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"Overdraft" University Symposia Series

University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School & Penn Institute for Urban Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 8, 2012

Summary
Press Release

The Travelers Institute officially launched the “Overdraft” University Symposia Series at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) on October 8, 2012 with the Wharton School and the Penn Institute for Urban Research. More than 400 students, faculty, and community members gathered in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for this special event featuring University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Travelers Chairman and CEO Jay Fishman. Gutmann, who also serves as Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, emphasized the high stakes in this debate and noted that each party in Washington would have to forgo something cherished to enact meaningful change. Click for a full summary.

Welcoming Remarks

  • Jay Fishman, Chairman and CEO, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • Amy Gutmann, President and Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School of Communication; University of Pennsylvania
  • Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise, Professor of Marketing and Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Panel

  • Moderator - Michael Useem, William and Jaclyn Egan Professor of Management; Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Editor, Wharton Leadership Digest, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jay Fishman, Chairman and CEO, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • Richard Marston, James R.F. Guy Professor of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Kent Smetters, Boettner Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Closing Remarks

  • Joan Woodward, President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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