New York’s capital market, stifled by stringent regulations, undue exposure to litigation risks, and the rapid growth of markets overseas, is in serious danger of losing its status as a competitive global financial center. A decline in competitiveness could cost New York tens of thousands of jobs and the United States between $15 and $30 billion in financial service revenues annually by 2011, damaging the third-largest sector of the U.S. economy, possibly irreparably.
AGENGA
8:30 AM | REGISTRATION |
9:00 AM | OPENING REMARKS Byron R. Wien, Chief Investment Strategist, Pequot Capital Management |
9:30 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION Panel One: Right-Sizing Regulation. How have new regulations, in particular Sarbanes Oxley, affected U.S. capital markets? Stephen Bainbridge, Professor, UCLA School of Law Larry Ribstein, Professor, Illinois College of Law Nicole Gelinas, Contributing Editor, City Journal Moderator: James R. Copland, Senior Fellow, Center for Legal Policy |
10:40 AM | BREAK |
10:50 AM | Panel Two: Litigation Nation. How does securities litigation, including new expansions of auditor, office, and director liability, affect U.S. capital markets? Christine Edwards, Partner, Winston & Strawn Michael A. Perino, Professor, St John’s University School of Law Peter J. Wallison, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Moderator: Walter K. Olson, Senior Fellow, Center for Legal Policy |
12:00 PM | RECEPTION |
12:30 PM | LUNCHEON |
1:00 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Robert Steel, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury |
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