The Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin

Date:  March 25, 2009 Time:  2:45 PM - 6:00 PM Location:  Lubar Commons, Law School Email:  saatapattu@wisc.edu Web Address:  http://www.law.wisc.edu/gls/outreachworkshops.html Contact:  Sumudu Atapattu Sponsor:  Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and Global Legal Studies (GLS) Co-Sponsor:  International Practice Section of the Wisconsin Bar

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Speakers:

    Professor Menzie Chinn, La Follette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison
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    Professor Mark Copelovitch, Dept. of Political Science, UW-Madison
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    Professor Darian Ibrahim, UW Law School
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    Attorney Sara Jensen, Promega Corporation, Madison
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Please register by March 19, 2009 to facilitate planning.  We welcome walk-ins too. 

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Agenda
2:45-3:00 -- Registration
3:00-3:05 -- Welcome, Professor Heinz Klug, Evjue-Bascom Professor in Law & Director, Global Legal Studies Center, UW Law School
3:05-3:25 -- Financial Crisis and Wisconsin, Professor Mark Copelovitch, Assistant Professor, Depart of Political Science, UW-Madison
3:25-3:50 -- Global Financial Crisis –Practical Implications for Addressing Legal Issues, Attorney Sara Jensen, Deputy General Counsel, Promega Corporation Madison
3:50-4:15 -- Question & Answer session
4:15-4:35 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Crisis, Professor Darian Ibrahim, Assistant Professor, UW Law School
4:35-4:45 -- Break
4:45-5:10 -- Implications for Developing Countries, Professor Menzie D. Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs & Economics Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison
5:10-5:30 -- Discussion
5:30-6:00 -- Reception