The 50th Winter Institute will be held on February 29 at Kelly Inn, St. Cloud and March 1, 2012 on the campus of St. Cloud State University.
This year, we will explore the relationship between natural resources and our economy. From New Orleans and Japan, we learned how fragile our economy and our society can be in the midst of natural disasters. Even when the epicenter is thousands of miles away from home, the economic shock waves can reach in just a few days in this era of accelerating economic globalization and nano-second technological innovations. What these tragedies exposed are our limited options of energies that fuel the United States and the global economy with a population of 6.97 billion. How can we meet these challenges and, more importantly, find opportunities to improve our community and our economy? What roles should governments and businesses play? This is what the 50th Winter Institute is about.
The following is a snapshot of our exciting 2012 Program:
Judy Poferl
CEO, Northern States Power Company - Minnesota, Xcel Energy
Lynn Scarlett
Visiting Scholar and Co-Director, Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth, Resources for the Future
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Former President, Reason Foundation
James Hamilton
Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
Co-Author of the blog Econbrowser
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Richard Morgenstern
Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future Former Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chris Farrell
Economic Editor, MPR Market Place
Contributing Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
Scott Anderson, Director and Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
King Banaian, Professor of Economics, St. Cloud State University
James Hamilton, Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
Steve Hine, Chief Labor Analyst, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
“Going Green: The Whys and the Hows” featuring regional entrepreneurs and pioneers.
Murray Mack, Hagemeister Mack Architects
Robert McLean, Hunts Utilities Group
Pat Pelstring, National Wind
David Wendorf, Mcgyan Biodiesel
Rob Schultz, Winkleman Building Corporation
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