NABE CHICAGO Event

YOU — as an interested NABE CHICAGO person — ARE INVITED TO THE 40TH ANNUAL ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO

December 11, 2026, 8:30am – 1:30pm CT

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle St, Chicago

Hybrid Event (in-person or virtual)

With an opportunity to also submit your own forecast, you’re invited to hear outstanding speakers giving the following talks:

  • Fireside chat with Austin Goolsbee, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  • Consensus Forecast with Thomas Walstrom, Principal Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  • Energy Sector Outlook with Kenneth Medlock, Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University

  • AI & Labor Market with Kristen Broady, Senior Economist, Director, Economic Mobility, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

  • 2026 Chicago Fed Contact Experiences Panelists:

    • Ping Liang, NUCOR

    • Fred Payne, United Way Central Indiana

    • Travis Simpson, Northwest Bank

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