Politics & Policy: Pathways to Sustainable Recovery
Date:
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Location:
On-Demand
Duration:
60 Minutes
Following an unprecedented U.S. transition to power, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took the oath of office on January 20, 2021. How will the Biden Administration establish a strategic agenda, as the country looks to recover from an economic downturn, with a rising tide of COVID-19 and vaccination rollout? The Biden Administration’s first 100 days of the year will prove crucial to set the tone for the U.S. economy with implications for the global recovery.
Join us for insights on critical policy shifts, cross-sector business challenges, looming environmental and infrastructure legislation, plus analysis on government’s ability to build resilience against foreign and domestic crises, and restore U.S. competitiveness.
Attendees of this webinar, will gain insights into the following:
The long-term effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. and macroeconomic outlooks
U.S. climate resilience, the low-carbon economy and global climate objectives
The pandemic response from the federal government, regulatory agencies and central banks, with analysis on the stimulus and job reports in 1H 2021
Sustainability frameworks – investing, benchmarks and infrastructure
Kellin ClarkDirector, Government Affairs & Public Policy, S&P Global
As a member of the North America Government Affairs and Public Policy team, Mr. Clark is responsible for S&P Global’s strategy and execution for engagement with North American policymakers and regulators. Full Bio
As a member of the North America Government Affairs and Public Policy team, Mr. Clark is responsible for S&P Global’s strategy and execution for engagement with North American policymakers and regulators. Within S&P Global, Mr. Clark coordinates across the organization’s multiple business divisions and corporate functions to design and evaluate responses to policy challenges.
Mr. Clark joined S&P Global in July of 2019. Before joining the company, he was the Senior Economic Policy Advisor to Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). In this role, Mr. Clark handled a wide range of issues for Senator Tester, including his banking, housing, finance, labor, and appropriations portfolios. During his time in the Senate, Mr. Clark played a key role in authoring the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act” (S.2155), the largest modification to Dodd-Frank signed into law in the last decade. Mr. Clark also worked on multiple pieces of legislation related to insurance issues during his time in the Senate, as well as on efforts to reform the housing finance system.
Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Oregon. Minimize
Speakers
S&P Global Contributor
Paul GruenwaldGlobal Chief Economist , S&P Global Ratings
Paul Gruenwald is the Global Chief Economist at S&P Global Ratings based in New York. Full Bio
Paul Gruenwald is the Global Chief Economist at S&P Global Ratings based in New York. He leads the economic research agenda and serves as the primary spokesperson on macro-economic matters for the company.
Before joining S&P Global Ratings in 2013, Paul spent almost five years at the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) as the Asia Pacific Chief Economist, where he was responsible for helping setand direct ANZ’s Asian and global economic research agenda, as well as building the bank’s economic research efforts and profile in the region. Previously, Paul worked at the International MonetaryFund(IMF) for nearly 16 years, where he led the team producing the IMF’s Asian regional outlook reports. He was also the IMF Resident Representative to Hong Kong and Korea, the Deputy Chief of the China Division, and did considerable work on both public (Paris Club) and private (London Club) debt restructuring issues.
Paul has a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics/Mathematics from the University of Texas.
Mona NaqviGlobal Head of ESG Capital Markets Strategy for S&P Global Sustainable1 , S&P Global Sustainable1
Mona is Global Head of ESG Capital Markets Strategy for S&P Global Sustainable1. Full Bio
Mona is Global Head of ESG Capital Markets Strategy for S&P Global Sustainable1. Previously, Mona was Senior Director, Head of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Product Strategy, North America at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). In this role, Mona lead the strategy for developing ESG indices for the North American market, from best-in-class approaches like the world-renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index, to broad-market ESG alternatives and core solutions like the S&P 500 ESG Index. She also served as the global spokesperson for S&P DJI's ESG Indices, educating the market on the values of ESG investing and our industry-leading ESG lineup.
Prior to joining S&P DJI, Mona was Director at Trucost (part of S&P Global) and advised some of North America's biggest institutional investors on low-carbon and fossil fuel free strategies, energy transition alignment, and meeting the recommendations of the TCFD for investors. Mona served as an advisor to the Obama Administration on climate and energy policy and worked for several years as an economist at the UK's Bank of England. Mona also ran for public office in UK local government elections of 2010 and 2014 and devised the local Liberal Democrat party's communication strategy around education and the environment.
Mona graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree (with honors) in Government and Economics (double major) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is an experienced public speaker and regular market commentator on sustainable finance issues, with published works on topics as diverse as disruptive technologies to the problem of "short-termism" in mainstream finance. She is a recipient of the FiNext Excellence in Finance Leadership Award 2019 and was a shortlisted nominee for the Women in Asset Management Awards in the Index Category of Minimize
S&P Global Contributor
Sanjay PatnaikDirector - Center on Regulation and Markets, Brookings Institution
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