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Dan Carol
Finance
Dan Carol

Senior Director, Center for Financial Markets

  • Infrastructure
  • Energy and Climate
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Laura Deal Lacey
Asia
Laura Deal Lacey

Executive Vice-President, MI International

  • Equity & inclusion
  • International economic development
  • Philanthropy in Asia
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 Cheryl L. Evans
Finance
Cheryl L. Evans

Director, MI Finance

  • Asset Management
  • Retirement Security
  • Pensions and Inclusive Capitalism
  • Securities and Financial Services Law
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Petra Freddi
Petra Freddi

Managing Director, UK and Europe

  • Asset Management
  • Institutional Investors and Family Offices
  • Equity and Inclusion
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Paul Irving
Paul Irving

Senior Advisor, Center for the Future of Aging

  • Longevity & the economy
  • Health innovation & aging
  • Changing demography
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Kevin Klowden
California - Regional Competitiveness - Entertainment - Sports - Technology - Economy
Kevin Klowden

Executive Director, MI Finance

  • Trade & economic policy
  • Technology & entertainment industry
  • Infrastructure & economic development
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Esther Krofah
Medical Research - Public Health
Esther Krofah

Executive Vice President, Health

  • Health Policy
  • Biomedical research & development
  • COVID-19
  • Patient Engagement
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William Lee
China - Finance - Macroeconomics - Emerging and Developing Markets
William Lee

Chief Economist

  • Economic policy & interest rates
  • Private equity
  • Global markets and trade policy
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Caitlin MacLean
Innovative Financing
Caitlin MacLean

Senior Director, Innovative Finance

  • Emerging markets and international development
  • Environment, social and governance (ESG) investing
  • Transportation infrastructure
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Michael Piwowar
Finance
Michael Piwowar

Executive Vice President, Finance

  • Capital markets
  • Financial regulation
  • Economic policy
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Alex Schueler
Alex Schueler

Senior Director, Strategic Markets, Business and Program Development

  • Asset Management
  • Family Offices
  • New York and South Florida Business Development and Community
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Blair Smith
Finance - Impact Investing
Blair Smith

Senior Director, Financial Markets

  • Strategic Innovative Financing Solutions
  • Equity and Inclusion in Asset Management
  • Economic and Social Impact Strategies
  • Impact Investing
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Melissa Stevens
Philanthropy
Melissa Stevens

Executive Vice President, Philanthropy

  • Strategic philanthropy
  • Mental health
  • Philanthropy & drug development
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Nicole Valentine
FinTech - Innovative Financing - Access to Capital - Cryptocurrency
Nicole Valentine

Director, FinTech

  • Fintech
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Fintech Innovation
  • Access to Capital
  • Fintech and Culture
  • Crypto and NFTs
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Perry Wong
China - Emerging and Developing Markets - Economy
Perry Wong

Managing Director, China

  • China
  • Regional Economic Development
  • Emerging Markets
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