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2026 Herb and Cheryl Hutchison Annual Business Conference: The Great Wealth Transfer and American Prosperity

The Great Wealth Transfer: Context and Opportunities
John Cochrane - Considering the National Debt
E.J. Antoni - Prospects for Economic Growth
Where is the Wealth? IRAs, Insurance, and Annuities
Assets Old and New: Monetary Policy and Wealth Transfer
Energy, AI, and Manufacturing
Demographics and Birthrates
America's Heartland: Real Property and Acreage as Wealth

Lectures from Post-Doctoral Fellow, Katherine Wright

Conservation and Human Flourishing

2025 Herb and Cheryl Hutchison Annual Business Conference: America’s Opportunity Economy

Gale Pooley - Superabundance and Future of American's Economy
Resources, Growth, and Freedom
Increasing Profits for American Entrepreneurs
Future Regulatory Challenges for Commerce
Samuel Gregg - The Next American Economy

2024 Herb and Cheryl Hutchison Annual Business Conference: Business and Freedom in Today's America

John Seiffertt - AI, Business, and Liberty
Managing Wealth and Assets in Today's Market
Vernon Smith - Adam Smith's Theory of Society
Selling or Buying a Company in Today's Economy
Stakeholder Capitalism and Commerce in a Free Society
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Dr. Charles Steele


CHARLES N. STEELE
DIRECTOR OF THE Hutchison Center for Commerce and Freedom

Charles Steele has taught economics at the graduate and undergraduate levels in China, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, and has also worked in private consulting. At Hillsdale College, he teaches a variety of upper division economics courses, among them a two-semester sequence in History of Economic Thought, Environmental and Resource Economics, Mathematical Economics, and Austrian Economics II. His research interests include environmental and resource economics, economics of space development, and economics of institutions and institutional change. Outside of economics, his interests include trail running and running ultramarathons, mountaineering, and other outdoor activities.

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DAVID DANFORD
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

David Danford served for over 15 years in the U.S. military and, along the way, was blessed to attend Hillsdale College for graduate school. David and his wife fell in love with the place and the College, and wanted to return and raise their family and help Hillsdale in any way they could. David now works to build up Hillsdale’s network in the world of business and industry to advance the mission of the College.