BONSER DISTINGUISHED
LECTURE SERIES

The Bonser Distinguished Lecture Series attracts prominent and influential leaders in academia, business, and politics to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and the Kelley School of Business to speak about the interactions between public policy and business. Discussions with prominent speakers enhance student and faculty knowledge of economic issues and stimulate discussion of public policy.

SPEA Dean Emeritus Charles Bonser works with SPEA and Kelley to provide the initial endowment fund for the series. This funding, combined with additional contributions, ensures the continuation of educational opportunities and attracts corporate executives, government leaders, and leading academics to the Bloomington campus.

PAST LECTURES

• "Does U.S. Climate Policy Really Matter?"
  
  October 13-14, 2008
  
  Stephen H. Schneider, Melvin and Joan Lane Professor of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University and Senior Fellow, Center for Environmental Sciences and Policy at Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies
  
  
• "Perspectives on Monetary, Financial, and Economic Integration"
  
  April 7 and 8, 2006
  
  Conference co-sponsored with the Kelley School of Business
  
  
• "Regional Integration And Security"
  
  April 1, 2005
  
  Conference co-sponsored with the Kelley School of Business
  
  
• "Reflections on Iraq”
  
  April 22, 2004
  
  Admiral William Crowe, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff & Former US Ambassador to Great Britain
  
  
• "Famous Fables of Economics: Myths of Market Failures"
  

March 27, 2003

Daniel Spulber, Director of International Business & Markets Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

• "Challenging the Corporation: How Activists Influence Corporate Policy"
  
  April 18, 2002
  
  David Baron, the David S. and Ann M. Barlow Professor of Political Economy and Strategy at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business
  
  
• "Welfare, Children and Families: The Impact of Welfare Reform in the New Economy"
  
  October 10, 2000
  
  William Julius Wilson, Director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
  
  
• "Innovation Investment Chains: The Public Policy Interface"
  
  October 21, 1999
  
  Jack Harding, former President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, currently president of eSilicon
  
  
• "Critical Review of Clinton Foreign Policy"
  
  February 18, 1999
  
  Senator Richard Lugar

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The Bonser Distinguished Lecture Series at the Kelley School of Business