U.S. - Canadian Border Infrastructure
04/04/02
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Glenn Hansen, Senior Vice President of the Detroit Branch and District Cash Operations, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Keynote
Introduction
William Testa, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Keynote
Christopher Sands, Fellow and Director, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Session 1: Impact of September 11 — The Border Becomes Visible
Moderator
Richard Blouse. Jr., President, Detroit Regional Chamber
Panelist
Phil Ventura, Assistant Deputy Minister, Borders Task Force, Government of Canada Privy Council Office
Panelist
Kenneth Swab, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman John J. LaFalce
Panelist
James (Jim) Phillips, President and Chief Exceutive Officer, Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance
Session 2: Transportation of Goods — The Automotive Sector
Moderator
James M. Rubenstein, Professor, Miami University
Speaker
Thomas Klier, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Spatial Concentration of the Auto Industry
Speaker
David Andrea, Director, Forecasting Group, Center for Automotive Research
- The Importance of the Border to the Automotive Industry
Speaker
Kevin Smith, Director of Customs Administration, General Motors
- OEM Perspective
Speaker
John Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Wayne State University
- Academic Perspective
Speaker
Henry Caldwell, Chief, Intermodal Freight, Federal Highway Administration
04/05/02
Keynote
Introduction
William (Curt) Hunter, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Speaker
Peter McPherson, President, Michigan State University
Break
Keynote
Introduction
Glenn Hansen, Senior Vice President of the Detroit Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Speaker
The Honorable John Engler, Governor of Michigan
Lunch
Session 3: Movement of People and Capital
Moderator
Demeotrios Papademetriou, Co-Director, Migration Policy Institute
Speaker
Michael Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Commission
- Quality of Life, Tourism, and Environment
Speaker
Richard Egelton, Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, Bank of Montreal
- Investment, Business Travel, and Service Flows
Speaker
Daniel Cherrin, Director of Public Policy, Detroit Regional Chamber
Linkages Across the Border-The Great Lakes Economy
by Thomas H. Klier and William A. Testa
Chicago Fed Letter (Special Issue)
June 2002
The Binational Great Lakes Economy
by William A. Testa, David A. Oppedahl, and Loula S. Merkel
Chicago Fed Letter
May 2000
