Fall 2022 Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Research Conference
2022-11-17 09:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute will host its annual research conference on November 17, 2022. This event will celebrate the Institute’s five-year anniversary and showcase the range of frontier-style research with which the Institute engages. Papers will discuss questions related to the Institute’s mission of supporting the Federal Reserve’s mandates through research into how to enhance economic opportunity and achieve inclusive growth. Keynote remarks will be provided by Philip Jefferson, a former Institute advisor who was confirmed in 2022 to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

This event will be in person with presenters, discussants, and an invited audience. In addition, the event will be livestreamed and an event recording will be posted here afterwards.

The conference will be accompanied by two other events. The Institute Advisory Board will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday. Friday is the Institute’s mentoring conference, which provides junior scholars an opportunity to present research and receive feedback in a constructive setting. These events will not be recorded, but we encourage you to visit participants’ websites to engage with their scholarship.

Visit the official event page for speaker details and full conference agenda, and to watch the livestream.

Financial Exploitation of Aging Adults
2022-11-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
Older adults make up the fastest-growing segment of the United States population. Along with this population growth has been an increase in the rate of financial exploitation of older adults. Many of the risk factors for financial exploitation of older adults are normal experiences of most, if not all, older adults, including retirement, major medical events, physical and cognitive declines, and the death of a spouse.

In the next episode of our Talk About Payments, or TAP, webinar series on November 10, Drs. Thomas Blomberg and Julie Brancale, criminologists from Florida State University, will describe the current research, theory, and policy responses associated with this growing social problem. They will address the patterns and variations of financial exploitation of older adults and discuss why some older adults may be more vulnerable than others. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of areas in need of additional research and policy attention. Scarlett Heinbuch, a payments risk expert at the Atlanta Fed, will moderate the discussion.

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Conversations on Equity: Corporate America’s Role in Pursuing Economic Equity
2022-11-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
The Institute for Economic Equity’s third Conversations on Equity virtual event will feature a discussion between Kenneth C. Frazier and Institute Director William M. Rodgers III about corporate America’s role in achieving economic equity. Frazier is the executive chairman of Merck’s board of directors, a role he began in July 2021 following a decadelong tenure as the company’s president and CEO. Frazier will share reflections on his own career path as one of few Black CEOs in corporate America. In addition, he will highlight a new initiative he co-founded called OneTen. OneTen’s mission is to leverage the power of corporate America to hire, promote and advance 1 million Black individuals who do not have a four-year degree into family-sustaining careers. For more information, contact the St. Louis Fed’s Community Development staff at communitydevelopment@stls.frb.org.

This speaker series features national thought leaders who are working to build awareness of obstacles to economic equity. Guests share their views on a range of integral topics and discuss evidence-based solutions aimed at dismantling such obstacles.

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District Dialogues: Demystifying Inflation
2022-11-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 701 E Byrd St, Richmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
Join us on November 7, 2022, for the first installment of our 2022–2023 District Dialogues season, Demystifying Inflation. You’ll hear from a panel of experts as they delve into the causes, history and impact of inflation on businesses, households and the economy. They’ll discuss the answers to questions like:

How are people impacted by inflation in different ways?What are the causes of inflation?How does inflation impact people in their every lives? How is the Fed working to reduce inflation?

Invitees are encouraged to attend the event in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. We hope that attendees will join us in person to network with our speakers and fellow community members. However, for those unable to travel to Richmond, we will also offer a livestreamed version of the conference. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required for all attendees.

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Agenda

5:00-6:00 pm ET

Networking and Refreshments

6:00-7:30 pm ET

Panel Discussion

7:30-8:15 pm ET

Conversations, Coffee, and Dessert

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Venue

This hybrid event includes virtual and in-person attendance options. Simply select which option works best for you when you register. Please be aware that you must follow the Richmond Fed’s COVID-19 protocols while on our premises. Details will be provided in advance of the event.

Women in Economics Symposium
2022-11-07 15:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1455 E 6th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44114, United States
Are you interested in learning more about a career in economics? Join us, virtually or in person, for the Cleveland Fed’s Women in Economics Symposium. At this event, you’ll get to hear the career path stories of women in economics, learn what you can do with a degree in economics, discuss diversity and inclusion in the profession, and network.

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Speakers

Featured speaker

Susan M. CollinsPresident & CEOBoston Fed

Featured speaker

Loretta J. MesterPresident & CEOCleveland Fed

Abdullah Al BahraniProfessor of Economics and Associate Dean of Graduate StudiesNorthern Kentucky University

Moderator

Jenny HawkinsAssistant Professor, Economics; Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Integrated ProgramsCase Western Reserve University

Moderator

Ina HajdiniResearch EconomistCleveland Fed

Julianne DunnManager, Regional AnalysisCleveland Fed

Paola BoelVice President and Research EconomistCleveland Fed

Golnaz Baradaran MotieAssistant ProfessorWestern Kentucky University

Sucharita GhoshProfessor and Chair, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Akron

Risa KumazawaAssociate Dean for Academic Systems & Accreditation and Associate Professor of EconomicsDuquesne University

Bola OlaniyanExecutive DirectorSadie Collective

Daria SevastianovaVisiting Associate Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Kentucky

Agenda

3:30–3:40 pm ET

Welcoming Remarks

3:40–4:20 pm ET

Reflections by Federal Reserve Policymakers

4:20–4:30 pm ET

Break

4:30–5:15 pm ET

Careers in Economics

5:15–6:15 pm ET

Networking

6:15–7:00 pm ET

Barriers to Inclusion

7–7:10 pm ET

Break

7:10–7:55 pm ET

Pathway to a PhD

7:55–8:00 pm ET

Closing remarks

Location

This is a hybrid event. You can register to attend virtually, in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, or in person at the Cleveland Fed’s Cincinnati branch.

Cincinnati Branch

150 East Fourth StreetCincinnati, OH 45202 United States

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Building a Thriving Care Workforce
2022-11-03 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
The importance of care workers for both children and elderly or disabled adults has become even more clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working-aged people’s access to affordable caregiving has a direct impact on their ability to participate in the labor force. Despite the growing need for care workers, the care sector struggles to recruit and retain workers due to low wages, lack of benefits, and challenging working conditions.

Join us at “Building a Thriving Care Workforce” where we will bring together recent research from the San Francisco Fed’s Community Development team and concrete examples of ways to better support care workers to create a thriving care sector.

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Investment Connection - Nebraska
2022-11-03 11:30 - 13:45 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
During Investment Connection, community development proposals that would receive CRA consideration are presented to potential funders. The lending and investment opportunities presented will be exclusively in Nebraska. Funding requests range from $25,000 to $2.5 million, and geographic target areas range from single community developments to statewide efforts. Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across Nebraska will be shared.

Typical proposals address:

Affordable HousingAsset Building, Financial Access, Capability and EmpowermentBroadband Services / Digital InclusionCommunity Services and FacilitiesDisaster ReliefSmall Business Development / MicrolendingWorkforce Development / Economic Development

Presenters have seven minutes to share information about their organization and proposal, followed by three minutes of questions from funders. This is an great way to learn about new and existing organizations and opportunities in community and economic development.

For additional information and testimonials about Investment Connection, please visit the Kansas City Fed’s Investment Connection page. The program is also featured in the Fed Communities three-part story series, Investment Connection: Getting to ‘We Have a Deal’.

Who should attend

This event is for the funding community including:

financial institutionsfoundationsphilanthropistslocal, state and federal government

To participate, please contact

Dell GinesLead Community Development AdvisorFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityOmaha Branchdell.gines@kc.frb.org

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Broadband Learning Forum: Lessons Learned on the Advancing Digital Inclusion Initiative
2022-11-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is providing technical assistance and leadership capacity building for four communities through its Advancing Digital Inclusion initiative: South Dallas, Ector County and El Paso County in Texas and Doña Ana County in New Mexico.

This presentation hosted by Digital Texas will highlight community leaders sharing lessons learned as they work to achieve a sustainable strategy for connecting all residents to the internet. Join us and learn where each community is in its process and partnership, the challenges they have encountered, and the early wins they have achieved.

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For More Information

Contact Marycruz De Leon at marycruz.deleon@dal.frb.org.

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Investing in Health: A New Frontier of Health and Housing Partnerships
2022-11-03 08:00 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY, 10045, United States
Join the New York Fed for an in-person event centered on investments in affordable housing by healthcare systems and health insurers. Speakers will explore how partnerships between community development organizations and healthcare systems are building and maintaining affordable housing to improve population health outcomes and address health inequities.

Please register by October 31.

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Venue

This is an in-person event. A recording will be posted afterwards.

Investment Connection - Oklahoma
2022-11-01 11:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
During Investment Connection, community development proposals that would receive CRA consideration are presented to potential funders. The lending and investment opportunities presented will be exclusively in Oklahoma. Funding requests range from $25,000 to $2.5 million, and geographic target areas range from single community developments to statewide efforts. Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across Oklahoma will be shared.

Typical proposals address:

Affordable HousingAsset Building, Financial Access, Capability and EmpowermentBroadband Services / Digital InclusionCommunity Services and FacilitiesDisaster ReliefSmall Business Development / MicrolendingWorkforce Development / Economic Development

Presenters have seven minutes to share information about their organization and proposal, followed by three minutes of questions from funders. This is an great way to learn about new and existing organizations and opportunities in community and economic development.

For additional information and testimonials about Investment Connection, please visit the Kansas City Fed’s Investment Connection page. The program is also featured in the Fed Communities three-part story series, Investment Connection: Getting to ‘We Have a Deal’.

Who should attend

This event is for the funding community including:

financial institutionsfoundationsphilanthropistslocal, state and federal government

To participate, please contact

Steven ShepelwichLead Community Development AdvisorFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityOklahoma City Branchsteven.shepelwich@kc.frb.org

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Affordable Housing for Seniors: Challenges and Opportunities for Service-Enriched Properties in the Second District
2022-10-26 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY, 10045, United States
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the New York Fed will host an in-person event on the need for affordable housing that includes services for low- and moderate-income older adults in the Second District. The event will bring together policymakers, financers, developers, and senior housing advocates to discuss both barriers to the financing and development of affordable service-enriched senior housing and describe successful models for overcoming those barriers.

This event is open to the public and the media. All remarks are on the record and the event will be recorded. The recording will be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.

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Location

This in-person event will take place in our auditorium.

Diverse Economics Conference
2022-10-21 11:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 701 E Byrd St, Richmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Diversity in economics is critical to ensuring that the right questions are being asked, yet less than 25 percent of economists are people of color, and no more than 30 percent of career economists are women. If you are an undergraduate student interested in learning where an economics degree can take you, we invite you to join us for the fourth annual Diverse Economics Conference (DivEc). The day-long conference will introduce you to diverse people in economics and share about the many career paths one can take in the field. One Field, Many Paths.

Students who attend the conference will:

Network with economists and other professionals currently working in the economics fieldUnderstand the variety of paths available to students in economicsLearn about opportunities for undergraduate students at the Richmond FedGet a behind-the-scenes look at the work we do at the Richmond FedConnect with fellow students from schools around our District

If you’ve attended DivEc in the past, we encourage you to join us again! This year’s conference content and speakers will be different from years prior.

How to Attend

This year’s DivEc conference will take place in person in downtown Richmond, Virginia, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. We hope that you will travel to Richmond to spend the day networking with our speakers, research associates, economists and fellow students.

We do understand that travel is not possible for everyone. For those who prefer to attend virtually, we will offer a livestreamed version of the conference. Simply select the virtual attendance option at registration to receive a link to join the conference before it starts.

Once you register, follow us on social media and check out the #DivEc22 hashtag. We will be sharing experiences from previous attendees, tips for maximizing your conference experience and pictures from you and your fellow attendees!

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Robins School of Business

Virginia Commonwealth University

Venue

This hybrid event includes virtual and in-person attendance options. Simply select which option works best for you when you register. Please be aware that you must follow the Richmond Fed’s COVID-19 protocols while on our premises. Details will be provided in advance of the event.

Toward an Inclusive Recovery: Consequences of the Pandemic for Short and Long-Run Educational and Labor Market Outcomes
2022-10-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
On October 20, join the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for a community development research seminar discussing short- and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 education, higher education, and the future workforce.

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Seminar details

Recent disruptions in K-12 students’ education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic potentially have far-reaching consequences. The repercussions of the range of interruptions may affect students’ development on several dimensions, including their future academic and economic success. Therefore, understanding who was most disproportionately affected and the issues that may impact workforce development and labor markets in the future is critical to supporting an equitable recovery from the pandemic.

Disruptions in learning could have short- and long-term impacts on how students make life choices, the most immediate likely being what path to pursue upon completing high school. Whether students enroll in a two- or four-year degreed program, pursue technical or certification training, enter the workforce immediately, or customize a path combining elements of several of these options, these decisions have personal financial implications for the students as well as long-term consequences for their future engagement in the workforce. Therefore, insights into academic learning and child development have significant importance for researchers and policymakers to better understand and inform an integrated and effective environment that leads to success for individuals and the economy.

Speakers

Michelle BowmanGovernorFederal Reserve Board of Governors

Maria ThompsonOutreach ManagerFederal Reserve Small Business Credit SurveyModerator

Lanae EricksonThird WayModerator

Nat MalkusAmerican Enterprise InstitutePolicy Discussant

Celeste CarruthersUniversity of Tennessee

Rajeev DaroliaUniversity of Kentucky

Diane SchanzenbachNorthwestern University

Gema ZamarroUniversity of Arkansas

Agenda

2:00-2:05 pm ET

Welcome

Maria Thompson, Outreach Manager, Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey

2:05-2:15 pm ET

Introductory remarks

Michelle Bowman, Governor, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

2:15-3:25 pm ET

Panel, Q&A

Celeste Carruthers, University of Tennessee

Rajeev Darolia, University of Kentucky

Diane Schanzenbach, Northwestern University

Gema Zamarro, University of Arkansas

Lanae Erickson, Third Way Moderator

Policy Discussant

Nat Malkus, American Enterprise Institute

3:25-3:30 pm ET

Closing

Maria Thompson, Outreach Manager, Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey

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About the Seminar Series

The Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series is a forum for exploring the intersection of research, policy, and practice in the community development field. The Series expands access to high-quality research that informs stakeholders who are working to support low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color.

Exploring Careers in Economics
2022-10-20 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Education (FRE) will welcome students nationwide via webcast to discuss career opportunities and diversity in economics and to learn about career paths within the Federal Reserve System. Please register if you would like to participate in breakout sessions.

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Watch the online webcast of the event at http://www.federalreserve.gov/ and YouTube. Twitter and Facebook users can follow the Federal Reserve Board’s feed, @FederalReserve, and www.facebook.com/federalreserve/ and join the discussion about the event by using #FedEconJobs.

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Charting a Resilient Future for US Workers: Solutions to Navigate an Uncertain Economy
2022-10-18 14:00 - 2022-10-20 16:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
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Amid seismic economic shifts, workers and families have experienced highs and lows. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a once-in-a-lifetime economic shock, followed by a robust government response to stabilize the economy. Nearly three years later, a tight labor market has led to historic wage growth and better jobs—particularly for workers earning low wages. Inflation, however, has undermined these gains, and policies to control prices could lead to higher unemployment. Longer-term trends such as income inequality, automation, climate change, and demographic shifts pose uncertainty for the present and future of work.

And yet, with transformation comes opportunity. We invite you to join WorkRise and its partners for a virtual conference to explore the challenge and promise of the current moment, innovative policies and practices aimed at improving job quality and economic mobility, and creative, cross-sector solutions that are turning risk into resilience so that workers, businesses, and communities can thrive. Each day will be anchored around a specific theme, and leaders and doers from our stakeholder networks, including workers, employers, policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and advocates, will share actionable insights and solutions to navigate the road ahead. Workers will also share reflections on their experiences with economic uncertainty and their hopes about the future.

This conference is relevant to employers and business leaders, talent professionals, service and training providers, worker advocates, program administrators, policymakers, and all changemakers working to support economic mobility in the labor force. Members of the news media covering workforce, labor markets, and the economy will find new ideas and important context to shape coverage of these topics. We invite attendees to apply lessons from the event to their own work in advancing workers’ economic mobility through policy, practice, and partnerships.

Keynote speakers

Raphael Bostic, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Andre Dickens, Mayor, City of Atlanta

Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future

Todd Greene, Executive Director, WorkRise, and Institute Fellow, Urban Institute

Don Howard, President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation

Michael McAfee, President and CEO, PolicyLink

Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League

Sarah Rosen Wartell, President, Urban Institute

Featured speakers

Alexander Wickman Bartik, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Kristen Broady, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Kimberly Brown, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Elizabeth Cheung, Senior Program Officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Kristen Harknett, Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco

Michelle Holder, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Elisabeth Jacobs, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

Erin L. Kelly, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management

Julian D. Miller, Director, Reuben V. Anderson Center for Justice, Tougaloo College

Sarah Miller, Principal Adviser for Community and Economic Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Jake Rosenfeld, Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis

Kimberly Shin, Managing Director, FSG Talent Rewire

Shayne Spaulding, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

Carl E. Van Horn, Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Tracy Wareing-Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Public Human Services Association

Additional speakers to be announced.

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AARP

Business Roundtable

Families and Workers Fund

Jobs for the Future

Rework America Alliance, a Markle Initiative

Economic Inequality Policy Series: The Impacts of the 2021-2022 Rise in Inflation on Communities of Color
2022-10-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a virtual forum, as part of its Economic Inequality Policy Series, on the disparate impacts of inflation on different racial and ethnic groups.

The forum will highlight recent New York Fed research on economic inequality and disparities in inflation rates experienced by different racial and ethnic groups during 2021-2022. Community development leaders and policy influencers will also discuss insights related to price stability and racial equity.

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Banking and the Economy Webinar: The Appeal of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology to Minority Groups
2022-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
This webinar will examine the motive, use, and attraction related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology– with a focus on impacts to minorities groups and communities. For instructions on how to receive up to 1 CPE credit for your participation and more information on the learning objectives, visit the Kansas City Fed. Please register by October 11.

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Bringing the Pieces Together: The 2022 Arizona Child Care and Early Learning Landscape Report
2022-10-12 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Phoenix) | Virtual Event
Join stakeholders to discuss the analysis, recommendations, and next steps from the LISC 2022 Arizona Child Care and Early Learning Landscape Report. The session will provide an overview of the report and its recommendations and initiate a discussion on investments in building capacity from the ground up. It will also detail next steps towards potential collective approaches to address cross-cutting systems challenges.

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2022 Technology-Enabled Disruption Conference
2022-10-03 09:00 - 2022-10-04 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
The Technology-Enabled Disruption conference (TED), now in its fourth year, is designed to provide a better understanding of technology-enabled disruption and explore the phenomenon’s implications for the broader economy—for households and businesses. A consistent focus is on the themes of how technology-enabled disruption matters for US macro performance, worker and consumer impact, and relatedly, inclusion.

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Conference details

The focus for TED 2022 will be on technology-enabled disruption during the pandemic for households and businesses, and the path ahead, along four dimensions.

Supply chainsWe’ve all become aware of the unprecedented challenge to supply chains—previously adapted to a more stable world, and now drastically strained. What adjustments and long-term investments will firms make in the wake of supply chain disruptions so that their business operations become more resilient and reliable?

EducationPreviously contact-intensive educational services were simply disabled initially and later challenged. How has this sector adapted and what major challenges remain for the education industry?

Labor market dynamicsPerhaps most often discussed, the pivot to remote work for many jobs has dramatically shifted the workplace. As we exit the pandemic, what can we expect for the dynamics of the labor market and how has it shifted economic opportunities among various segments?

Digital paymentsThe move to vastly greater numbers of remote transactions during the pandemic accelerated the shift from cash to digital payments, all at a time of great change in what technology allows by way of decentralized, anonymized, platforms; and where central banks worldwide consider offering their own digital currencies. How has the FinTech industry adapted and grown in the wake of the pandemic? What progress was made during the disruption to make digital payments as inclusive as cash? What are the implications of the shift to digital payments for consumer credit?

Have questions? Please contact Hazel Taylor for more conference details or direct media inquiries to Karen Mracek.

Agenda at a glance

October 3, 2022

9:00-9:30 am ET

Welcome and opening remarks

Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Jon Willis, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

9:30 am-10:45 am ET

Session 1: Supply Chain and Business Investment Decisions, Business Leader Perspective

11:00 am-12:15 pm ET

Session 2: Supply Chain and Business Investment Decisions, Research Perspective

12:15-1:30 pm ET

Afternoon Remarks

Tom Barkin, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

1:30-2:45 pm ET

Session 3: Labor Market, Business Leader Perspective

3:00-4:15 pm ET

Session 4: Labor Market, Research Perspective

4:30-5:45 pm ET

Session 5: Education

6:30-8:00 pm ET

Keynote

Scott Stern, David Sarnoff Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto

October 4, 2022

9:00-10:15 am ET

Session 6: Payment and Credit, Business Leader Perspective

10:30-11:45 am ET

Session 7: Payment and Credit, Research Perspective

11:45 am-1:00 pm ET

Keynote

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The Role of FinTech in Unsecured Consumer Lending to Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals
2022-09-29 14:30 - 16:40 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
On Thursday, September 29, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a virtual event on the role of financial technology (FinTech) companies in unsecured consumer lending to low- and moderate-income households. Featuring FinTech lenders, researchers, regulators, and policymakers, the event will explore existing and emerging models of unsecured FinTech consumer lending aimed at low- and moderate-income people, and cover the challenges and opportunities these models present.

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Participants will discuss the applications of FinTech lending to extend credit to both low- and moderate-income people and underserved areas, the challenges and opportunities that alternative data and new forms of FinTech lending present to prospective borrowers, and the changing regulatory landscape.

This virtual event is open to the public and the media. All remarks are on the record and the event will be livestreamed, with a recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.

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2022 Community Banking Research Conference
2022-09-28 09:00 - 2022-09-29 12:30 (America/New_York)
The 10th annual Community Banking Research Conference—sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)—will be hosted as a hybrid event September 28–29, 2022. The conference brings together community bankers, academics, policymakers and bank regulators to discuss the latest research on community banking.

The conference presents an innovative approach to the study of community banks. Academics explore issues raised by the industry in a neutral, empirical manner and present their findings at the conference. Community bankers contribute to an annual national survey prior to the conference and then participate directly in the conference by serving as keynote speakers and panelists, and by providing feedback to the research presented. For more information, please contact conference@communitybanking.org.

For agenda, speaker and panel details as well as research, authors, and key findings, visit the event site.

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Speakers include

Michelle Bowman, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

James Bullard, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

James Cooper, President and CEO, Conference of State Bank Supervisors – CSBS

Meredith Covington, Senior Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

Luanne Cundiff, President and CEO, First State Bank of St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri

Tom Fite, Chair, CSBS; Director, Indiana Department of Financial Institutions

Mark Flannery, Bank of America Eminent Scholar in Finance Chair, University of Florida Warrington College of Business

James Fuchs, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

Janet Garufis, President and CEO, Montecito Bank and Trust, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC

Gregory Hayes, President and Chief Operating Officer, Kish Bank, Belleville, Pennsylvania

Amanda Heitz, Tulane University

Ruidi Huang, Southern Methodist University

Erica Jiang, Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics , University of Southern California Marshall School of Business

I. Lise Kruse, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions, Conference of State Bank Supervisors – CSBS

Clayton Legear, President and CEO, Merchants & Marine Bank Pascagoula, Mississippi

Xiang Li, Boston College

Nicole Lorch, President and Chief Operating Officer, First Internet Bank, Fisher, Indiana

Allison Nicoletti, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Rabetti, Tel Aviv University

Joey Samowitz, Manager, Policy Development, Conference of State Bank Supervisors – CSBS

Thomas Siems, Senior Economist and Director of Research, Conference of State Bank Supervisors – CSBS

Brian Sullivan, Office of Communications, FDIC; Host of the FDIC Podcast

Amanda Swoverland, Chief Compliance Officer, Unit, New York, New York

Gregory Weitzner, McGill University

Oktay Urcan, University of Illinois

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Exploring Baby Bonds as a Tool to Improve Economic Security
2022-09-27 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY, 10045, United States
On Tuesday, September 27, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Office of the State Treasurer for Connecticut and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School will host an in-person event on the intersection of baby bonds with health, wealth, housing, and education.

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Baby bonds are an innovative policy tool that provides children with publicly funded investment accounts that can be accessed at age 18 for specific uses, including education, homeownership, small business, and retirement. The funds are intended as a long-term investment designed to narrow the wealth gap and address generational poverty. As of 2022, eight states and Washington, D.C. have passed legislation to introduce baby bonds programs and supportive strategies that improve economic security.

The event will feature Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden and Dr. Darrick Hamilton, founding director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, and a conversation on the benefits and challenges of baby bonds programs and effective strategies to link the bonds to other efforts addressing generational poverty.

This in-person event is open to the public and the media. All remarks are on the record and the event will be recorded. The recording will be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.

Agenda

Reception will follow closing remarks.

3–3:15 pm ET

Welcome

David Erickson, Head of Outreach & Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

3:15–3:30 pm ET

Opening Remarks

Shawn T. Wooden, Connecticut State Treasurer

3:30–4:10 pm ET

A National Lens on Baby Bonds

Amara Enyia – President of Transnational Advocacy, Global Black moderator

Darrick Hamilton, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and Founding Director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School

Todd Howland, Chief of Branch, Development, Economics and Social Rights, at Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations (UN)

Jennifer Ng’andu, Managing Director-Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

Scott Winship, Senior Fellow and Director of Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

4:10–4:25 pm ET

Q&A

4:25–4:30 pm ET

Closing remarks

Dyvonne Body, Community Development Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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Idaho Rural Success Summit: Meeting the Moment
2022-09-27 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual Event
Twin Falls, Idaho

The Idaho Rural Success Summit: Meeting the Moment is centered around spotlighting successful examples of rural community development through 10 lightning round presentations, as well as fostering networking opportunities and information sharing through a resource fair.

This event is by invitation-only and advanced registration is required. Please contact Leilani Barnett, SF Fed Regional Manager, with any questions.

This event is hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Idaho Department of Commerce, Idaho Rural Partnership, and Idaho Hispanic Foundation, in partnership with USDA Rural Development Idaho.

Banking and the Economy: A Forum for Minorities in Banking
2022-09-27 08:00 - 2022-09-28 13:30 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1000 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
This forum is designed to enhance the careers and networks of mid- to senior-level leaders who are people of color in the financial services industry. Event sessions will include industry updates, professional development conversations, diversity and inclusion strategies, and networking opportunities. Visit the event registration site for the latest agenda details.

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The Federal Reserve requires all employees and visitors to be fully vaccinated to gain entry. Upon your arrival, the officer at the Bank entrance will ask to see your vaccination card (a photo of the card on your mobile device will fulfill this requirement). If you are not fully vaccinated, you will be asked to provide a negative PCR test. Please note that only a PCR or rapid COVID test will be accepted; at-home tests are not accepted.

CPE Credit

Continuing Professional Education credit will be available for this event.

Location

This is planned as a hybrid event. Attendees are welcome to join us in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta or via Zoom webinar. Please select your preference during registration.

Deadline to register for in-person: Tuesday, September 20

Deadline to register for virtual: Tuesday, September 27

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Fed Listens: Transitioning to the Post-pandemic Economy
2022-09-23 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
The Federal Reserve Board will host a Fed Listens event on September 23, convening representatives from a range of sectors to share their perspectives on how the pandemic has re-shaped the economy and the workforce and what challenges and opportunities exist during the transition to a post-pandemic economy.

Chair Jerome H. Powell will provide opening remarks, and Vice Chair Lael Brainard and Governor Michelle W. Bowman will each moderate conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors.

This event is one in a series of discussions as part of the Fed Listens initiative and aims to engage a wide range of stakeholders to hear how the economy is progressing across the United States.

The livestream will be webcast at www.federalreserve.gov and www.youtube.com/federalreserve

Agenda

2 pm ET

Welcome from Chair Powell

2:05–3:10 pm ET

Panel 1: The Evolving Landscape for U.S. Businesses

Governor Michelle W. Bowman moderator

Tom Henning, Cash-Wa Distributors (Kearney, NE)

Cheetie Kumar, Garland Restaurant (Raleigh, NC)

Jess Petitt, Hilton (McLean, VA)

Cara Walton, Harbour Results (Southfield, MI)

3:10–3:25 pm ET

Break

3:25–4:30 pm ET

Panel 2: How families and communities are adapting to changes in the post-pandemic economy

Vice Chair Lael Brainard moderator

Derrick Chubbs, Second Harvest Food Bank (Orlando, FL)

Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College (Houston, TX)

Nancy Leamond, AARP (Washington, DC)

Wendy Veliz, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (Woodburn, OR)

4:30 pm ET

Adjourn

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Investment Connection - Colorado
2022-09-20 11:30 - 13:45 (America/Denver) | Virtual Event
During Investment Connection, community development proposals that would receive CRA consideration are presented to potential funders. The lending and investment opportunities presented will be exclusively in Colorado. Funding requests range from $25,000 to $2.5 million, and geographic target areas range from single community developments to statewide efforts. Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across Colorado will be shared.

Typical proposals address:

Affordable HousingAsset Building, Financial Access, Capability and EmpowermentBroadband Services / Digital InclusionCommunity Services and FacilitiesDisaster ReliefSmall Business Development / MicrolendingWorkforce Development / Economic Development

Presenters have seven minutes to share information about their organization and proposal, followed by three minutes of questions from funders. This is an great way to learn about new and existing organizations and opportunities in community and economic development.

For additional information and testimonials about Investment Connection, please visit the Kansas City Fed’s Investment Connection page. The program is also featured in the Fed Communities three-part story series, Investment Connection: Getting to ‘We Have a Deal’.

Who should attend

This event is for the funding community including:

financial institutionsfoundationsphilanthropistslocal, state and federal government

To participate, please contact

Ariel CisnerosLead Community Development AdvisorFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityDenver Branchariel.cisneros@kc.frb.org

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Short-Term Credentials in Postsecondary Education: Dynamics, Returns, and Funding
2022-09-15 12:15 - 2022-09-16 13:00 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106, United States
The number of nondegree credentials, including short-term certificates and noncredit programs, have risen in recent years. Many of these overlap with workforce training programs, a trend that has led to questions about the public and private returns of such credentials, the role of public financing, and the availability of relevant data to study outcomes for those who pursue nondegree credentials. The conference will give researchers, policymakers, and industry experts a chance to explore these topics and more.

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Discussions will include the connection between higher education and the workforce, as well as some factors that have led to the growth of short-term certificates and other nondegree credentials. In addition, our experts will explore enrollment patterns and returns on different types of credentials, including length and field of study, type of provider, and student background. Sources of funding and measures of accountability for these emergent programs will also be under review, as well as the data we have and the data we may still need to answer these questions.

Location

This is a hybrid event. You are able to select whether you will attend in-person or virtually when you register. Guests joining in person will have an opportunity to network beginning with a kickoff luncheon on Thursday, September 15, at 11:30 a.m., as well as a reception on Thursday evening.

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Creating 21st Century Capital Markets for Better Social Outcomes: Transformative Change in Health Equity Through Debt Financing
2022-09-13 15:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY, 10045, United States
On Tuesday, September 13, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a hybrid event on how bond financing could create greater health equity by fundamentally transforming investments in preventative public health.

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At the event, experts will discuss:

Proposals for creating debt streams that would be repaid by savings created by better health outcomes. This debt could be used to fund preventative public health efforts—like smoking cessation and diabetes prevention— that decrease spending to treat illnesses.

Ways to engage traditional players in the bond market with these new approaches and achieve the scale necessary to move the needle on population health.

Speakers

Participants from municipal finance, investing, regulation, and bond ratings are expected to join. Featured speakers include

Dr. Dave Chokshi, visiting fellow at the New York Health Foundation and the 43rd Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Nathaniel Counts, senior vice president for behavioral health innovation at Mental Health America

Joshua Ogburn, manager of policy for the Nemours Children’s Health System

This hybrid event is open to the public and media. All remarks are on the record and the event will be livestreamed with a recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at ellen.simon@ny.frb.org.

Location

This is a hybrid event. You are able to select whether you will attend in-person or virtually when you register. A reception will follow the event for those able to attend in person.

Note: Deadline to register to attend in person is midnight Friday, September 9, 2022.

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Toward an Inclusive Recovery: How the Rules of the Labor Market Matter for Workers
2022-09-08 14:15 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event
On September 8, join the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Philadelphia for a community development research seminar focused on how the labor market can be made more competitive and supportive of low- and moderate-income workers.

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Seminar details

The labor market is a complicated place where workers can have very different experiences depending on the rules, institutions, and employer practices they encounter. The pandemic recession and recovery have highlighted the importance of labor market policies and dynamics, especially as they affect workers’ ability to take new jobs and explore new ways of working.

This seminar will explore how the design of the labor market matters for low- and moderate-income workers in particular. Experts will discuss their research and its implications for how the labor market can be made more competitive and supportive of workers.

Researchers on the first panel of the seminar will focus on how occupational licensing and non-compete contracts affect labor market competition and worker outcomes. Researchers on the second panel will explore how the fundamental structure of labor markets affects workers, with a focus on alternative work arrangements such as independent contracting.

Agenda

2:15-2:20 pm ET

Welcome

Keith Wardrip, Community Development Research Manager, Philadelphia Fed

2:20-2:25 pm ET

Introductory remarks

Neel Kashkari, President, Minneapolis Fed

2:25-3:10 pm ET

Panel 1: Labor market barriers to opportunities for lower-income workers

Morris Kleiner, professor and AFL-CIO Chair in Labor Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Peter Blair, Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Evan Starr, Associate Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

Jane Flanagan, Acting Director, Illinois Department of Labor

Ryan Nunn, Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement, Minneapolis Fed moderator

3:10-3:55 pm ET

Panel 2: The promise and peril of alternative work arrangements

Susan Houseman, Vice President and Director of Research, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Laura Padin, Director of Work Structures, National Employment Law Project

Emilie Jackson, Assistant Professor of Economics, Michigan State University

Katie Lim, Economist, Community Development and Engagement, Minneapolis Fed moderator

3:55-4:00 pm ET

Closing

Keith Wardrip, Community Development Research Manager, Philadelphia Fed

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About the Seminar Series

The Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series is a forum for exploring the intersection of research, policy, and practice in the community development field. The Series expands access to high-quality research that informs stakeholders who are working to support low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color.

Conversations with the Fed: The Complex Economics of Growing Old
2022-08-31 10:00 - 10:45 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Event
Longer lives and unpredictable health make our golden years an economic puzzle, with major implications for policy and our own happiness. Economist Mariacristina De Nardi works to decipher our patterns of saving and spending in old age: Why do many couples keep putting money away long into retirement? Do we enjoy our money less as we age? How does losing a spouse dramatically change our finances? And what are the implications of COVID-19?

De Nardi is the Thomas Sargent Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota and a consultant to the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute at the Minneapolis Fed. The event will be moderated by Senior Economics Writer Jeff Horwich.

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