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COBE Lecture Series Presents Nationally Renown Economics Expert

Guest Speaker: G. Alex Sinclair (see bio below)

Topic: The State of the Economy

Where: Student Union Building –  Simplot B

When: Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 – 1:45pm

Free and Open to the public

Bio:

Alex Sinclair is originally from Twin Falls, Idaho. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Seattle University in Accounting, he started his career with the accounting firm, Price Waterhouse & Co. He moved into the commodities and currency trading business as a member of both the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange. The software he developed to run his commodities business is now used by major firms such as Cargill and ADM to run their commodities divisions.

He served as President of Sinclair & Company which continues as a full service commodity futures and options trading firm. Today, Alex continues to trade currencies and interest rates and is considered a leading thinker on economic policy and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal economic and financial forums.

MBA 535 – Guest Speakers

The following  group of attorneys includes some of the top lawyers in Idaho, each speaking on his/her area of expertise in the MBA 535 class – Spring 2011.
  • Brad Frazer, attorney-partner at Hawley, Troxell, speaking on intellectual property
  • Peter Midgley, attorney-partner at Zarian, Midgley, speaking on intellectual property
  • David Hammerquist, attorney-partner at the Ringert Law Firm, speaking on forms of business entities
  • Linda Pall, attorney in Moscow and professor of business law at Washington State Univ.—duties of corporate officers and directors
  • Gerald Husch, attorney-partner at Moffatt, Thomas, speaking on non-compete agreements and other employment law issues
  • Clay Gill, attorney-partner at Moffatt, Thomas, speaking on employment terminations and other employment law issues.

Instructor: Michael Bixby

 

Structural Problems with the US Economy

Topic: Structural Problems with the US Economy

  • Growth from debt
  • Trade Deficit
  • Jobs
  • Keynesian Theory Discussion
  • What needs to be done

Guest Lecturer: G. Alex Sinclair

Bio:
Alex Sinclair is originally from Twin Falls, Idaho. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Seattle University in Accounting, he started his career with the accounting firm, Price Waterhouse & Co. He moved into the commodities and currency trading business as a member of both the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange. The software he developed to run his commodities business is now used by major firms such as Cargill and ADM to run their commodities divisions.

He served as President of Sinclair & Company which continues as a full service commodity futures and options trading firm. Today, Alex continues to trade currencies and interest rates and is considered a leading thinker on economic policy and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal economic and financial forums.

Class: Frontiers in Financial Markets – FINAN451-001

Instructor: Dwayne Barney

The connection between the financial crisis and the real economy

Topic: The connection between the financial crisis and the real economy.

Guest Lecturer: Landon Stroebel, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Senior Research Assistant

Class: Faculty Seminar -  The faculty of COBE and SSPA are the audience with a few students interspersed.

Location: MP118

How to Retain Customer Relationships

Guest Lecturer: Merry Sheils, Financial Consultant

Class: Professional Selling – Marketing 321

Instructor: Caroline Blakeslee

Transportation Modeling for Southwest Idaho

Guest Lecturer: Carl Miller, Principal Planner – Demographics, COMPASS

Class: Urban Economics ECON322

Instructor: Samia Islam

Creating Competitive Advantage with Information Technology

Date: 3/18/2011

Guest Lecturers:

  • Gary Bronson, Group VP, SuperValu, Inc.
  • Steve Taylor, Director of Enterprise Architecture, Micron
  • J. F. Tietsort, Micron

Class: EMBA 4

Instructor: Rob Anson

Wal-Mart and other Transition Industries

Date: 3/18/2011

Guest Lecturers:

  • Mi-Ai Parrish, President & Publisher, Idaho Statesman
  • Vicki Growler, Vice President and Editor, Idaho Statesman
  • Gary Raney, Sheriff, Ada County Sheriff Department

Class: EMBA 4

Instructor: Nancy Napier

Boise as a Creative City

Date: 3/17/2011

Guest Panelists:

  • Phil Kushlan, Executive Director, CCDC
  • Clay Carley, General Manager, Old Boise, LLC
  • Mary Givens, Boise State University
  • Cheryl Larabee, Associate Vice-President for University Advancement
  • Skip Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer Companies
  • Elaine Clegg, Idaho Smart Growth

Class: EMBA 4

Instructor: Nancy Napier

Consulting

Date: 2/10/2011

Topic: Being a consultant and using consultants from a business owner’s perspective

Guest Lecturers:

  • Michael Romans, CEO, Closed Loop Advertising
  • Brad Surkamer, VP of Marketing, CradelPoint

Instructor: Nancy Napier

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