Linkage Across the Border—The Great Lakes Economy Agenda

April 4, 2002 to April 5, 2002
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

April 4, 2002 | April 5, 2002

April 4, 2002
		Welcome and Opening Remarks Glenn Hansen, Senior Vice President of the Detroit Branch and District Cash Operations, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
		Keynote Introduction William Testa, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Keynote Christopher Sands, Fellow and Director, Center for Strategic & International Studies
		Session 1: Impact of September 11—The Border Becomes Visible Moderator Richard Blouse, Jr., President, Detroit Regional Chamber Panelists Phil Ventura, Assistant Deputy Minister, Borders Task Force, Government of Canada Privy Council Office Kenneth Swab, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman John J. LaFalce James (Jim) Phillips, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance
April 5, 2002
		Keynote Introduction William (Curt) Hunter, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Speaker Peter McPherson, President, Michigan State University
		Session 2: Transportation of Goods—The Automotive Sector Moderator James M. Rubenstein, Professor, Miami University Speakers Spatial Concentration of the Auto Industry Thomas Klier, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago The Importance of the Border to the Automotive Industry David Andrea, Director, Forecasting Group, Center for Automotive Research OEM Perspective Kevin Smith, Director of Customs Administration, General Motors Academic Perspective John Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Wayne State University National Transportation Policy Context Harry Caldwell, Chief, Intermodal Freight, Federal Highway Administration
		Break
		Keynote Introduction Glenn Hansen, Senior Vice President of the Detroit Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Speaker The Honorable John Engler, Governor of Michigan
		Lunch
		Session 3: Movement of People and Capital Moderator Demetrios Papademetriou, Co-Director, Migration Policy Institute Speakers Quality of Life, Tourism and Environment Michael Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Commission Investment, Business Travel and Service Flows Richard Egelton, Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, Bank of Montreal Local Perspective Daniel Cherrin, Director of Public Policy, Detroit Regional Chamber