ADVISORY/The Impact of Rising Healthcare Costs on the Economy to Be Discussed at University of Chicago Conference.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Friday (May 14) --(BUSINESS WIRE) A panel of medical and economic experts will debate the effects of rising healthcare costs on the U.S. economy at the 52nd annual management conference of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Recruiters also voice a strongly positive opinion of students. According to BusinessWeek's biannual MBA rankings: "Chicago's grads were hands-down favorites in our survey of companies that hire MBAs. , Friday, May 14 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago The Hyatt Regency Chicago is a 246 foot tall Hyatt hotel on East Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. The hotel operates around 2,000 guest rooms in two different towers. The towers are connected by both an above-ground skyway and an underground concourse. and the school's downtown Gleacher Center. The conference will feature 16 panel discussions including sessions that offer solutions for how to fight corporate fraud and look at how gossip defines your reputation and how to work it to your advantage. More than 1,000 business executives are expected to attend. The conference will begin with a noon luncheon speech by Robert Tillman, chairman and chief executive of Lowe's Companies. The luncheon will be at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive Wacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south branch of the Chicago River. . Panel sessions will start at 2:00 p.m. at the Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive. The healthcare and economic panel will feature Robert W. Fogel, a professor of American institutions at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in economics The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, commonly called the Nobel Prize in Economics, is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. . Other panelists are James Tyree, corporate vice president of Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. , Lawrence Furnstahl, chief financial officer of The University of Chicago Hospitals The University of Chicago Hospitals form a major center for medical care and research in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. They are affiliated with and run by the University of Chicago, and serve as teaching hospitals for students of the institution's Pritzker , Dr. Joanne Smith, senior vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is a rehabilitation hospital located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is a part of the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. , and Robert Topel, a professor of urban and labor economics at the Graduate School of Business. Solutions on how to fight corporate fraud will be offered during a panel session featuring Lawrence Harris, chief economist of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Luigi Zingales, a professor of entrepreneurship and finance at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and Robert Tarun, a law partner with Latham & Watkins. A session titled "How Gossip Defines Your Reputation and How to Work It," will be led by Ronald Burt, a professor of sociology and strategy at the Graduate School of Business. Burt is one of the foremost experts on the social structure of competitive advantage in careers, organizations and markets. For complimentary media registration call or e-mail Allan Friedman (773-702-9232, allan.friedman@gsb.uchicago.edu) or Barbara Backe (773-702-4282, barbara.backe@gsb.uchicago.edu). |
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