WSJ CEO Council Assembles Top Chief Executives for 2017 Annual Meeting

Speakers Include: Vice President of U.S. Mike Pence, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council Gary D. Cohn, Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives Chris Liddell, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.), U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D., Va.), Chairman of White House Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University Anne Case & Many More.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2017 -- The Wall Street Journal’s 10th annual CEO Council Meeting will bring together more than 100 top corporate chief executives to explore key business and national issues with government leaders and other experts. The meeting will take place on November 13-14 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.

This year’s annual meeting will focus on how the new administration in Washington is rethinking policy governing taxes, education, trade, healthcare, regulation, America’s role in the world and other areas.

“As social and economic conditions are reshaped by today’s politically turbulent environment, this year’s meeting of the CEO Council will provide a compelling opportunity for the world’s most influential business leaders to meet face-to-face and share ideas on how to navigate the complex world we operate in,” said Gerard Baker, Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal, who will deliver the opening remarks.

A group of The Wall Street Journal’s senior editors and reporters will join Mr. Baker to moderate the discussions throughout the two-day meeting, including: Janet Adamy, News Editor; Paul Beckett, Washington Bureau Chief; Dennis K. Berman, Financial Editor; John Bussey, Associate Editor; Jennifer S. Forsyth, Deputy Chief of Investigations; Paul Gigot, Editor of the Editorial Page; Jamie Heller, Business Editor; Jon Hilsenrath, Global Economics Editor; Joann S. Lublin, Management News Editor; Matt Murray, Executive Editor; Louise Radnofsky, White House Reporter; Jacob M. Schlesinger, Senior Correspondent; Gerald F. Seib, Executive Washington Editor and Chief Commentator; and others.

The two-day program includes on-stage interviews with influential policy makers and subject experts, including: Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University Anne Case; Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council Gary D. Cohn; Nobel Laureate in Economics and Senior Scholar at Princeton University Angus Deaton; U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos; Chairman, President and CEO of Nucor Corporation John Ferriola; Author of Rise of The Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future Martin Ford; Chairman of White House Council of Economic Advisers Kevin A. Hassett; Author of Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Jerry Kaplan; U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.); Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives Chris Liddell; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin; Vice President of the U.S. Mike Pence; U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross; President Emeritus of Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers; Founder of the Library of the History of Human Imagination Jay Walker; U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D., Va.).

Following the interviews, CEO Council members will separate into breakout sessions to debate some of the most pressing issues facing business today. This year’s breakout topics include: cyber security, the future of foreign markets, artificial intelligence, business planning in an age of uncertainty, and taking a position during tumultuous political times.

A full list of CEO Council members can be found at http://ceocouncil.wsj.com.
The meeting will be covered by the Wall Street Journal and is open to outside media. The remarks made by Vice President of the United States Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin will be live-streamed on WSJ.com. A report on the annual meeting will be published in the Journal on Monday, November 20. For more information about The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, please visit http://ceocouncil.wsj.com. And follow the social conversation at #WSJCEOCouncil.

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