51st Economic Wnter Institute - January 30 & 31, 2013
The 51st Winter Institute
January 30-31, 2013
The Winter Institute is an annual summit hosted by the Department of Economics, School of Public Affairs, St. Cloud State University. Minnesota is famous for its winter season and every year we use this opportunity to gather the best minds in the region and the country to share their thoughts and ideas on various economics issues with audience from Minnesota and the Midwest. TheWinter Institute is important forum for the members of the community to generate ideas that can foster growth and development in greater St. Cloud area, central Minnesota, and beyond.
Many prominent economists and policy makers, for examples, Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate Milton Friedman and Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke, have been our keynote speakers at the Winter Institute in the past 49 years. Visit our Past Winter Institutes for more information on previous speakers.
Welcome to the Winter Institute website! We have a wonderful lineup of keynote speeches and panels for our 51st Winter Institute which will be held on January 30 and 31, 2013. The following is our preliminary program:
Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center,St. Cloud State University | |
3:00 - 4:30 pm | Speaker: Paul Zak Zak is Professor of Economics, Department Chair and Director for the Neuroeconomics Studies, Claremont Graduate School, and the author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity
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January 31, 2013 | |
Glen Carlson Hall, River's Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN | |
2:30 - 4:00 pm | |
4:00 - 4:30 pm | Coffee Break |
4:30 - 6:00 pm | Economic Outlook Panel King Banaian, Professor of Economics, St. Cloud StateUniversity Steve Hine, Director of Labor Market Information, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development Tom Stinson, MN State Economist
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6:00 - 7:00 pm | Reception |
7:00 - 8:30 pm | Keynote Speech: “Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for UntanglingYour Toughest Problems in Business and Beyond” Speaker: Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., also known as “The Ethics Guy” Collaborated with the Department of Economics and Herberger Business School Weinstein is a contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek and the author of several books, including Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your ToughestProblems in Business and Beyond. He has been frequently seen and featured in television news programs (CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC and MSNBC). He regularly gives keynote addresses to businesses and professional associations, including the National Football League, Northrop Grumman, the Investment Management Consultants Association, the National Business Aviation Association, Vistakon/Johnson & Johnson, U.S. National Guard (South Carolina Division).
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Notes: | 1. January 30, 2013 on campus event. No registration required. 2. January 31, 2013 at River's Edge Convention Center. Registration required - more information coming soon! |
Date and Time
Wednesday Jan 30, 2013 Thursday Jan 31, 2013
Starts: 0300PM
Ends: 0430PM
Location
SCSU Campus & River's Edge Convention Center
St. Cloud, MN
