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The Financial Women's
Association Of San Francisco
in affiliation with
Finance Executives International, San Francisco Chapter
Presents
"Funny Money: an International Perspective on the
Credit Crunch, Economics, Journalism and Anthropology"
An Industry Leadership Series Event
on
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Join us in welcoming Gillian Tett, assistant editor
of the Financial Times, as she offers her insights into the
state of global financial markets.
As a long-time Financial Times reporter and expert
in social anthropology, Ms. Tett will thoroughly examine the
meaning of money in our society and what it means for the
future of our global economy. she will offer her unique view
on the causes and effects of the current global financial
situation from three distinct perspectives:
Economic – the contributions and effects of global
monetary and fiscal policy;
Journalistic – a story of structural changes in banking;
Anthropological – the cultural context of money.
About the Speaker
Gillian Tett is an assistant editor of the
Financial Times, and oversees their global coverage of
the financial markets. In 2007, she was awarded the Wincott
Prize - the premier British award for financial journalism -
for her coverage of the capital markets. She was also
shortlisted for the "British Business Journalist of the
Year" award.
She joined the Financial Times in 1993, working in
the former Soviet Union and in Europe, and on the economics
team. In 1997, she was posted to Tokyo, where she became the
bureau chief before returning in 2003 to become deputy head
of the "Lex" column. She is the author of Saving the Sun:
How Wall Street Mavericks Shook up Japan's Financial System
and Made Billions (Harper Collins and Random House).
Gillian Tett has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from
Cambridge University, based on research conducted in the
former Soviet Union in the early 1990s. She speaks French,
Russian, moderate Japanese and Persian.
Event Details
What:
"Funny
Money: an International Perspective on the Credit
Crunch, Economics, Journalism and Anthropology"
When:
Wednesday, June
18th, 2008
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Where:
Le Meridien (formerly the Park Hyatt Hotel),
333 Battery St. at Clay, San Francisco
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Program
Format:
Lunch is
included
Cost:
Members - $55;
Guests - $70
R.S.V.P.
Space is
limited. Registration is first-come, first-serve
REGISTRATION
There are 5 ways to pre-register:
1. Register online. Online registration is now closed.
2. Print and mail the following form to FWA, P.O. Box
26143, San Francisco, CA 94126
3. Print and fax the following form to 415-586-6606
4. Send an email to
5. Call Rhoda Singer at (415) 586-8599
Refund Policy: We are unable issue refunds unless the
refund request is received 72 hours prior to the event.
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Credit Crunch, Economics, Journalism and Anthropology"
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