Program 

Last Updated: March 13, 2025

Sunday, March 2

3:00 PM - 3:55 PM Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy: Award Presentation and Lecture | Slides
Presidential Ballroom
Anne Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Sir Angus Deaton, Senior Scholar, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs 
Moderator: Emily Kolinski Morris, CBE, Chief Global Economist, Ford Motor Company 

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM CEO Chat
Presidential Ballroom
Ellen Cooper, Chairman, President, and CEO, Lincoln Financial Group
Moderator: Rozlyn Engel, Managing Director, The MITRE Corporation

4:35 PM - 5:30 PM Policies to Support a Vibrant Economy: Perspectives from Former Members of the Council of Economic Advisers
Presidential Ballroom
Heather Boushey, Senior Research Fellow, Reimagining the Economy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
Tyler Goodspeed, Chief Economist, ExxonMobil
Moderator: Michael Horrigan, CBE, President, Upjohn Institute

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Welcome Reception Hosted by Intuit
South American

6:45 PM - 8:30 PM Small Group Dinners at Area Restaurants
Registration Required

Monday, March 3

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
Capital Terrace

8:00 AM - 8:40 AM U.S. Budget and Macro Outlook | Slides
Presidential Ballroom
Phillip Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
Moderator: Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Corporate Economist, Wells Fargo

8:45 AM - 9:35 AM Fiscal Outlook and the Mechanics of Cutting the Deficit Presidential Ballroom Michael R. Strain, Director of Economic Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Blerina Uruçi, Chief U.S. Economist, Fixed Income Division, T. Rowe Price Moderator: Jeffrey Holland, Vice President, Research, Peter G. Peterson Foundation

9:40 AM - 10:30 AM
Striking a Balance: Setting Guardrails for AI Innovation and Growth Presidential Ballroom David Deming, Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School Kirti Gupta, Vice President and Chief Economist, Global Technology, Cornerstone Research Randall Kroszner, Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Moderator: Michael Luca, Professor and Director of the Technology and Society Initiative, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Networking Break  Ballroom Foyer

11:00 AM - 11:55 AM Concurrent Sessions I

A. Policies to Solve the Housing Shortage
Congressional
Robert Dietz, Chief Economist, National Association of Home Builders | Slides
Jessica Lautz, Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research, National Association of REALTORS® | Slides
Edward J. Pinto, Senior Fellow and Codirector, American Enterprise Institute Housing Center | Slides
Moderator: Selma Hepp, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, CoreLogic

B. How Are People Actually Doing in the U.S. Economy?
Senate
Olugbenga “Gbenga” Ajilore, Chief Economist, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Kenan Fikri, Regional Economic Research Initiative, U.S. Department of Commerce 
Jess Grana, Group Leader and Principal Economist, The MITRE Corporation
Ryan Sweet, Chief U.S. Economist, Oxford Economics Moderator: Diane Lim, Director, U.S. Treasury Department

C. Implications of Policy Adjustments to the Inflation Reduction Act 
South American
Alexander Laska, Deputy Director, Transportation and Innovation, Third Way Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive
Felix Tintelnot, Associate Professor of Economics, Duke University Moderator: Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, CBE, Senior Visiting Fellow, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM  Luncheon and Keynote Address 
Presidential Ballroom
Alberto G. Musalem, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Moderator: Gregory Daco, NABE Vice President; Chief Economist, EY

1:40 PM - 2:35 PM Concurrent Sessions II

A. The Future of Finance: Crypto and Tokenization Policy in a New Era 
Congressional
Gordon Liao, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Circle Internet Financials
Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Eswar Prasad, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution; Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy and Professor of Economics, Cornell University

B. Energy Outlook amid U.S. Policy Pivot
Senate
Matt Barmack, Vice President of Market and Regulatory Policy, Calpine
Michael Cohen, Chief U.S. Economist, BP
Pedro Antonio Merino Garcia, Chief Economist, Repsol | Slides
Moderator: Mine Yücel, CBE, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Ret.)

C. Ensuring the Quality of U.S. Statistics
South American Julie Hatch Maxfield, Associate Commissioner for Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics | Slides William Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics | Slides Anna Wong, Chief U.S. Economist, Bloomberg LP | Slides Moderator: Tara Sinclair, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, The George Washington University

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer

3:00 PM - 3:55 PM       Perspectives on Monetary Policy and the Framework Review
Presidential Ballroom
Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Ret.) | Slides
Kristin Forbes, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics, MIT’s Sloan School of Management | Slides
Brian Sack, Portfolio Manager and Head of Macro Strategy, Balyasny Asset Management | Slides
Moderator: Diane Swonk, CBE, Chief Economist and Managing Director, KPMG LLP

4:00 PM - 4:55 PM       The U.S.-China Divide: Trade, Technology, and Geopolitics
Presidential Ballroom
Jude Blanchette, Distinguished Tang Chair in China Research; Director, RAND China Research Center
Oren Cass, Founder and Chief Economist, American Compass
Elizabeth Economy, Hargrove Senior Fellow and Co-Chair of the Program on the U.S., China, and the World, Hoover Institution
Moderator: Tani Fukui, Director and Macroeconomist, MetLife Investment Management 

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Economists' Views on Current Policy: Insights from the March 2025 Policy Survey | Slides
Presidential Ballroom
Courtney Shupert, Economist, MacroPolicy Perspectives LLC
Sarah Wolfe, Senior Economist and Strategist, Thematic and Macro Investing, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Moderator: Emily Kolinski Morris, CBE, Chief Global Economist, Ford Motor Company 

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM       Offsite Reception hosted by:
Technology and Society Initiative
Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

7:45 PM GetConnected Happy Hour
Blackfinn DC
1620 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

Tuesday, March 4

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Assessing Risks to Dollar Hegemony
Presidential Ballroom
Julia Coronado, Founder and President, MacroPolicy Perspectives LLC
Marcello M. Estevão, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Institute of International Finance | Slides
Stephen Jen, CEO and Co-CIO, Eurizon SLJ Capital Limited
Moderator: Yael Selfin, Vice Chair and Chief Economist, KPMG in the UK

9:20 AM - 10:20 AM Geopolitical Strategy: Neoisolationism Versus U.S. Primacy
Presidential Ballroom
Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Everett Eissenstat, Partner, Public Policy Practice Group, Squire Patton Boggs
Mark Rosenberg, Founder and Co-Head, GeoQuant
Moderator: Elaine Buckberg, Senior Fellow, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer

 10:50 AM - 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions III

A. Navigating the Shifting Sands: The Future of Credit Intermediation for Banks and Nonbanks
Congressional
Viral V. Acharya, C.V. Starr Professor of Economics, New York University | Slides
Bill Nelson, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Bank Policy Institute | Slides
Moderator: Ralf Meisenzahl, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

B. Impact of Deregulation on Businesses and the Economy
Senate
Claire Kramer Mills, Assistant Vice President and Director of Community Development Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Olu Omodunbi, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Huntington National Bank
Moderator: Daniel Brown, CBE, Senior Director and Economist, American Bankers Association

C. Immigration-omics: Projections and Policy Impacts
South American
Wendy Edelberg, Director of The Hamilton Project; Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution | Slides
Pia Orrenius, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas | Slides
Stan Veuger, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute | Slides
Moderator: Fred Treyz, Chief Economist and CEO, REMI

11:45 AM - 1:05 PM Luncheon
Priorities for the Trump Administration and New Congress: Insights from Corporate Policy Leaders
Presidential Ballroom
Monica Guerra, Head of U.S. Policy, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Robert Shea, CEO, GovNavigators
Moderator: David Wessel, Senior Fellow and Director, The Brookings Institution

 1:10 PM - 2:05 PM Concurrent Sessions IV

A. Impact of AI and Technology on Business Productivity
Congressional
Jared Franz, U.S. Economist, Capital Group
Constance Hunter, CBE, Chief Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit | Slides
Nicolas Serrano Velarde, Professor of Finance, Bocconi University; Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index Team | Slides
Moderator: John O'Trakoun, Senior Policy Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

B. How to Build Real Estate with Less Labor
Senate
Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist, Cushman & Wakefield | Slides
Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America | Slides
Craig Thomas, Senior Vice President, Market Research, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | Slides
Moderator: Sara Rutledge, Founder and Chief Economist, SRR Consulting | Slides

C. Evolving Economic Challenges for Manufacturers 
South American
Colby Coombs, Chief Financial Officer, Westminster Tool
Joelle Gamble, Chief Economist, General Motors
Fernando Perez, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Moderator: Victoria Bloom, Chief Economist, National Association of Manufacturers

2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Transition

2:15 PM - 3:05 PM Navigating Trade Policy Shifts Presidential Ballroom Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics Olivia White, Senior Partner and Director, McKinsey Global Institute | Slides | Additional Research Moderator: Jared Franz, U.S. Economist, Capital Group

3:10 PM - 3:55 PM Outlook for Antitrust: How Far Will the Pendulum Swing?
Presidential Ballroom
Katrina Robson, Partner, Antitrust and Competition, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 
Michael Salinger, Jacqueline and Arthur Bahr Professor in Markets, Public Policy & Law, Questrom School of Business, Boston University 
Moderator: Ellen Zentner, Chief Economic Strategist and Global Head of Thematic and Macro Investing, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM A View from the Joint Economic Committee
Presidential Ballroom
Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ), Chairman, Joint Economic Committee | Slides
Moderator: Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter, CNBC

4:30 PM Adjournment