The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

Welcome and Presentation of Award to Massey Prize Recipient Robert Litan

• Dean Larry Sager, John Jeffers Research Chair in Law; Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair, University of Texas School of Law
• Paul Hobby, Founding Partner, Genesis Park LP, and member, Massey Prize Advisory Committee
• Matthew Spitzer, Hayden W. Head Regents Chair for Faculty Excellence at the University of Texas; Director of the Massey Prize in Law, Innovation, and Capital Markets; and Director of the Center for Law, Business, and Economics

Keynote Address: "Mixed Signals: Madoff, the Meltdown, and the Media"

• Presented by Diana Henriques, Senior Financial Writer for the New York Times and author of The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust

Lunch Break

"Economics Experiments and Securities Markets"

• Presented by Charles Plott, Edward S. Harkness Professor of Economics and Political Science, California Institute of Technology

"The Political Economy of Dodd-Frank: A Look Ahead"

• Presented by Robert Litan, vice president for research and policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and winner of the Inaugural Massey Prize

Roundtable Discussion: "Regulation of Financial Markets"

Moderator:

• Dean Tom Gilligan, Centennial Chair in Business Leadership at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas

Participants:

• Paul Atkins, partner at Sphere Consulting and former Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission
• Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Regulatory Officer, the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
• Diana Henriques, senior financial writer, New York Times
• Charles Plott, professor, California Institute of Technology
• Robert Litan, winner of the inaugural Massey Prize

Closing Remarks

Reception to follow