2022 Events
36th Annual Economic Outlook Symposium
On Friday, December 2, 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held the 36th Annual Economic Outlook Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The symposium focused on the forces shaping the U.S. economy as we enter 2023. Hear from industry experts on our two panels who will provide perspectives on the outlooks for key regional industries, the labor market, and household consumption and well-being.
December 2, 2022
Agriculture Conference
On November 29, 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a hybrid event to examine the barriers to entry into Midwest farming, as well as some of the issues facing farm family transitions between generations.
November 29, 2022
View event detailsRetirement in America: Underfunded 401(k)s and Forgotten IRAs
From underfunded 401(k)s to forgotten IRAs, retirement in America is fraught with challenges. These challenges are exacerbated by deficits in financial literacy that disproportionately impact groups that are at a higher risk for financial insecurity in retirement—including those with low incomes, minorities, and women.
October 18, 2022
2022 Community Bankers Symposium: Headwinds and Tailwinds
The 16th Annual Community Bankers Symposium—Headwinds and Tailwinds —invites community banking professionals to learn from senior policymakers and industry experts about the external and internal challenges and opportunities impacting banking, with a special focus on cyber security, current industry developments, and important bank supervision issues.
A remote option is available for those unable to attend onsite.
October 21, 2022
Creating Conversations on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Rural Economic Development
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, and Economic Development Quarterly will host an in person conference—Creating Conversations on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Rural Economic Development.
Wednesday, September 28–29, 2022
Lunch with the Chicago Fed
The Supervision & Regulation (S&R) department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosts a regular webinar series focused on outreach to community banking organizations. The target audience of these events are executive officers from state member banks in the Seventh District.
September 15, 2022
Exploring Career Pathways
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and The Sadie Collective are excited to co-host the upcoming in-person Third Annual Exploring Career Pathways in Economics and Related Fields Conference, to be held on Friday, September 9 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
September 9, 2022
Exploring the Racial Wealth Gap: The Contributions of Redlining and Blockbusting
Join us for this virtual event from the Economic Mobility Project. We will explore the disparate impacts of redlining and blockbusting on the current state of racial wealth inequality.
July 12, 2022
Lunch with the Chicago Fed
The Supervision & Regulation (S&R) department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosts a regular webinar series focused on outreach to community banking organizations. The target audience of these events are executive officers from state member banks in the Seventh District.
June 29, 2022
Connecting the Dots: New Markets Tax Credit
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Cinnaire and IFF hosted webinars on The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. We discussed the characteristics of an ideal project and success strategies that banks, investors, and developers can use to finance local economic development.
May 24, 2022
What Is Inclusive Full Employment?
At the Economic Mobility Project’s inaugural virtual event, we explored what a truly inclusive form of full employment would look like and what the Fed can do to help achieve it.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
FedListens: Helping Youth Thrive—A Discussion with Leaders
For young people, both higher education and the workforce are on the horizon, but two years of pandemic-fueled setbacks threaten to leave many behind. What are the barriers to their recovery, and how are community leaders addressing them?
March 18, 2022
Fourth Annual Joint Conference of the Deutsche Bundesbank, European Central Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on CCP Risk Management
On 22 March 2022 the European Central Bank (ECB) hosted the fourth annual joint conference of the Deutsche Bundesbank, the ECB and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on CCP Risk Management. In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s conference was held virtually. The event, by invitation only and held under Chatham House Rules, brought together participants from industry, regulatory bodies and academia to discuss expanding access to central clearing and climate change risk in financial markets. The program and relevant recordings are linked in this summary.
March 22, 2022
28th Annual Automotive Insights Symposium
This year marked another year of challenging conditions for the automotive industry. What’s in store for 2022?
January 12, 2022