Building the Future: A New Era of Industrial Policy - Princeton University

Julis Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF)
14th Annual Conference | February 20-21, 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall
3:30 PM	Welcome & opening remarks: Atif Mian, Princeton University
3:45 – 5:15 PM	SESSION 1: China’s approach to industrial policy in the 21st century Moderator: Kyle Chan, Princeton University Ilaria Mazzocco, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies Myrto Kalouptsidi, Professor of Economics, Harvard University Joanna Lewis, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor and Director, Science, Technology and International Affairs, Georgetown University
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Opening Keynote: Joseph Stiglitz, Noble laureate in economics; University Professor, Columbia University Moderator: Pascaline Dupas, Princeton University
6:30 – 7:30 PM	Reception for all conference attendees (Robertson Hall Atrium)
7:30 – 9:00 PM	Dinner (invitation only) Dinner Keynote: H.E. Patrick Achi, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) In conversation with Leonard Wantchekon, Princeton University
Friday, February 21, 2025 Room 399, Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building
8:45 – 9:15 AM	Coffee/breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 AM	SESSION 2: Industrial policy and macro-development Moderator: Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University Nathan Lane, Professor of Economics, Oxford University Oliver Kim, Research Fellow, Open Philanthropy Christina Patterson, Professor of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
10:30-10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM	SESSION 3: CHIPS, IRA, and new industrial policy in the USA Moderator: Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University Joseph Majkut, Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies Franklin Keller, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Talos Asset Management John Paul Helveston, Professor of Systems Engineering, George Washington University
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Closing Keynote: Cecilia Rouse, President Brookings Institution In conversation with Atif Mian
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Closing remarks: Atif Mian

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