2009 whether president obama would reappoint ben bernanke and then who would succeed. this year who will replace fed chairman ben bernanke and there is two leading candidates. janet yellen and the economic advisors. both have plus and minuses, the lead candidate thought to be larry summers. the fed chairman won't be attending. other top fed officials will be here like bill dudly, the president of the new york fed, jim from st. louis and john williams from san francisco along with christine la garza head of the imf and central bankers from around the world. big top picks will be whether quantitative easing will be working and if not, what the federal reserve should do instead. is the strategy adequate? the conference beginning tomorrow night with a dinner and academic papers and discussion over the next two days and i think one of the things i'll