June 9-10, 2008: Yale Governance Forum
This year's forum, sponsored by Deloitte, consisted of four plenary sessions, seven topic-specific "focused sessions," and a pre-forum workshop. The event, our third annual forum, aimed, in part, to examine changes in the global capital markets. Beyond being a cornerstone of the Center's current agenda, issues pertaining to the capital markets are at the top of policy agendas worldwide.
This year's program was more ambitious than years past, which is just one indication of the Center's significant growth since its inception in June 2006. We now conduct well over 20 major projects annually, including workshops, roundtables, speaker series, research projects, and policy briefings. With the addition of Dr. Stephen Davis to our team, our policy briefings, which include original research and policy analysis, have truly taken flight. Starting this year and moving forward, we will try to launch all briefings at Forum panels on related topics and have them available for audience distribution and via internet.
This year's Forum once again provided the opportunity to discuss current key topics and allow participants to meet and interact with fellow practitioners and leaders. As we have said before, our goal is not to merely engage in general discussion, but to deeply explore key issues in order to impact both policy and action. This gathering of leading thinkers from the business, investment, and academic communities demonstrates the Center's unique convening power.
