CNBC'S SARA EISEN TO LEAD CONVERSATION WITH FORMER FEDERAL RESERVE VICE CHAIRMAN STANLEY FISCHER AND FORMER FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS PRESIDENT & CEO RICHARD FISHER
Event Series Examines the Convergence of Business and Politics
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., APRIL 16, 2018 — CNBC today announced the theme and guests for the inaugural Capital Exchange breakfast series, "The New-Look Fed," which will take place on Tuesday, May 1st at the Park Hyatt in New York City. CFA Institute is the sponsor of this event.
By this summer, the top three spots at the Federal Reserve will be occupied by new appointees. Rarely do all three slots turn over at once. What changes will the new-look Fed bring, and how will its new chairman, Jerome Powell, manage his inevitable first crisis?
CNBC's Sara Eisen will lead the conversation featuring the following speakers:
- Stanley Fischer: Former Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve
- Richard Fisher: Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The new Capital Exchange breakfast series aims to provoke candid conversations about how business and government can better collaborate to create jobs and economic growth. Featuring top lawmakers, CEOs and administration officials, Capital Exchange will focus on the confluence of policy, business and money. Events will cover such topics as Cryptocurrencies and Regulation; Innovation, Immigration Policy and the Economy; Finance, Markets and Banking in the Trump Era.
Future Capital Exchange events will take place in New York and Washington, D.C., with details to be released in the coming weeks.
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