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SUMMARY:The A.I. Boom and the Future of Energy
DESCRIPTION:As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and accelerates innovation\, it is driving unprecedented demand for energy\, water\, land\, infrastructure\, and more. Communities across the country are grappling with balancing economic development with this increased strain on vital resources. Join David R. Hill\, executive vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Program\, and Adam Cowie-Haskell\, senior policy analyst for the BPC’s Energy Program\, for a discussion on the A.I. boom’s impact on energy\, and the bipartisan solutions being found around the country. \n  \n\n  \n     \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce \n  \n\n  \nDavid R. Hill is the executive vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Program in Washington\, DC. He also currently serves as vice chairman of the board of directors of the New York Independent System Operator\, Inc. Hill’s prior positions include general counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy under then-President George W. Bush; partner and co-head of the energy practice at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington\, DC; and executive vice president and general counsel of NRG Energy\, Inc. and NRG Yield\, Inc. Early in his career\, Hill was associate counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. Hill received his Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural journalism from the University of Missouri\, and his J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law. \nAdam Cowie-Haskell is a senior policy analyst with the Energy Program\, bringing deep expertise in the electricity sector. He previously spent a summer at Pattern Energy working with the distributed generation and merchant transmission regulatory team. He has held several full-time roles\, including at Solstice\, where he focused on formalizing partnerships with distributed solar developers to bring benefits to low-income populations. He also worked at CIC Health\, an early pandemic start-up that provided widespread COVID-19 surveillance testing to schools\, hospitals\, and communities in New England. Cowie-Haskell received his master’s degree in energy economics and policy from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a certificate in English from Wesleyan University.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-a-i-boom-and-the-future-of-energy/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Sheila Bair
DESCRIPTION:New York Times bestselling author\, and former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair will sit for a moderated conversation with Dole Institute director Audrey Coleman. Bair has authored numerous children’s books on financial basics\, including her most recent book\, How Not to Lose a Million Dollars. Sheila is a graduate of the University of Kansas and a former counsel to Senator Bob Dole. In 2012\, she received one of KU’s inaugural honorary degrees for her contributions to financial policy. \n  \n\n  \n \nThis program is presented in partnership with KU Alumni \n  \n\n  \nAbout Sheila Bair\nSheila Bair has had a long and distinguished career in government\, academia\, and finance. Twice named by Forbes Magazine as the second most powerful woman in the world\, she is perhaps best known as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 2006 to 2011\, when she steered the agency through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. For her efforts to protect bank depositors and homeowners during the crisis\, she received the Kennedy Library’s Profiles In Courage Award\, and was named the “little guy’s protector in chief” by Time Magazine. \nPrior to chairing the FDIC\, Ms. Bair held several influential positions. She served as Professor of Financial Regulatory Policy at the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management (2002 to 2006);  Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2001 to 2002); SVP for Government Relations of the New York Stock Exchange (1995 to 2000)\, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1991 to 1995); NYSE Legislative Counsel (1988 to 2000) and Counsel to Kansas Republican Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (1981 to 1988). \nSubsequent to the FDIC\, she served as a senior advisor to the Pew Charitable Trust (2011-2015) and and as the first woman president of Washington College (2015 to 2017). She also served on a number of corporate boards including Fannie Mae where she became the first woman chair (2019-2022); Bunge\, where she served as Deputy Chair and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee Chair (2019-2025)\, The Lion Electric Company\, where she chaired the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (2019-2025); Thomson Reuters\, where she chaired the Risk Committee (2014-2020); Santander (2014 to 2015); Host Hotels & Resorts (2012-2021); and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (2015-2018). \nMs. Bair currently serves as an advisor to several financial organizations\, including Santander’s International Advisory Board\, Ripple’s Stablecoin Advisory Board\, Jiko’s Advisory Board\, and Wealthfront’s Banking Advisory Board. She continues her work on public policy issues as chair emeritus of the Systemic Risk Council\, which advocates for financial stability; founding director of the Volcker Alliance\, which advances excellence in public service; and Senior Advisor to the Center for Financial Stability which promotes responsible monetary policy. She is also a longtime member of the prestigious International Advisory Council of China’s National Financial Regulatory Authority. \nMs. Bair is a frequent commentator on financial regulation and the economy and a regular contributor to the Financial Times. She is an accomplished author with her NY Times Best Seller\, Bull by the Horns\, her memoir of the financial crisis and the accompanying book for teens\, Bullies of Wall Street; her eight-book Money Tales series for children; and newest book\, How Not to Lose a Million Dollars.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/an-evening-with-sheila-bair/
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SUMMARY:The Counselors | Resolved: Cities Should Impose Rent Control to Create Affordable Housing for Young People
DESCRIPTION:In this edition of The Counselors\, attorneys and Dole Institute Visiting Fellows Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray will resolve whether cities should impose rent control to create affordable housing. They’ll be joined by a panel of expert witnesses to examine both sides of the issue. \nDole Institute Student Advisory Board member Michael Redlich\, a KU student studying finance and political science\, will moderate the program. \n  \n\n  \n \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Washburn University School of Law \n  \n\n  \nAffirming side\nPedro Irigonegaray is an attorney and partner at Irigonegaray and Revenaugh. A trial lawyer since 1973\, Pedro is a former President of The Kansas Trial Lawyers Association\, a Fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow in The International Academy of Trial Lawyers. \nMisty Heggeness is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration and an associate research scientist in the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas. She has over a decade of experience leading high-profile research that informed decision-making within the U.S. federal government. Her research focuses on poverty & inequality\, gender economics\, and the high-skilled workforce. \nKirk McClure is a professor emeritus of urban planning in the School of Public Affairs and Administration. His teaching and research examines housing market behavior and evaluates federal affordable housing programs. His research has been supported by multiple grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was Scholar in Residence at HUD’s Department of Policy Development and Research. \n  \nNegating side\nEd Duckers is Senior Counsel at Stoel Rives LLP and was the former head of the firm’s Litigation Practice in California and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He was a past chair of Stoel Rives’ Food and Agribusiness Industry Team. \nPaul Byrne is a Professor of Economics at Washburn University. His research is in the area of Public Finance and Public Economics. In particular\, economic development incentives\, eminent domain\, tax increment financing\, and Medicaid expansion. \nPeter Jacobsen is an associate teaching professor and Otto Fellow at the University of Kansas School of Business. Jacobsen’s research sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship\, development economics\, and population economics.
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