Materials for the symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, are posted in the program agenda below. All times listed below are in the Central Time Zone.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks were livestreamed at External Linkwww.YouTube.com/KansasCityFed. A printable version of the agenda is available here. Learn more about the theme of this year's event here. To learn about the symposium's history read External LinkIn Late August.
Agenda
Day 1:
Morning Session
Chair:
Janice Eberly
Professor
Northwestern University
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Esther L. George | Welcome Remarks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Jerome H. Powell | Remarks
Chair
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Adjournment of Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Chair:
Lisa D. Cook
Professor
Michigan State University
Remarks
Speaker:
Donald Kohn | Remarks
Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution
Monetary Policy in an Uneven Economy
Panelists:
Markus Brunnermeier | Presentation
Professor
Princeton University
Kristin Forbes | Remarks
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maurice Obstfeld | Remarks
Professor
University of California – Berkeley