Yergin's address, "Governments and Markets: A Return to the Commanding Heights?", will address the changing balance between governments and markets coming out of the Great Recession and the key questions about the relationship going forward.

His address is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, October 20. The conference is occurring at the Hotel InterContinental in Boston.

Among the other speakers during the conference October 20-22 are Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff; Charles I. Clough Jr., chairman and CEO of Clough Capital Partners; James W. Griffith, president and CEO of The Timken Company; and IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh.

Media Note -- Staffed Press Workroom and Dial-In Service Available. For the first time, the conference will feature a staffed news media workroom with hard-wired Internet connections, ample workspace and a staff liaison to facilitate interviews and assist journalists with working on-site. Also, a dial-in telephone connection for those journalists unable to attend in person will be available to ensure access to each speaker's presentation. Members of the news media interested in covering the event in person or wishing to use the dial-in connection can do so free of charge, but must register in advance by contacting Jim Dorsey at jim.dorsey@ihsglobalinsight.com or 781-301-9069, or Kate Smith at katherine.smith@ihsglobalinsight.com or 781-301-9311.

The World Economic Outlook Conference, widely considered the leading forum on the direction of the global economy for more than 20 years, will offer critical assessments and analyses by IHS Global Insight experts, top academics, and industry leaders of how the economic environment will affect countries and industries. Issues to be examined include:

Which countries will lead and which will lag in the recovery?

Which industry sectors are best positioned for growth?

What of the increasing role of government in business? How should business react?

Will the push for carbon-emission controls stifle economic growth?

What are the prospects for a dollar crash, de-coupling and re-emergence of inflation?

Speakers and Panel Discussion Participants include:

Kenneth Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Department of Economics, Harvard University, and former chief economist, International Monetary Fund, "Could a Dollar Collapse and Higher Inflation Bring the Global Economy to Its Knees Again?"

Charles I.