Chair:  Hashem Pesaran, Ph.D., FBA
John E. Elliott Professor of Economics
University of Southern California &
Trinity College
University of Cambridge, UK

Laurie Brand, Ph.D.
Robert Grandford Wright Professor of
International Relations
School of International Relations
University of Southern California

Hadi Salehi Esfahani, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign &

President, Middle East Economic Association (MEEA)

Jeffrey B. Nugent, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics

Department of Economics

University of Southern California

Local Organizer and Administrator

Farideh Motamedi, Ph.D.
Department of Economics

University of Southern California