World Economic Update

Saturday, April 11, 2015
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Speakers
Karen H. Johnson

Independent Consultant; Former Director, Division of Iinternational Finance, Federal Reserve System

Jerry Lavell Johnson

Founding Member and Managing Director, RLJ Equity Partners

Presider
David Trulio

Director of Operations, Raytheon International, Inc.

Conference on Diversity in International Affairs

Experts discuss current trends and potential developments in the world economy as part of the 2015 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs.

The Conference on Diversity in International Affairs is made possible by the generous support of the Robina Foundation.

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