'Beyond the Meltdown: Regulatory Reform of the Financial Sector': a Conference in DC on 1/9/2009

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new presidential administration will take office against the backdrop of a deepening recession that has devastated the economic stability of our country. This crisis poses a dual challenge of epic proportion: first, the ongoing task of restoring confidence, stability and liquidity to the markets and the broader economy; and second, the work of forging a new and robust regulatory framework for Wall Street and the financial system.

On January 9, 2009, Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy center, along with Essential Information and the Consumer Education Foundation, will host a full-day conference entitled "Beyond the Meltdown: Regulatory Reform of the Financial Sector." The event will feature a series of panels with leading national and international experts in the fields of economics and finance, including John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, as well as a one-on-one conversation with American Prospect Co-Editor and Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow Robert Kuttner.

This forum is a part of the annual Charles R. Halpern Seminar on New Visions for America, named after the founder and first Board Chair of Demos. Halpern served as President of the Nathan Cummings Foundation from its founding in 1989 until 1999. In that role, he saw the need for a new institution based on the values of expanded democracy and economic fairness, which would advance new ideas, engage people of differing views, and work to change public policy at the national and state levels. Since its founding in 2000, Demos has been working to fulfill this vision.

WHEN:

January 9, 2009 from 8:00AM - 4:00PM

WHERE:

Holeman Lounge, National Press Club,Washington, DC

Confirmed Panelists:

--Robert Auerbach, University of Texas, former House Financial Services staff

--Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research

--Michael Barr, University of Michigan Law School

--John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group

--Jane D'Arista, Financial Markets Center

--Tamara Draut, Demos

--Bert Foer, American Antitrust Institute

--Steve Kroll, American University

--Robert Kuttner, "The American Prospect" and Demos

--Miles Rapoport, Demos

--Harvey Rosenfield, Consumer Education Foundation

--Ellen Seidman, New America Foundation

--Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO

--Rob Weissman, Essential Information

Please note: On the day of the conference, Demos will present a new report by Robert Kuttner entitled "Financial Regulation After the Fall." A PDF will also be available at demos.org. Also, for broadcast media wishing to attend, there will be a mult-box for the audio feed.

    CONTACT:
    Tim Rusch or Gennady Kolker at Demos
    (212) 633-1405
    press@demos.org

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