Globalization: How Investors Can Creatively Participate
Globalization is our current reality. Jim Owens will discuss how the world economy has changed over the last decade or two and how the U.S. economy is positioned to compete. Is U.S. economic policy helping our companies compete on the global stage? What policy changes are desirable? Where are the global growth opportunities? Will economic problems in the rest of the world continue to adversely impact the U.S. economy and markets? How should we approach investing in this globalized world? While no one has all the answers, this thought process does make for a stimulating discussion.
Date and Time
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Light refreshments served from 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Presentation from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location and Parking
Bradley University Hayden-Clark Alumni Center
Peplow Pavilion and Terrace, 3rd Floor
Parking is available in any blue or white-lined space on campus or in the Main Street Parking Deck.
Free
Your FREE registration is funded from a "Lagniappe" grant from The Bernard Osher Foundation. Though seating is plentiful, registration is required.
If you need to cancel, contact Continuing Education as soon as possible: (309) 677-3900.
Lectures are held rain or shine, unless inclement weather closes Bradley University.
Presenter
James W. Owens, served as chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. from 2004-June 2010. Owens was named chairman and CEO of Caterpillar in 2004 retiring in mid-2010 after 38 years with the company. His first position was corporate economist and included international assignments in Switzerland and Indonesia. He was president of Solar Turbines from 1990-93; corporate CFO from 1993-95 and elected a member of Caterpillar’s executive office in 1995. Owens is currently a director of Alcoa Inc., IBM Corporation and Morgan Stanley. He serves as a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., chairman of the Executive Committee for the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a director of the Council on Foreign Relations. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Council and was a member of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board in 2009-10. He is also a member of the board of trustees for North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Owens is a native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and graduated from North Carolina State University in 1973 with a Ph.D. in economics.
