Florida Atlantic University is kicking off its 2009 Executive Roundtable program from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Office Depot Center for Executive Education, 777 Glades Road. The "Managing Private Wealth in a Global Economy" discussion will focus on balancing long and short-term investments and will be moderated by U.S. Chamber of Commerce chairman Donald Shepard. The speakers include Stuart Schweitzer, managing director and global markets strategist for JPMorgan’s Private Bank and JPMorgan Asset Management; John Lipsky, deputy director of International Monetary Fund and former chief economist of JPMorgan; and Francis Goodhue III, senior vice president of investments at UBS Financial Services. The cost is $100 per person and space is limited to 85 attendees. For more information, call Eileen Schneider at 561-297-3220 or e-mail at schneide@fau.edu.