt, Former chairman and CEO of Google, Co-founder of Schmidt Futures
Episode 5: Challenges and Change at Home and Abroad
July 27, 2020 3:00-4:00 pm
Guest: Wally Adeyemo, Former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics & Senior Adviser (Non-Resident), Economics Program, CSIS
Episode 6: A World Awash in Debt
August 6, 2020 2:15-3:15 pm
Guest: Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Episode 7: Economic Policy in a Time of Crisis
August 24, 2020 2:00-3:00 pm
Guest: Kevin Hassett, Vice President and Managing Director, The Lindsey Group & Former Senior Economic Advisor to President Trump (March - June 2020)
Episode 8: The Shake-up in U.S. Higher Education
September 11, 2020 12:00-1:00 pm
Guest: Mary Sue Coleman, Former president of the Association of American Universities, President emerita University of Michigan, and Former president of the University of Iowa
September 25, 2020 9:00-10:00 am EDT
Guest: Michael Froman, Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth, Mastercard
Former U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 10: Confronting Economic Inequality
October 15, 2020 3:30–4:30 pm EDT
Guest: Heather Boushey, President & CEO of Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Episode 11: The Economics of Climate Change
October 21, 2020 2:00–3:00 pm EDT
Guest: Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Chairman of the Paulson Institute & 74th Treasury Secretary
Episode 12: The World is Watching Tomorrow’s Election
November 2, 2020 1:00–2:00 pm EDT
Guest: John J. Hamre, CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership