| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:10 | Welcome Steve Malone, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs |
| 9:15 -10:15 | Panel Presentation: Monetary Policy and Transparency Moderator: Gene Johnson, Vice President, Banking Supervision & Regulation Alex Wolman, Senior Economist History of FOMC Announcements Andreas Hornstein, Vice President, Research Inflation Targeting Thomas Lubik, Senior Economist Transparency at Other Central Banks |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | A Discussion of Monetary Policy with President Jeff Lacker |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Panel Presentation: FOMC Decision Making Moderator: Trish Nunley, Deputy General Counsel Roy Webb, Senior Economist and Research Advisor Assessing Macroeconomic Conditions Ray Owens, Vice President and Senior Economist Gathering and Interpreting Regional Economic Data John Weinberg, Senior Vice President & Director of Research Around the Table: What Happens During an FOMC Meeting |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 |
Panel Presentation: The Financial Turmoil and Implications for Monetary Policy Moderator: Melanie Rose, Economic Education Manager Dale Klein, Senior Financial Analyst Housing Market Boom and Bust Ned Prescott, Vice President, Research Foreclosures & Subprime Lending Bob Carpenter, Senior Financial Economist Impact on the Financial Markets |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:45 |
Panel Presentation: Work in a Federal Reserve Research Department Moderator: Steve Malone, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs Christopher Herrington, Assistant Economist The Transition from Academics to a Research Environment Pierre Sarte, Senior Economist Daily Life as an Economist at the Fed?s Research Department Caswall Price, Senior Manager, Human Resources Other positions at the Bank for econ majors and how to get a job here |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | Break |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Panel Presentation: Money and Central Banking Moderator: Marsha Shuler, Senior Vice President John Walter, Senior Economist and Research Advisor The Implementation of Monetary Policy Howard Whitehead, Vice President The Discount Window and Term Auction Facility John Weinberg, Senior Vice President & Director of Research Where Does Monetary Policy End and Credit Policy Begin? |
| 5:00 - 6:30 | Reception |
