Today on stage at the Semafor World Economic Summit in Washington, DC, Co-Founder and CEO Justin B. Smith launched the First World Economic Summit: Fall Edition, a major expansion of our flagship live journalism platform. announced. The fall IMF/World Bank meeting is scheduled for October. Focusing on the complex world of global finance, the Fall Summit will be the primary public media platform for the thousands of global business and business leaders who will gather in Washington, DC.
Hosted by CEO and Co-Founder Justin B. Smith, Founding Editor-in-Chief Steve Clemons, and Semaphore journalists, this week's World Economic Summit in Washington, D.C., featured some of the most prominent industry luminaries. and government policy makers attended. Mr. Semaphore, along with New York Fed President William Williams, discussed why there is no urgent need to cut interest rates. Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called for a “realistic” China policy. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged that his department's watchdog agency is auditing the FAA's oversight of Boeing. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Why can't the US sever ties with China?; UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt spoke about the impact of Brexit. said CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales about the threat of hacking from China.
Additional speakers included U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra; Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna. Lael Brainard, Director of the White House National Economic Council. Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. Rich Lesser, Global Chairman, Boston Consulting Group. Daniel Pinto, President of JP Morgan. Gretchen Watkins, President of Shell USA. United Kingdom; Jared Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, etc.
The two-day summit was attended by prominent speakers, including seven cabinet ministers, 20 Fortune 500 CEOs, and dozens of thought leaders, academics, and current and former policymakers. The event drew nearly 3,000 individuals and a powerful and influential audience of business and economic decision makers. His 27% of summit attendees were members of the C-suite, and more than one in five of his Fortune 100 companies attended the summit.
Semafor's 2nd Annual World Economic Summit was supported by founding partners Amazon, Bank of America, BCG, Hyundai, Verizon, and presenter IBM.
