Events


First Annual State of the Union Forum

Venue Exterior.

Venue Interior - George Washington Room.

EVENT: State of the Union - Challenges & Oppurtunities

DATE: U.N. General Assembly Week

SETTING: Set in Fraunces Tavern, site of General George Washington’s farewell address to his troops after winning the American Revolutionary War, in Manhattan’s Financial District.

DETAILS: Global thought-leaders will meet to discuss the state of the U.S. over food & drinks. We’ll discuss points of concern, potential solutions to problems, and areas of opportunity.

ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS: Experts will discuss U.S. foreign policy, debts & deficits, immigration, demography, the AI race, and the use of the U.S. dollar as international currency, among other topics, and their implications for the future of the United States, its people, businesses, and policy-makers.

RULES: Chatham House rules. A report on areas of concern, possible solutions to those challenges, and areas of opportunity will be published after the event.

BY INVITATION ONLY: Open only to clients of the Expert Insights Group, contributors to the Social Science Encyclopedia, & select guests.

CONFIRMED ATTENDEES INCLUDE:

Robert Seamans

  • Senior Economist for Technology and Innovation on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers

  • Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

  • Expertise: Economic Effects of AI

Youssef Chahed

  • Former Prime Minister of Tunisia

  • Expertise: International Affairs, Economics, Public Policy

Hannah Farber

  • Associate Professor of History, Columbia University

  • Expertise: The Political Economy of Colonial North America, The Early American Republic, & The Atlantic World.

Igor Luksic

  • Former Prime Minister of Montenegro

  • Expertise: International Affairs, Economics, Public Policy

Gary Klein

  • Co-Chair of the NYC Chapter of the Alumni & Friends of the LSE

  • Professor of History, SUNY Westchester Community College)

  • Expertise: Political History

Matthew Connelly

  • Professor of History, Columbia University

  • Expertise: Global History

Harold James

  • Official Historian, International Monetary Fund

  • Professor of History, Princeton University

  • Expertise: Economic & Political History

Ray Ojserkis

  • Lecturer of History, Rutgers University

  • Expertise: Economic History

Daniel Steed

  • Clinical Associate Professor, New York University

  • Expertise: Cybersecurity

Aiden Singh

  • Founder, Expert Insights Group & Founder, Social Science Encyclopedia

  • Event Host | Expertise: Financial Markets

Robert Guttmann

  • Professor of Economics, Hofstra University

  • Expertise: International Economics