Financial Policy Council Events

Financial Policy Council:
The mission of the Financial Policy Council Inc. ("FPC") is to formulate and promote sound public policy
Based on the principles of free enterprise and wealth creation as envisioned by the ideals of the
American Founding Fathers. FPC is a public policy-oriented organization which seeks to educate and
Inform the public about economic and fiscal matters.
We seek to achieve our mission in the following ways:
• We EDUCATE policy makers and the public to enable them to support and recognize sound financial
Public policy, with a clear understanding of the issues of concern to entrepreneurs, investors and the Public
• We INFORM entrepreneurs, investors and the public of the roles they can play to ensure that
Their opinions are heard by and persuade policy makers of the soundness of our public policy solutions.
• We EMPOWER entrepreneurs, investors and the public by creating a forum through which their voices
Can clearly be heard by and in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
• We BRIDGE the chasm between Washington, Wall Street and Main Street using sound, rational
Economic research and education.
We pursue our mission by performing timely and accurate research on key policy issues and effectively
Marketing these findings to key policy makers, the nation's news media, and the academic and policy
Communities at large.

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EVENT

SPEAKER

EVENT DATE

1

Free Market Revolution

Dr. Yaron Brook

31-Mar-14

2

Private Regulation

Dr. Edward Stringham

18-Nov-13

3

an Engine for Economic Growth?

Scott A. Hodge

05-Sep-13

4

Entrepreneurism

Morty Davis

18-Jul-13

5

Private Screening of the Movie

The Bubble Team

23-May-13

6

Why Washington is so dysfunctional

Tom Rossman

15-Apr-13

7

Countering the Assault on Capitalism

Fred Smith

26-Feb-13

8

The “Fiscal Cliff”

15-Nov-12

9

Taxes, Policy & the Economy

Adam Frank
Jim Moody, Davis Kennedy & Jack
Evans

10

Economics of Major Feature Films

Allen Schwalb

04-Sep-12

11

Why There Is No Bottom

Keith Jurow

11-Jun-12

12

Nan Hayworth

11-Apr-12

Keith Crane

29-Nov-11

14

The Budget Deficit and How to Deal With It
Renewable Energy: Challenges,
Opportunities
The fiscal conservative path to energy
security

Gal Luft

26-Oct-11

15

Thinking about the Future

Herb London

14-Sep-11

16

Constance Hunter

22-Jun-11

17

The Fiscal Imperative
Freeze, Grow, Fix--A National Financial
Policy

Jim Gilmore III

31-May-11

18

How the Coming GOP

John LeBoutillier

07-Apr-11

19

Hyperinflation A Statistical Inevitability

Victor Sperandeo

14-Mar-11

20

Wreckonomics: U.S. Fiscal Policy

A. Abrams

24-Feb-11

21

Washington meets Wall Street

Scott Garrett, Michael Lewitt

31-Mar-10

13

18-Oct-12

New York, NY 10022
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Free Market Revolution: The Solution to what Ails America - By Dr. Yaron Brook - Financial Policy
Council
Monday, 31 March 2014
6:00 - 9:00 pm

You are cordially invited on behalf of the Financial Policy Council’s Board of Directors
http://www.financialpolicycouncil.org/BoardOfDirectors.aspx, to our next Financial Policy Council private
briefing with Dr. Yaron Brook, Economist, Author and Entrepreneur.
Location: The Graduate Center / CUNY at 365 Fifth Avenue at The Elebash Recital Hall – On the main floor of
the building and on the left as you enter into the main lobby –
Bio: Dr. Yaron Brook is the executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute.

Registration:
Please register as soon as you can by answering directly to our Board member who invited you as this
event is "by invitation" only and as seating is limited.

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Private Regulation as an alternative to Government Regulation. - Some Food For Thought - By Dr.
Edward Stringham - Financial Policy Council
Monday, 18 November 2013
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Dr. Edward Stringham is a professor of economics and entrepreneurship. He is past president of the Association
of Private Enterprise Education, editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise, editor of two books, and author of
more than two dozen articles in refereed journals, including Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,
Journal of Institutional & Theoretical Economics, and Public Choice. His most recent book, Private Governance,
will be published by Oxford University Press.


New York, NY 10022
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Can Our Tax Code be transformed from a Tool for Redistribution, to an Engine for Economic
Growth? - By Scott A. Hodge - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 05 September 2013
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Scott A. Hodge is President of the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is recognized as one of
Washington's leading thinkers on tax and fiscal policy. During his tenure, the Tax Foundation has more than
doubled in size and become one of the most influential organizations on tax policy in Washington and in state
capitals


New York, NY 10022
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Entrepreneurism - The Secret Formula for Making the Future World a Better Place - By Morty Davis Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 18 July 2013
6:00 - 9:00 pm

J. Morton Davis is owner and Chairman of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp., a New York City investment
bank established in 1904 and leading investor in and advisor to emerging entrepreneurial and growth
companies, where he actively heads the day-to-day corporate finance activities. Investment banker,
entrepreneur, investment analyst, economist, and venture capitalist, Mr. Davis is Wall Street personified. The
over 400 companies for which he has raised more than $3 billion over the years have created a countless
number of jobs.


New York, NY 10022
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Private Screening of the Movie "The Bubble" - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 23 May 2013
6:00 - 10:00 pm

The Bubble http://thebubblefilm.com/ asks the experts who predicted the current recession, “What
happened and why?”
Diving deep into the true causes of the financial crisis, renowned economists, investors and business
leaders explain what America is facing if we don't learn from our past mistakes.
The film poses the question: “Is the economy really improving or are we just blowing up another
Bubble?”
New York, NY 10022
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Why Washington is so dysfunctional and how we solve that serious problem permanently. - By Tom
Rossman - Financial Policy Council
Monday, 15 April 2013
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Tom Rossman has spent his career investigating how people around the world can think and interact
more effectively. As a young executive in finance, he was an early champion of emerging markets,
investing in newly emerging Latin America, China and Asian markets far ahead of the crowd.

New York, NY 10022
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Countering the Assault on Capitalism and Defending the Market in an Anti-Market World - By Fred
Smith - Financial Policy Council
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Fred L. Smith, Jr. is President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market public
policy group established in 1984. Mr. Smith combines intellectual and strategic analysis of complex
policy issues ranging from the environment to corporate governance with an informative and
entertaining presentation style. Well-known in academic and professional circles, Mr. Smith is a
popular speaker at universities and conferences around the world.
Mr. Smith is also a frequent guest on national television and radio programs to discuss and debate
regulatory initiatives and topical policy issues
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New York, NY 10022
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The “Fiscal Cliff” – Getting Ahead of Rising Taxes - By Adam Frank - Head of Wealth Management JP
Morgan Securities - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 15 November 2012
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Adam Frank is head of the J.P. Morgan Securities Wealth Management department, which focuses on
strategic planning for individual clients, providing expertise in asset allocation, restricted and control
stock and stock option management, retirement planning, generational planning strategies, cash
management and other personal planning strategies.

New York, NY 10022
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Taxes, Policy & the Economy: A Robust Discussion in the Nation’s Capital - with Congressman Jim
Moody and DC Councilman Jack Evans - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 18 October 2012
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Jim Moody
Congressman Jim Moody was a 5-term Representative from Wisconsin who served on the Ways and
Means Committee; with jurisdiction over all federal taxes, trade legislation, Medicare, Social Security,
and the Pension Benefits Guarantee Board; as well as on the Public Works and Transportation and
Interior Committees .
Jack Evans
Councilman
Jack Evans serves on the DC Council and is Chair of Committee on Finance and Revenue. He is an
attorney of counsel with Patton Boggs. previously, he worked as an attorney with the Division of
Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission. He received an economics degree with honors
(cum laude) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1975
Davis Kennedy (Moderator)
Born
in Elkins, W.Va. Davis Kennedy grew up in Washington and San Diego, Calif. Graduated magna cum
laude from Harvard University, with a major in economics. Kennedy spent the next two years in the
Army in Germany, then spent a year working for a Bavarian bank before returning to the U.S. to work
a year for U.S.

New York, NY 10022
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Economics of Major Feature Films and the Sports Industry in an uncertain economy - By Allen
Schwalb - Founder and President; Star Partners Inc. - Financial Policy Council
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Mr. Schwalb is the Founder and President of Star Partners Inc., Star Sports and Entertainment, Inc.,
and General Partner of seven (7) successful Star Partners Partnerships in Joint Ventures with three (3)
major motion picture film studios, Warner Bros, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists
(UA). Allen Schwalb is currently on the Board of Directors of GOPOPS, Inc. now known as Star Partners
Distribution Finance, Inc. a motion picture distribution financing company.

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New York, NY 10022
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Why There Is No Bottom In Sight For Housing - By Keith Jurow - Financial Policy Council
Monday, 11 June 2012
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Keith Jurow has been researching and writing about the housing market debacle around the U.S. with
an eye for themes that are frequently overlooked or ignored by the media.
Keith is a former senior economic writer for the Holt Investment Advisory of Westport, Connecticut.
He is a graduate of Cornell University, received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the New School in Manhattan,
and taught on the undergraduate level for more than a decade.


New York, NY 10022
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The Budget Deficit and How to Deal With It - By Congresswoman Nan Hayworth - Financial Policy
Council
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Congresswoman Nan Hayworth is a doctor, mother, businesswoman, and community leader turned
public servant, Nan Hayworth represents New York's 19th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress.
The daughter of an immigrant, Nan believes passionately in American exceptionalism. She is a fiscal
conservative because it is free enterprise that has enabled generations of Americans to thrive
throughout our history.

New York, NY 10022
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Renewable Energy: Challenges, Opportunities, Costs by Keith Crane - Director, RAND Corporation Financial Policy Council
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
6:30 - 9:00 pm

Keith Crane is director of the Environment, Energy, and Economic Development program at the RAND
Corporation. In addition to working on issues within this program, he is also engaged in issues
pertaining to China, Iraq, Iran, the Middle East, the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States, and post-conflict nation building.

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The fiscal conservative path to energy security by Gal Luft - Executive Director, Institute for the
Analysis of Global Security - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Gal Luft is executive director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) a Washington
based think tank focused on energy security. He specializes in strategy, geopolitics, energy security,
natural resources and economic warfare. Newsweek Magazine called him a "tireless and independent
advocate of energy security,"


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Thinking about the Future by Herb London - President Emeritus; Hudson Institute. - Financial Policy
Council
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Herbert I. London is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and President Emeritus of the Hudson
Institute.
Dr. London served as Hudson Institute's President from December 1997 to March 2011. He is
professor emeritus and the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York Uni versity.


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The Fiscal Imperative: Selling Austerity as Growth and Debt as Armageddon by Constance Hunter Managing Director and Chief Economist; Aladdin Capital - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Throughout her nearly sixteen‐year career, Ms. Constance Hunter has honed her ability to pick a
needle from the economic haystack of data, synthesizing information to identify turning points for
economies or markets.
Ms. Hunter is currently a Managing Director and the Chief Economist at Aladdin Capital. Prior to
joining Aladdin, she was with Galtere Ltd., a global macro hedge fund, where she served as a Chief
Economist.


New York, NY 10022
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Freeze, Grow, Fix--A National Financial Policy for America's Future by Jim Gilmore III - Former 68th
Governor of Virginia - Financial Policy Council
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
6:00 - 8:00 PM

James Stuart "Jim" Gilmore III is former 68th Governor of Virginia, and a member of the Republican
Party.
A native Virginian, Gilmore studied at the University of Virginia, and then served in the U.S. Army as a
counterintelligence agent.


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How the Coming GOP-Tea Party Civil War Over the National Debt Will Imperil the Economic
Recovery by John LeBoutillier -Political columnist NEWSMAX.COM - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 07 April 2011
6:00-8:00 pm

A life-long resident of Westbury, Long Island, John LeBoutillier was born in Glen Cove, New York on
May 26, 1953.
A 1976 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard College with a Masters Degree in Business
Administration from Harvard Business School, LeBoutillier used his college experience as the basis of
his book, Harvard Hates America. Lecturer and author, LeBoutillier has since written numerous
articles


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Hyperinflation : A Statistical Inevitability by Victor Sperandeo - President & CEO Alpha Financial
Technologies Inc - Financial Policy Council
Monday, 14 March 2011
6:30-8:30 pm

A professional trader with over 40 years experience in the stock, bond, futures, commodities, and
currency markets, Victor Sperandeo has successfully invested through approximately seven bull and
seven bear market cycles. He has traded independently for, among others, George Soros, Leon
Cooperman and BT Alex Brown


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Wreckonomics: U.S. Fiscal Policy at Work by Professor Burton A. Abrams - Ph.D, University of
Delaware - Financial Policy Council
Thursday, 24 February 2011
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Burton A. Abrams received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where he was trained in Banking
and Monetary Policy. Currently, he is a Professor of Economics at the University of Delaware. He has
been awarded Fulbright Professorships to The People’s Republic of China (Nankai University), South
Africa (The University of the Western Cape) and Croatia (University of Split).


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Washington meets Wall Street - Financial Policy Council
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

March 31st 2010 marked the kickoff of our First Event at the Financial Policy Council held at the
Metropolitan Club http://www.metropolitanclubnyc.org/
Event was attended by around 70 of the most prominent members in the New York financial services
community

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