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Leading Economists To Gather In Toronto April 10-12, 2014
TORONTO, April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for
New Economic Thinking is hosting its fifth annual conference with its
partner the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) at
the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The conference topic is the
economics of innovation and the impact of innovation on society.
Speakers will include a roster of newsmakers, including former U.S.
Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and
James Heckman, former co-CEO of Research In Motion Jim Balsillie, Bank
of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane, former head of the U.K.
Financial Services Authority Adair Lord Turner, Harvard University
professor and best-selling author Michael Sandel, and author, essayist
and President of PEN International, John Ralston Saul.
To See The Full Conference Program Please Visit The Below Link :
http://www.ineteconomics.org/toronto2014program
Who : The Institute for New Economic Thinking of New York and the
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) of Waterloo,
Ontario
What : Three-Day Economics of Innovation Conference Featuring World
Renowned Economists, Economic Policy Makers, and Practitioners
When: Thursday, April 10 to Saturday, April 12, 2014
Where : Fairmont Royal York Hotel 100 Front Street West Toronto,
Ontario
Members of the Media Interested in Registering for the Conference
Please Contact :
Eric J. Weiner , Director of Communications Institute for New
Economic Thinking +1 646-751-4915 | ejw@ineteconomics.org
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING The Institute for New
Economic Thinking is an independent New York City-based economic
research and education foundation designed to broaden and accelerate
the development of a new field of economic thought that will lead to
real-world solutions to the great economic and social challenges of
the 21st century. Created in response to the global financial crisis
of 2008, the Institute is supporting this fundamental shift in
economic ideas by funding academic research, building communities of
new economic thinkers, and spreading the word about the need for
change. www.ineteconomics.org
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an
independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. Led
by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI
supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and
generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting
an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI's
interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business
and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by
Jim Balsillie, then co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), and
collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of
strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the
Government of Ontario. www.cigionline.org
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