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Economics

Barry Asmus, Ph.D , Arizona USA

Dr. Barry Asmus speaks, testifies, writes and consults on political and business issues facing America. He was named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in the United States. Dr. Asmus was twice voted the Outstanding Professor of the Year, as well as honored with the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge Award for Private Enterprise Education. Barry receives standing ovations and repeat invitations because he customizes every presentation. They are unique and fresh. He presents an optimistic and thrilling future for America. His comments on globalization, demographics and public policy issues are rooted in factual information, enthusiasm and humor. Barry’s presentations are full of ideas that can be used to harness our unlimited future.
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David Bach , New York USA

David Bach, author of the national bestseller Smart Women Finish Rich and Smart Couples Finish Rich, is widely recognized as one of the country's leading financial advisors and educators. A senior vice president at a major brokerage firm, David is a partner of The Bach Group, which manages over a half-billion dollars of individual investors' money.
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Jeff Birnbaum , District of Columbia USA

Jeff Birnbaum is an award-winning author, television commentator, and a columnist for the Washington Post. He joined the Post in March 2004, after spending seven years as the chief of Fortune magazine's Washington bureau, and two years as a senior political correspondent for Fortune's sister publication, TIME. Before he worked for TIME, Jeff Birnbaum was with the Wall Street Journal for 16 years, where his last job there was as White House correspondent; while with the Journal he won the Aldo Beckman Award for Excellence in feature writing. On television, he is a political analyst for Fox News Channel and is a regular panelist on PBS' Washington Week.
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Todd Buchholz , California USA

Todd Buchholz “lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit,” says the Associated Press. His editorials in the Wall Street Journal correctly forecast the 2001 slowdown in the U.S., and Business Week raved about his book Market Shock, which warned of the quicksand facing the stock market. Buchholz shows audiences how to thrive in a challenging economy and how to gear up for future prosperity. Successful Meetings Magazine named him one of the “21 Top Speakers for the Twentieth Century.”
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Marvin Cetron, PhD , California USA

Dr. Cetron has been identified as one of the nation's foremost futurists in the cover story, The Next 50 Years, in the 50th Anniversary issue of U.S. News and World Report. He was selected by the Institute of Industrial Engineers as one of the top 10 Industrial Engineers in the U.S., and has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers. He has appeared regularly on every major television network, including Today, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, CNN Newsmaker Sunday, Crossfire, and Larry King Live shows.
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Lawrence Chimerine, PhD , District of Columbia USA

Dr. Lawrence Chimerine is one of America's best-known and most influential economists. As a speaker, he is known for his entertaining and insightful commentary on the U.S. and global economies, domestic politics, and international trade. Chimerine analyzes the new economic realities and presents solid strategies for gaining competitive advantage. No armchair theorist, he speaks from experience at the front lines of American industry. For 14 years, he headed IBM's U.S. Economic Research and Forecasting Division. He was later appointed chairman of Chase Econometrics, one of the nation's most respected economics forecasting organizations. A frequent guest on network television, he has recently appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, CNN's Crossfire, and PBS's MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and Wall Street Week.
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Harry Dent, Jr., MBA , California USA

Harry Dent speaks on future trends, applying basic principles of business strategy, finance, and marketing research to the economy, and developing highly understandable forecasts. He publishes the H.S. Dent Forecast and has been speaking since 1988. He has been consistently rated in the top one percent of hundreds of speakers by the Executive Committee, a worldwide network of business CEOs. He has consulted to Fortune 100 companies and has been CEO of several companies. Harry holds an M.B.A. from Harvard and has appeared on Good Morning America, Smart Money and other TV shows, and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Success, Fortune, and Omni. He authored The Great Boom Ahead and Job Shock, your comprehensive guide to personal and business profit in the new era of prosperity. His latest book, The Roaring 2000, was just released.
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Eric Garland , District of Columbia USA

Garland advises a global clientele on subjects such as information technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agriculture, packaging, food, and consumer lifestyles to assist in strategic planning. In addition, he has conducted over 100 competitive intelligence studies to help executives track specific threats in their marketplace. He is an expert in competitive intelligence, and he brings his clients insight about the kinds of business intelligence practices companies need to get the right information to the right people in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
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Robert Genetski, PhD , Illinois USA

Dr. Robert Genetski is one of the nation's premier interest rate forecasters and investment advisors. Formerly chief economist for Chicago's Harris Bank, he is now a senior managing partner of a leading investment bank. As a member of the Blue Chip forecasters, Genetski has been commended on his ability to out-forecast the pack. In 1989 and again in 1994, he was listed as the number one interest rate forecaster. A dynamic speaker, Genetski sparks his presentations with humor and anecdotes to bring his subject to life.
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James Glassman , District of Columbia USA

James Glassman addresses the theories put forth in his up coming book, DOW 36,000; The New Strategy for Profiting from the Coming Rise in the Stock Market. James K. Glassman is the expert on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and strategies for investing. A former financial and political columnist for The Washington Post, Glassman holds the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Chair in Communications at the American Enterprise Institute, a highly regarded Washington think tank.
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Dan Glickman , Washington D.C. USA

As "CEO" of the world's largest "agribusiness," Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture in the Clinton administration, led the department responsible for one of the nation's largest and most successful industries. With annual U.S. food expenditures of $800 billion, food transportation, processing and distribution totaling $500 billion, farm real estate debt over $100 billion, exports over $50 billion and direct farm receipts for food products over $120 billion, Glickman's agriculture is definitely not small business.
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Jordan Goodman , New York USA

Jordan Goodman is known as “America’s Money Answers Man” for good reason. He has been answering America’s questions about personal finance for over 30 years. He is the author of 11 best-selling books on personal finance, including Everyone’s Money Book, Reading Between the Lies, Master Your Money Type and Fast Profits in Hard Times.
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Thomas Koulopoulos , Massachusetts USA

InformationWeek magazine named Tom Koulopoulos one of the top six consultants in the information industry. President of the international technology think tank, The Delphi Group, and professor at Boston College Graduate School of Management, he is an authority on the organizational and individual implications of information technology and a frequent contributor to print and broadcast media. Tom is the author of six books including; Corporate Instinct, Smart Companies and The Portals. His most recent undertaking is his upcoming book, MyGeneration.com: Survival Skills for the New Millennium. Through his speeches, which are carefully customized for each audience, Tom shares his thought-provoking insights into the dynamic forces shaping the future of work, technology, and family.
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Arthur Laffer , California USA

Dr. Laffer has been widely acknowledged for his economic achievements. He was noted in Time Magazine’s March 29, 1999, cover story "The Century’s Greatest Minds" for inventing the Laffer Curve, which it deemed one of "a few of the advances that powered this extraordinary century". He was listed in "A Dozen Who Shaped the ’80s," in the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 1, 1990, and in "A Gallery of the Greatest People Who Influenced Our Daily Business," in the Wall Street Journal on June 23, 1989. His creation of the Laffer Curve was deemed a “memorable event" in financial history by the Institutional Investor in its July 1992 Silver Anniversary issue, "The Heroes, Villains, Triumphs, Failures and Other Memorable Events."
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Hamish McRae , * England

Hamish McRae is the business and finance editor of The Independent, one of Britain's leading newspapers. He is also the author of The World in 2020: Power, Culture, & Prosperity. McRae shows audiences not only where we will be in the next twenty-five years but how we will get there. He offers a bold vision of a world in which the best predictor of economic success will be not technological achievement but rather a nation's creativity and social responsibility. The emergence of culture and values as a source of competitive edge for industrialized nations signals a profound shift in world order. Hamish McRae demonstrates how changes in demography, the environment, the role of government, technology, and natural resources, as well as the costs of social disintegration, will contribute to this new competitive landscape.
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Dean Meyer , Connecticut USA

Whether facilitating a group of senior managers in participative organizational redesign, writing a magazine article challenging popular thinking, or addressing top executives on the science of leadership, Dean Meyer presents, in his own inimitable, high-bandwidth style, practical solutions to tough and elusive leadership problems.
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Barry Nalebuff, PhD , Connecticut USA

Dr. Barry Nalebuff is the Milton Steinbach Professor of Economics and Management at Yale School of Management and co-author of the bestselling book Co-opetition, which demonstrates how to combine competition and cooperation in order to change the game of business for maximum benefit. An expert on Game Theory, he has written extensively on its application for managers and has applied its use in consulting for such companies as Allied Signal, American Express, Bell Atlantic, Citibank, McKinsey & Co., Procter & Gamble, and Warner Lambert. Nalebuff is also co-author of Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life.
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Paul Zane Pilzer , Utah USA

Paul has been an appointed economic advisor in two presidential administrations. In 1990 Pilzer wrote Unlimited Wealth, which explains how we live in a world of unlimited physical resources because of rapidly advancing technology. After reading Unlimited Wealth, the late Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, said he was "amazed at Pilzer's business capacity" and his "ability to put it into layman's terms."
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Jose Pinera , * Chile

José Piñera is the master architect of Chile's socio-economic transformation. While Labor Minister of Chile, from 1978-1980, Piñera won a victory for capitalism and freedom when he devised and implemented what Investor's Business Daily calls "the world's most successful privatized pension system." A reformer with results, Piñera has been called upon for his expertise by President George W. Bush and the United States Congress. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Economist.
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Jerry Porras , California USA

An esteemed academic who is widely published in both academic and management journals, Dr. Jerry I. Porras helps you focus on organizational vision and change. Working with Jim Collins, he recently completed an exhaustive research project to discover the approaches and behaviors of the most visionary companies of the past century. In the process, they concluded what led those organizations to greatness.
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Uwe Reinhardt , New Jersey USA

Recognized as one of the nation's leading authorities on health care economics, Uwe Reinhardt, a native of Germany, has taught at Princeton University since 1968. He has taught courses in both micro- and macro-economic theory and policy, accounting for commercial, private, non-profit, and governmental enterprises; financial management for commercial and non-profit enterprises, and health economics and policy.
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Jeremy Rifkin , District of Columbia USA

Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, is the author of sixteen books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and are used in hundreds of universities around the world. His 1995 book, The End of Work, is an international bestseller that is widely credited with helping shape the current global debate on technology displacement, corporate downsizing and the future of jobs. His 1998 bestseller, The Biotech Century, addresses the many critical issues accompanying the new era of genetic commerce and is the most widely read book in the world on the biotech revolution. Mr. Rifkin�s 2000 bestseller, The Age of Access, explores the vast changes occurring in the capitalist system as it makes the transition from geographic markets to e-commerce networks and from industrial to cultural production.
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Jim Rogers , New York USA

Jim Rogers was a Wall Street legend long before he wrote his first best seller, Investment Biker. In the 1970’s, he made what he describes as “more money than I knew existed in the world,” managing the Quantum Fund, earning profiles in such books as The New Money Masters, Market Wizards and Money Masters of Our Time.
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John Rutledge, Ph.D , California USA

Dr. Rutledge has an active lecture practice, giving talks on global economics, financial markets, investment strategies, the impact of technology on the economy, and strategies for owning and growing the value of a business. After tours of duty in both academics and government policy, he has started, run, chaired, owned, and harvested dozens of companies, and has managed real money in both mutual funds and private equity.
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Terry Savage , Illinois USA

Terry Savage is a nationally recognized financial authority and television personality. Her newest book, The Savage Truth On Money (published in October 1999), was named one of the "ten best money books of the year" by Amazon.com. It has joined her previous books -- Terry Savage’s New Money Strategies and Terry Savage Talks Money -- on the best-seller lists. And The Savage Truth On Money was made into an hour-long television special program airing on PBS stations across the country. Terry is the Chicago Sun-Times personal finance columnist, and is also the personal finance columnist for Barrons Online. When the stock market makes headlines, Terry is often called to comment on CNN.
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Allen Sinai, PhD , Massachusetts USA

Over the years, Dr. Sinai has been consulted by various administrations from both political parties on key economic issues. He was an invited presenter at the December 1992 Little Rock Economic Summit and has been consulted by various Clinton Administration officials. He also was consulted by the Bush and Reagan Administrations and has met with officials in numerous state governments. He meets regularly with senior level policy makers in other countries and has testified before the U.S. Congress. Dr. Sinai is a recognized expert on the Federal Reserve and monetary policy, both as a scholar and in forecasting Federal Reserve policy.
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David Smith , California USA

Economist, futurist and market strategist David L. Smith, an internationally known speaker and author offers penetrating insight, accurate forecasts and profitable advice regarding: U.S. and world economies, financial and investment markets, international trade, energy markets, U.S. monetary and fiscal policy , and specific industries and companies.
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David Pearce Snyder , Maryland USA

David Pearce Snyder is the Life-Styles Editor of The Futurist magazine and a social forecaster whose seminars on strategic management and decision making have been attended by representatives from most of the Fortune 500 companies. A former consultant to the RAND Corporation, Mr. Snyder has also been senior planning officer for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, an instructor for the Federal Executive Institute, and an instructor for Congressional and White House staff development programs. A full-time consulting futurist since 1981, David Pearce Snyder has advised such clients as IBM, Exxon, General Electric, Bellcore, and the Dayton-Hudson Corporation. Snyder is the editor/co-author of four books, including Future Forces and America in the 1990's. He is routinely called upon to forecast the future of U.S. institutions, industries, and professions.
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Gene Stanaland, PhD , Alabama USA

Dr. Stanaland focuses on economic trends and their practical implications for future business activity. He is one of the most popular speakers in the nation, and his ability to make complex subjects easily understood and entertaining has earned him the title "The Will Rogers of Economics." Through his own professional activities and his service on a number of corporate boards of directors, Stanaland remains deeply involved in business. The former head of Auburn University's Economics Department, he now leads his own highly respected economics and consulting firm.
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Ben Stein , California USA

Ben Stein is probably the closest any man comes these days to being a true renaissance man. His financial and economics work was cited in the efforts of the recent Nobel prize winner in Economics, George Akerlof. He is also the host of the long running comedy quiz show on Comedy Central, Win Ben Stein's Money, a show that has won seven Emmies. He has written novels that the New York Times describes as "stunning," but what you have probably heard him talk about recently are "dry eyes, red eyes, and clear eyes." Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein!
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Jeff Thredgold , Utah USA

"Entertaining" and "Economist" in the same sentence? YES!! Jeff has entertained more than 700 audiences during the past 10 years. His primary keynote "Your Money, Your World, Your Family - The Future" is an informative and humorous "tour" of the economy, financial markets, education, government, etc., and a "sneak preview" of the future. He is President & CEO of Thredgold Economic Associates, LLC, a professional speaking and economic consulting company based in Salt Lake City, UT. His career includes 23 years with banking giant KeyCorp, where he served as SVP & Chief Economist. His weekly economic & financial newsletter, the Tea Leaf, is the featured weekly commentary on the world`s largest investor information system - the DTN network.
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Paul Tiffany, Ph.D , California USA

Dr. Paul Tiffany is an Adjunct Professor at both the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley. He teaches courses in strategy, business and public policy, and business and economic history at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Prior to these appointments, Professor Tiffany served as a Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and as a Visiting Lecturer at INSEAD, the graduate school of business in Fontainebleau, France. In addition, he currently serves as a Visiting Professor at Sasin, the graduate school of business at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, the leading educational institution in Thailand.
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Hal Varian , California USA

Hal R. Varian is the Dean of the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a Professor in the Haas School of Business, a Professor in the Department of Economics, and holds the Class of 1944 Professorship.
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Paul Volcker , New York USA

Paul Volcker is one of the great public servants of this century. During service under five presidents from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan, he has been a major architect of U.S. financial and economic policy. As chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, he was largely responsible for braking the accelerating price inflation that threatened the stability of the economy in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
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Watts Wacker , Connecticut USA

One of the most celebrated and influential minds in modern business, Watts Wacker is a futurist of uncommon versatility and vision. He has helped the world's top corporations navigate the extraordinary change that mark this new century. For audiences, Mr. Wacker delivers up-to-the minute forecasts of the opportunities that lay on the horizon - and explains how best to benefit from them. His multi-media presentations, known for their powerful graphics, are custom-built and can range from new consumer and economic trends to late-breaking technological advances, and deep-rooted shifts in society and business.
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David Wann , Colorado USA

Wann has spoken to a wide variety of audiences over the years, from small, informal groups of 20 to large conferences of 500 or more. He strives for authenticity, using many concrete examples as well as a rich array of wisdom gleaned from cultural mentors and role models. Wann likes to engage his audiences with personal recollections, stories and dry humor, with an over-arching theme of bad news/good news. Though his talks are both entertaining and filled with content, he especially enjoys spontaneous interaction with the audience.
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Murray Weidenbaum, PhD , Missouri USA

An active participant in economic, tax and regulatory policy-making in Washington, DC, Dr. Weidenbaum presents his informed an often humorous analysis of the latest developments around the world. He is an advisor to top management in both business and government and a member of numerous corporate and non-profit boards. Currently, Weidenbaum holds a distinguished university professorship at Washington University in St. Louis where he also chairs their Center for the Study of American Business, one of the most influential public policy "think tanks." He is the author of numerous books including his latest "The Bamboo Network" (on China and Southeast Asia), a finalist in the 1997 global competition for business book of the year.
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Marvin Zonis, Ph.D , Illinois USA

Marvin Zonis is a Professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. He also heads Marvin Zonis + Associates, a political risk consulting firm in Chicago, and is a co-founder and Chairman of DSD, a software company based in Moscow and Chicago. Zonis in an expert on the intersection of digital technologies and globalization, emerging markets, Middle Eastern politics, the oil industry, Russia, and U.S. foreign policy.
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