ERNST & YOUNG FINANCE EXECUTIVE CAROLYN BUCK LUCE TO KEYNOTE FRANK CHURCH CONFERENCE FEB. 2
The Frank Church Institute at Boise State University today announced that Carolyn Buck Luce will be the keynote speaker at the Frank Church Conference on “Change: America’s Challenges for the New Administration” Feb. 2.
Buck Luce is a well-known figure in the financial world as senior partner at Ernst & Young, one of the world’s major financial and consulting firms, in New York.
The 25th annual Frank Church Conference will feature a number of experts from around the country who will address the challenges of the Obama administration. In addition to Buck Luce, speakers include:
Buck Luce is a senior partner in the Global Accounts Group at Ernst & Young LLP, and the practice leader responsible for coordinating the E&Y worldwide relationships with global pharmaceutical corporations in the areas of risk, tax, human capital and transaction solutions.
Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Buck Luce spent 17 years in lending, investment banking, consulting and government service where she was involved in a diverse range of capital market activities for both public and private companies in a wide variety of industries. She started her career working for the U.S. State Department in the Soviet Union, stationed in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moscow.
The day-long conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom with the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. All the sessions (except for the luncheon and reception) will be free and open to the public.
The Frank Church Institute was established in 1982 as the Frank Church Chair of Public Affairs at Boise State University to honor the achievements and to carry forward the principles of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Church of Idaho. The goal of the Frank Church Institute is to build the endowment to fully fund the Frank Church Chair of Public Affairs, the annual Frank Church conferences and proposed Frank Church scholarships at Boise State.
For further information, please contact Garry Wenske, executive director, The Frank Church Institute (208) 426-2941, or garrywenske@boisestate.edu.
2007 Conference: Tipping Points: Presidents, the Constitution and National Security
2007 Conference: Global Warming: Beyond the Inconvenient Truth
2005 Conference: Global Flash Points: Clash of Cultures
2004 Conference: The American Presidency: Principled Leadership in a Time of Turbulence
2003 Conference: Freedom and Secrecy: Trading Liberty for Security?
The Frank Church Institute, established in 1982 at the Frank Church Chair of Public Affairs at Boise State University, combines both an endowed professorship and an annual conference on the issues of the day. It brings together academic interests and practical politics by involving students, faculty, and the community with renowned leaders.
As stated at its founding, “Through the Chair, Boise State University will emphasize to its students those ideals which the Senator holds dear---a strong belief in the rule of law, eloquence firmly based on reason, and an unwavering faith in the American political system. The endowment will be used to fund lectures, symposia, and the Chair of Public Affairs.”
A long roster of distinguished participants include: former President Gerald Ford; former Vice Presidents Al Gore and Walter Mondale; former Senators Mark Hatfield, Slade Gorton, Edmund Muskie, and Gaylord Nelson; former White House Counsels Ted Sorensen, Leon Panetta, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; and former Ambassadors Joseph Sisco, Andrew Young, and Paul Warnke.
The widely ranging conference subjects include:
The Frank Church Institute seeks to complete the funding of the first endowed professor, the continued Church Conferences, and the proposed Church Scholarships at BSU.