The Atlantic's Investor Confidence Forum on Thursday, October 13, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly four years after the U.S. financial crisis, concern about the pace of economic recovery and financial instability abroad continues to weigh on global markets. From a stagnated unemployment rate to continued fears that a European debt crisis will cause a double dip recession, The Atlantic's Investor Confidence Forum on Thursday, October 13 will explore these issues through a headline interview with Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, and a panel discussion on investor confidence in the short- and long-term. Given the current environment, is there any room for optimism about the U.S. economy? And what signals are investors hoping for from Washington, the Federal Reserve, and financial institutions overseas?

Media wishing to attend the forum should contact Natalie Raabe at The Atlantic ([email protected] or 202-266-7533). The event will be live streamed at http://events.theatlantic.com/. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter @Atlantic_Live.

The event is underwritten by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and coincides with the release of the CAQ's Fifth Annual Main Street Investor Survey.

DATE & TIME

Thursday, October 13, 2011

8:00 a.m., ET -10:30 a.m., ET

LOCATION

Four Seasons Hotel

Dumbarton Conservatory

2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

AGENDA

8:00 a.m. Guest arrival and registration

8:30 a.m. Welcome remarks by Elizabeth Baker Keffer, The Atlantic

8:35 a.m. Report on the CAQ's Fifth Annual Main Street Investor Survey by Cynthia Fornelli, Executive Director, Center for Audit Quality

8:45 a.m. Headline interview with James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

9:10 a.m. Audience Q&A

9:20 a.m. Panel discussion moderated by James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic with: Andy Cross, Chief Investment Officer, The Motley Fool; Joshua Gotbaum, Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

10:20 a.m. Audience Q&A

10:30 a.m. Program concludes

SOURCE The Atlantic