NEW YORK, June 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers Conference continues to add influential leaders to its prominent lineup of speakers, including Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs, U.S. Treasury, David Marchick, managing director & global head of regulatory affairs, The Carlyle Group and Brad Setser, fellow, Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations. The conference will be held June 10-11 at The Pierre in New York.
"This year's Deals & Deal Makers conference continues to draw some of the most powerful people in finance," said Alan Murray, online executive editor of The Wall Street Journal. "We've got an unparalleled lineup that will bring great insight to the most pressing problems and perhaps some hidden opportunities on Wall Street today."
The conference will be hosted by The Wall Street Journal's Dennis Berman, global deals editor, Nik Deogun, editor of the Journal's Money & Investing Section and Mr. Murray.
As previously announced, the 2008 Deals & Deal Makers Conference will feature the following influential leaders:
* William Ackman, managing member and portfolio manager, Pershing Square Capital Management, LP * Jeffrey H. Aronson, founder and managing partner, Centerbridge Partners, LP * Laurence D. Fink, chairman and chief executive officer, BlackRock * Peter R. Fisher, managing director and co-head of fixed income, portfolio management group,BlackRock * Douglas Holtz-Eakin, senior policy advisor, John McCain 2008 * Marc Lasry, chairman, chief executive officer and founding partner, Avenue Capital Group * Kenneth D. Lewis, chairman, chief executive officer and president, Bank of America Corporation * Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs, United States Treasury * David Marchick, managing director & global head of regulatory affairs, The Carlyle Group * Robert L. Nardelli, chairman and chief executive officer, Chrysler, LLC * Jonathan M. Nelson, chief executive officer, Providence Equity Partners * Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer, PepsiCo * Brad Setser, fellow, Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations * Robert Steel, under secretary for domestic finance, United States Treasury * John Studzinski, senior managing director and global head of corporate advisory services, The Blackstone Group * Daniel K. Tarullo, economic advisor, Barack Obama 2008 * John A. Thain, chairman and chief executive officer, Merrill Lynch * Meredith Whitney, managing director, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Jones Day has signed on to be the sponsor of this year's second annual Deals & Deal Makers Conference.
For more information about the 2008 Wall Street Journal Deal & Deal Makers Conference, please visit http://dealmakers.wsj.com.
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