WHAT:
The 50th annual UCLA Anderson Forecast will focus its upcoming quarterly economic conference on California’s energy crisis, specifically addressing the effects that deregulation will have on the state. The June forecast, “Can California Grow in the Dark? Part 2,” will include a keynote address by former California Governor Pete Wilson, who will provide a rare presentation on the energy crisis. Wilson will discuss the origins of the state’s deregulation plan and what has gone wrong — and right. The three timely conference panels are:
· Energy Deregulation
· Management in the Economic Downturn
· The Economic Outlook for California and the Nation

WHO:
· Pete Wilson, former governor of California
· Kathleen Connell, California State Controller
· Steve Baum, CEO, Sempra Energy
· Fred Furlong, vice president, Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco
· Peter Navarro, professor, Graduate School of Management, UC Irvine
Economists:
· Edward Leamer, director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
· Tom Lieser, senior economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
· Christopher Thornberg, visiting professor, The Anderson School at UCLA

WHEN:
1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 28.

WHERE:
Korn Convocation Hall, The Anderson School at UCLA.

COST:
$350 registration fee.

WEB SITE:
For program updates, visit http://www.uclaforecast.com/ .

CONTACT:
Media: Kimberly Lisella, (310) 206-7707, kimberly.lisella@anderson.ucla.edu; or Carol Tucker, (310) 206-8197, carol.tucker@anderson.ucla.edu. Members of the public: The UCLA Anderson Business Forecast office, (310) 825-1623.