During the past weeks, the Public Policy Club hosted two events featuring Greg Ip, US Economics Editor for The Economist, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.

• Greg Ip addressed a room full of Kellogg students and shared The Economist’s outlook on US and world economy, financial markets, monetary, fiscal and regulatory policy and their implications of business in the upcoming years.
• Governor John Hickenlooper shared his personal story, highlighting his transition from being brew house owner to becoming Governor of Colorado. The event was featured in the Kellogg Website and you can see the video here.

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Job Opportunity at The Port Authority of NY & NJ

The Port Authority of NY & NJ is looking to hire full-time positions for the 2014 Leadership Fellows Program. This is a two-year, fast-track, rotational program that offers recent MBA, MPP/MPA, and Urban Planning graduates with invaluable on-the-job experience in planning, financial, and facility operations functions. Fellows will be involved in 4-5 rotational assignments over 24 months. Each assignment is designed to build a strong foundation of business acumen, technical finance skills, and knowledge of Port Authority operations.

The deadline to apply is December 2^nd. Visit www.JoinThePortAuthority.com for more information. 

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Winter Courses Recommendations

REAL 916: Real Estate Lab

For all of you interested in the intersection of public policy, urban development and real estate, you should consider Prof. Therese McGuire’s Real Estate lab class this upcoming quarter. In this class, you will be working with private and public stakeholders to develop a business model for turning Chicago’s Union Station into a catalyst for urban economic development. The stakeholders include Amtrak (the public-private intercity train company), Metra (the public commuter train service), the City of Chicago, World Business Chicago (a committee of CEOs that advises the mayor of Chicago), and the Metropolitan Planning Council (a not-for-profit public policy think tank).

Registration is by application only and the deadline for application is November 15. For more information see attached syllabus and one-page presentation.

 

KPPI 470: Public Economics for Business Leaders

Taught by Prof. David Besanko, Public Economies for Business Leaders will enable you to understand, analyze and take the perspective of government and non-government organizations as they attempt to alleviate societal problems. Topics include the interface of government and business, the justification for and principle methods of government intervention in the market place, the primary means of paying for government, measuring the costs and benefits of government policies, and current policy applications such as social security reform, education policy, health insurance and tax reform.

More information here.

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14^th Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference

The Kellogg 2013 The landscape of healthcare in the US is changing at an incredibly fast pace and Health Policy is at the forefront of many of these changes.  Don’t miss out on this year’s Business of Healthcare Conference!

It will take place on Saturday November 16 and will feature John Lumpkin, MPH, Senior Vice President and Director, Health Care Group for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and  Richard Migliori, M.D., Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for United Health Group as key note speakers.

Additionally, the conference also features the following six panels:

• Expanding Population-Based Care: Payers, Providers and Accountable Care Organizations
• The Shifting Landscape of Healthcare Investing: Incubators and Strategic Investors
• Beyond Hospitals: The Future Sites of Healthcare Delivery
• Technology Showcase: Centering Healthcare’s Focus on the Patient
• Beyond Blockbusters: The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Gaining Access in Emerging Markets

Don’t forget to register here.

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Adam Smith Society set to be sub-charter of Public Policy Club

The Adam Smith Society is a nationwide, chapter-based association of MBA students and business leaders who work to promote on-campus debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism. The Society is sponsored by the Manhattan Institute, one of the nation’s pre-eminent public policy think tanks. To be added to the membership list to enjoy the great benefits of the club, or for more information, please email jkuether2015@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

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Social Mixer with Booth

The PPC Club will hold a social mixer with the Public Policy Club of Booth School of Business on November 12^th. Please send us at email to this address to keep you posted.