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Baker Briefing is a podcast that tackles the most critical foreign and domestic policy issues of the day in conversations with experts at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Hosted by the Honorable David M. Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, each episode is recorded in front of a live audience at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Agenda
4:00 pm — Member Reception
4:30 pm — Discussion
Registration
This event was free and open to Baker Roundtable members and undergraduate students through the link in their email invitation. To attend future member-exclusive events, contact the Baker Institute development office at roundtable@rice.edu.
Featured Speakers
John Diamond, Ph.D.
Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance; Director, Center for Public Finance, Baker Institute; Adjunct Professor of Economics, Rice University; and CEO, Tax Policy Advisers, LLC
Edward M. Emmett
Fellow in Energy and Transportation Policy, Baker Institute; Former Harris County Judge
The Honorable David M. Satterfield
Director, Baker Institute; Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public Policy