Tuesday, April 5th - 6pm - 8pm
The Scots Who Built New York - Carnegie Legacy
in association with
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The ASF is honored to joined the Landmarks 50 Project and to have be developing the Scots Who Built New York project that chronicles the impact Scots, and Scottish Americans have had in the developing of New York. A series of talks have taken place, and this is the fourth in the series.
The Talk and Reception is presented in conjunction with Cooper Hewitt and celebrates The Carnegie Legacy, exploring Andrew Carnegie's enormous contribution to New York's architecture and heritage.
Guests will be welcomed by
Caroline Baumann, Director, Cooper Hewitt.
John Kinnear, Historian, Architect and President, American Friends of the Georgian Group, will give the illustrated talk.
Malcolm Roughead, OBE, Chief Executive, Visit Scotland will speak of "Scotland Today" as Scotland celebrates
"The Year of Architecture and Design" in 2016.
A Reception will follow in the Great Hall.
We request that guests arrive by 6:00pm. From 5:00pm guests are welcome to take a self-guided tour of the mansion.
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Wednesday April 7th, 6pm - 8pm
Global Perspective of Market Fundamentals: Electronic Trading
presented in association with
University of Edinburgh Business School
& Museum of American Finance
Electronic trading has increased liquidity and lowered trading costs, but is it also driving market volatility and stacking the deck against individual investors?
Moderator
- Tom Easton, American Finance Editor, The Economist
Patrick McCarty, Managing Director (US Government Relations),
ICAP
Bill Nichols SMD, Office of Business Development,
Cantor Fitzgerald
Matt Trudeau, Head of Product,
IEX
Dr. Gbenga Ibikunle, Professor in Financial Markets &
Programme Director for Energy Finance & Markets,
University of Edinburgh Business School
Panel discussion followed by Q&A and Reception.
General admission $25; MoAF members, ASF members and University of Edinburgh alumni $10; students and press FREE. Reservations are required.
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The American-Scottish Foundation presents
Scotland on the Fountain Terrace:
Lunchtime Concerts and Pre-Parade Fun at Bryant Park
April 6th - 10th. The concerts are Free and for all to enjoy
- Come Join Us.