Materials for the symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, will be posted as they are available. All times listed below are in the Mountain Time Zone.

Learn more about the theme of this year's event here. To learn about the symposium's history, read In Late August.


Agenda

Opening Reception and Dinner

      host:
      Esther L. George
      President and Chief Executive Officer

      Friday Session

          chair:
          Peter Blair Henry
          Dean Emeritus, Stern School of Business, New York University

          speaker:
          Jerome Powell
          Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System

          Reassessing Economic Constraints: Maximum Employment

            author:
            Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
            Professor, Goethe University Frankfurt
            discussant:
            Stephanie Aaronson
            Vice President and Director of Economic Studies, Brookings Institute

            General Discussion

                Reassessing Economic Constraints: Potential Output

                  author:
                  John Fernald
                  Professor, INSEAD
                  discussant:
                  Janice C. Eberly
                  Professor, Northwestern University

                  General Discussion

                      An End to Pre-Pandemic Trends or Just a Temporary Interruption?

                        panelist:
                        Jason Furman
                        Professor, Harvard University
                        panelist:
                        Gita Gopinath
                        First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
                        panelist:
                        Valerie A. Ramey
                        Professor, University of California-San Diego

                        General Discussion

                            Luncheon Address

                              speaker:
                              Agustín Carstens
                              General Manager, Bank for International Settlements

                              Saturday Session

                                  chair:
                                  Kristin J. Forbes
                                  Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

                                  Reassessing Constraints on Policy: Fiscal Constraints

                                    author:
                                    Francesco Bianchi
                                    Professor, Johns Hopkins University
                                    discussant:
                                    Ethan Ilzetzki
                                    Associate Professor, London School of Economics

                                    General Discussion

                                        Reassessing Constraints on Policy: Central Bank Balance Sheets

                                            author:
                                            Viral Acharya
                                            Professor, New York University
                                            discussant:
                                            Wenxin Du
                                            Associate Professor, University of Chicago

                                            General Discussion

                                                The Outlook for Policy Post-Pandemic

                                                    panelist:
                                                    François Villeroy De Galhau
                                                    Governor, Banque de France
                                                    panelist:
                                                    Thomas J. Jordan
                                                    Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank
                                                    panelist:
                                                    Chang Yong Rhee
                                                    Governor, Bank of Korea
                                                    panelist:
                                                    Isabel Schnabel
                                                    Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

                                                    General Discussion