2012 Events
APPG Fifth Annual Business Leaders of Color Panel Discussion
During the discussion, you will hear from and interact with senior business leaders that participate on and chair corporate boards; energize organizations and communities; and help promote the next generation of leaders.
December 12, 2012
Twenty-Sixth Annual Economic Outlook Symposium
The symposium focused on the forces shaping the U.S. expansion as it enters 2013.
November 30, 2012
Farmland Leases: Tales, Types and Trends
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will hold a conference to examine trends in farmland leasing and analyze various types of leases, within the context of the changes facing agriculture in the Midwest.
November 27, 2012
Fifteenth Annual International Banking Conference
This year's conference theme is The Social Value of the Financial Sector: Too Big to Fail or Just Too Big? The conference is co-hosted by In conjunction with the Center for Economic Policy Research.
November 15-16, 2012
Community Bankers Symposium
We are pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Community Bankers Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
November 9, 2012
Twelfth Annual Payments Conference
Small Business Development and Finance: Opportunities in the Quad Cities
This conference provided resources for small business development, including technical and financial assistance.
October 25, 2012
Developing Small Businesses and Leveraging Resources in Detroit
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Michigan Bankers Association and the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan will address the issues of small business credit and financing in the city of Detroit.
October 16-17, 2012
Annual Conference of the Census Research Data Center
This year's conference showcased research from the nationwide network of RDCs – including research using demographic, business and linked employee-employer data from the U.S. Census Bureau. There was also a business meeting business meeting for Census staff, Research Data Center (RDC) administrators and directors, organizers of potential RDCs and officials from government statistical agencies on the second day of the annual conference.
September 20-21, 2012
National Black MBA Association 34th Annual Conference
As a prelude to the annual conference, the National Black MBA Association, headquartered in Chicago, celebrated with a Conference Kickoff Networking Reception at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
August 27, 2012
Conversation with the Chairman
Chairman Bernanke chatted with teacher at a webinar about the importance of financial literacy.
August 7, 2012
Summer Workshop on Money, Banking, Payments and Finance
This workshop brought together experts from academia and policy institutions around the world to discuss recent developments in the field.
August 6-11, 2012
Women's and Veterans' Career Expo
The Federal Reserve Bank, in partnership and collaboration with Prudential Financial, held a job expo for women and for veterans.
July 10, 2012
Banker Roundtable Discussion
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) convened a Banker Roundtable for banks and thrifts in the Chicago MSA.
July 9, 2012
Exploring Low-Income Neighborhoods in the Regional Context
This conference discussed some of the hard questions around low-income neighborhood connections to the regional economy.
June 20, 2012
Nineteenth Automotive Outlook Symposium
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosted its Nineteenth Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium at its Detroit Branch. The symposium included near-term automotive and outlook and the long-term structure of the industry.
May 31-June 1, 2012
48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is hosting its 48th annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Bank Capital: How Much Is Enough, on May 9-11, 2012, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Chicago. As in past years, the program will highlight a conference theme, but will also feature sessions on an array of topical financial issues.
May 9-11, 2012
Fifth Annual Risk Conference
This year's conference will explore the changing shape of financial regulation. Practitioners, regulators and industry observers will contribute their thoughts on what might be on the horizon.
April 10-11, 2012
Symposium on Central Clearing of Over-the-Counter Derivatives
This symposium on the central clearing of over-the-counter derivatives will address policy issues related to the design, operation and regulation of central counterparties.
April 6, 2012
Beyond Parking Meters: The Future of Public-Private Partnerships in Illinois
The Civic Federation, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will present a half-day conference on the subject of public-private partnerships.
March 14, 2012
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Industrial Cities Initiative Symposium
This conference identified policies and programs that promote (or inhibit) economic growth and vitality in industrial cities.
February 28, 2012
Read more...The Many Faces of Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and local, state and federal government, business and not for profit organizations from twelve states in America’s heartland joined us to discuss successful models and opportunities in the local food system arena.
February 3, 2012
Read more...Neighborhoods and Housing MarketsComprehensive Community Development in the Metropolitan Context
This panel explored ways in which neighborhoods within metropolitan areas are linked to one another through flows of population and investment from neighborhood to neighborhood and how regional policymakers and community developers can work together to influence these flows to produce better neighborhoods and regions.
January 23, 2012
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Day Ahead Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas co-sponsored the fifth annual “day ahead” conference (the day before the beginning of the 2012 ASSA meetings in Chicago).
January 5, 2012
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