The 15th Annual Finance Conference

At a time when gloomy assessments about the state of the world and the U.S. economy appear to be spreading, a marquis collection of leaders and experts rang some bells of optimism at Boston College, while calling attention to troubling uncertainties as well as opportunities ahead for investors, companies, and the general public.

The discussions took place at the Carroll School of Management’s 15th annual Finance Conference. Returning to its in-person format this year, the all-day event on May 6 brought together Boston College alumni and others active in the financial services industry. They heard and posed questions to a Nobel Prize-winning economist, a former U.S. secretary of defense, a former White House economic czar, a celebrated investment adviser, and a rising Carroll School scholar.

Watch the videos and read the recap

Don’t miss the Dorothy Margaret Rose Knight Economic Keynote Discussion entitled “Sustaining Growth AND Stopping Climate Change,” given by 2018 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize-winner Paul Romer. Watch former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s speech “Geopolitical Forecast: Asia, Russia, and Global Hotspots.” A conversation with former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer, titled “The Economic Outlook: Challenges for Monetary Policy,” is also available to view. All three of these speeches will remain viewable until July 8, 2022 and can be accessed using the password BCfinanceconference.

Recordings of our other two presentations—talks by Simcha Barkai, Carroll School assistant finance professor, and Richard Bernstein, CEO/CIO of Richard Bernstein Advisors—will remain available and can be viewed without a password.

Want additional coverage of this year’s finance conference? Explore our full event recap.