Outlook Conference 2008 - A Success

The Bay Area’s premier annual briefing on the economy, business and politics —now in its 36th year— brought together Bay Area business leaders and public officials to examine business, political and economic trends affecting the coming year.

Read the Weekly Flash coverage of this year's Outlook Conference.

The best lineup of speakers in the Bay Area, featuring:



Diplomacy, the Military, and the Future of the Middle East

General John Abizaid (Ret.),
Commander, U.S. Central Command, 2003-2007




An Open Conversation With The Governor

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California


Panel Discussion:
The Century of the Pacific: The U.S.-China Relationship

William Overholt, Asia Policy Research Chair, Rand Corporation
Tom Gold, Director, Berkeley China Initiative, University of California at Berkeley
Richard Kramlich, General Partner/Co-Founder, New Enterprise Associates
Ted Fang, Editor, Asia Week
 

The Economy: Where Are We & What Will Happen Next? - Janet Yellen, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

A Wonderful Cutthroat Circus: Presidential, California and Bay Area Politics
Willie L. Brown, Jr., Former Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, Former Speaker of the California Assembly, author Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times
 

Global Warming: The Most Interesting Companies Rising
to the Challenge and How They Might Affect Your Life

 
 Peter Liu, Founder & Vice Chairman, New Resource Bank
Richard Swanson, Co-Founder, President & Chief Technical Officer, SunPower
Jeff Till, Director, William McDonough + Partners
 

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