The Public Lecture Series aims to bridge theory and practice by inviting distinguished practitioners and policy makers to share their perspective and engage in active dialogue on social, political, and economic issues.

2018–2019

October 18: Book Talk with Paul Tucker, Unelected Power: The Search for Legitimacy in Central Banking and Regulatory State

October 25: Trade Under Trump

November 7: ESG and Public Funds: Risks and Opportunities in Investment Practices?

November 13: Business, Investing Strategy, and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Profit and Growth Amid Headwinds?

2017–2018

March 26: The Economic Implications of the New Tax Law

February 5: Regulating Cryptocurrencies: The Future of Bitcoin, Ether, and Other Tokens

November 20: Cyber Defense Tools: Limitations and Opportunities

October 30: Conversation with Sheelah Kolhatkar, author of Black Edge

2016–2017

April 18: Energy Industry Developments and Trump Administration Policy

February 28: Tax Reform Under the Trump Administration

November 29: Is the Glass Ceiling Dented, Cracked, Broken, or Firmly in Place?

November 21: The Future of Job Displacement and Worker Protection

October 29: Forces Driving Global Immigration and U.S. Immigration Law

2015–2016

March 22: Seizing Tomorrow's Global Market Opportunities

February 9: Risk and Return in Today's World

2014–2015

November 11: Capital Structure in Major Corporations

November 5: Competitiveness in US Manufacturing

2013-2014

April 29: A Discussion with Laurence D. Fink, CEO of BlackRock, Inc.

February 26: Neal Soss on the Future of the Global Economy

November 19: Book Talk with Glenn Hubbard, Author of Balance

2012–2013

February 19: Cyber Threats and Cyber Security

February 4: The Nature of Work in the US Today and Tomorrow

November 27: Achieving Energy Independence for North America

November 13: The Future of American Workers

October 2: The Economic Consequences of Inaction on Taxation and Government Expenditures Post the U.S. Presidential Elections

September 19: Tax Policies that Might Work

2011-2012

April 12: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Financial Regulatory Responses to the Financial Crisis

March 20: Manufacturing and Misappropriation

November 29: Seth Pinsky on Economic Development Projects in New York City

October 28: A Discussion with Bill Winters