Proceedings, October 1, 2013, simulcast from Washington, DC, and Stanford, California 

(Times below are in Pacific Time) 

 

8:00 AM– 8:10 Welcome and Remarks on the Purpose of the Conference 

8:10 AM– 9:40 Panel 1: Causes and Effects of the Financial Crisis 

Evolution of banks and other financial institutions, considering postcrisis regulatory policy reforms and emerging financial and economic trends 

Chair: John Gunn 

Panelists: Sheila Bair, Lawrence Summers, John Taylor, Kevin Warsh 

 

9:40 AM– 10:10 Break (lunch at Brookings) 

 

10:10 AM– 11:40 Panel 2: The Federal Reserve’s Role 

Actions before, during, and after the 2008 panic and implications for future policy, considering monetary and lender-of-last-resort policies and the nexus between these and regulatory policy Chair: Annette Nazareth 

Panelists: Alan Blinder, Michael Bordo, Peter Fisher, Allan Meltzer 

 

11:40 AM– 12:10 PM Break (lunch at Hoover) 

 

12:10 PM– 12:30 Remarks on Key Issues Facing Financial Institutions 

 

12:30 PM– 2:00 Panel 3: Is Too Big to Fail Over? Are We Ready for the Next Crisis? 

Consideration of capital, subordinated debt, and other loss-absorbing requirements, changing perceptions of risk and moral hazard, macroprudential regulation, and international interconnectedness 

Chair: Don Kohn 

Panelists: Martin Baily & Douglas Elliott, John Cochrane, Darrell Duffie, Steve Strongin 

 

2:00 PM– 2:10 Break 

 

2:10 PM– 3:40 Panel 4: Bankruptcy, Bailout, Resolution 

A review and assessment of resolution frameworks, considering experiences with Lehman Brothers and other firms in the crisis, the resolution process under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act, reforms of the bankruptcy code, including Chapter 14 proposal 

Chair: Kimberly Summe 

Panelists: Randy Guynn, Michael Helfer, Ken Scott, David Skeel 

 

3:40 PM– 4:00 Concluding Remarks on Key Issues Facing Policy Makers 

 

4:00 PM– 5:30 Reception at the Hoover Institution 

Participants at Hoover: John Taylor, John Gunn, Kevin Warsh, Michael Bordo, Allan Meltzer, John Cochrane, Darrell Duffie, Ken Scott, Kimberly Summe, George Shultz 

 

Participants at Brookings: Martin Baily, Sheila Bair, Lawrence Summers, Annette Nazareth, Alan Blinder, Peter Fisher, Paul Saltzman, Don Kohn, Douglas Elliott, Steve Strongin, Randy Guynn, Michael Helfer, David Skeel