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Mon., May 22, 2023 - Tue., May 23, 2023

Technology-Enabled Disruption Conference: Uncertainty and Prospects for Disruptive Investments

Richmond Office
Richmond, VA
Audiences: Business Leaders, Community Investors, Economists, Educators, General Public

Deadline for Registration: May 12, 2023

The Technology-Enabled Disruption conference (TED), now in its fifth year and put on in partnership with the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Dallas, is designed to provide a better understanding of technology-enabled disruption and explore the phenomenon's implications for the broader economy—for households and businesses. A consistent focus is on the themes of how technology-enabled disruption matters for US macro performance, worker and consumer impact, and relatedly, inclusion. 

As the world economy recovers from the disruption of Covid-19, other disruptions and shifts have taken its place. In the past year, volatile energy prices, rising inflation and supply chain disruptions have caused elevated uncertainties, all against a backdrop where work arrangements have moved far from where they long were. TED 2023 will focus on how these new developments will shape, and be shaped by, technology investments.

This year, the conference will focus on the following topics:

  • Macroeconomic Uncertainties and Technology Investment
  • Uncertainty and the Path Ahead for the Tech Sector
  • Market Volatility and Energy Transitions

Keynote Speakers


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Eric Budish

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Gillian Tett

The Financial Times

Speakers


Kartik Athreya

Kartik B. Athreya

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
President Tom Barkin

Tom Barkin

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Raphael Bostic

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Headshot of Colin Connolly

Colin Connolly

Cousins Properties
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Peter Coy

New York Times
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Nicolas Crouzet

Northwestern University
headshot of Reagan Farr

Reagan Farr

Silicon Ranch
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John Haltiwanger

University of Maryland
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Jonathan Haskel 

Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London
headshot of Anton Korinek

Anton Korinek

Brookings and University of Virginia
headshot of Joshua Linn

Joshua Linn

University of Maryland
headshot of Bob Litterman

Robert Litterman

Kepos Capital, LP
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Lorie Logan

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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Michael Mansfield, Sr.

Mansfield Energy
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Gilbert E. Metcalf

Tufts University
headshot of Laura Pierce

Laura Pierce

Toyota
headshot of Jacquelyne Pless

Jacquelyn Pless

MIT Sloan School of Management 
headshot of Mar Reguant

Mar Reguant

Northwestern University
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Nicole Thomas

Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
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Sunanya Tuteja

Federal Reserve System
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Tyson Tuttle

Silicon Labs
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Dietrich Vollrath

University of Houston
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Beth Anne Wilson

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Agenda


  • Monday, May 22, 2023
    10:15 am

    Registration & Refreshments

    11:00 am

    Welcome

    • Kartik Athreya
      Executive Vice President and Director of Research
      Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
    11:05 am

    A Conversation with the Federal Reserve Presidents

    • Tom Barkin 
      President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
    • Raphael Bostic
      President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
    • Peter Coy, moderator
      Writer, New York Times Opinion
    12:05 pm

    Lunch

    01:05 pm

    Section One: Market Volatility and Energy Transitions

    A major source of macro volatility has been energy. Will the recent turbulence and connection to geopolitics of traditional energy help to speed the transition to alternative technologies? On the one hand, soaring prices for fossil fuels may drive consumers and businesses to electric vehicles and boost investment in clean technologies. On the other hand, high prices may induce more investment and production in oil and gas—though this will depend especially on the outlook for policies and regulation. What can we expect for Tech Enabled Disruption in a world of volatile energy? 


    Business Leader Perspective

    • Reagen Farr
      President & CEO, Silicon Ranch
    • Michael Mansfield, Sr.
      CEO, Mansfield Energy
    • Robert Litterman
      Chairman of risk committee and founding partner of Kepos Capital
    • Moderator 
    02:15 pm

    Research Perspective 

    • Gilbert E. Metcalf
      Professor of Economics Emeritus, Tufts University
    • Mar Reguant
      Professor, Northwestern University
    • Jacquelyn Pless
      Assistant Professor in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Professor of Entrepreneurship
    • Joshua Linn
      Professor, University of Maryland
    • Moderator
    03:30 pm

    Break

    03:50 pm

    Section Two: Uncertainty and The Path Ahead For the Tech Sector

    The technology sector appears to be restructuring. The market has recently seen drops in tech valuations, a contraction in venture capital funding and news making layoffs in leading tech firms. Factors here include a substantially tighter monetary policy environment and elevated market uncertainties. How will tech firms survive and thrive in the current and near-term environment? How should macro and regulatory policies respond to market developments? What does the long-run look like, including the path ahead for truly disruptive technologies such as Chat GPT and AI more generally?


    • Sunayna Tuteja
      Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Reserve System
    • Tyson Tuttle
      Technical Advisor and Former CEO, Silicon Labs
    • Anton Korinek
      Professor, Brookings and University of Virginia
    • Moderator
    05:15 pm

    Reception

    06:00 pm

    Dinner & Keynote

    • Eric Budish
      Paul G. McDermott Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship and Centel Foundation/Robert P. Reuss Faculty Scholar, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
    07:45 pm

    Adjourn

  • Tuesday, May 23, 2023
    08:15 am

    Registration & Breakfast

    09:00 am

    Welcome

    Lorie Logan
    President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

    09:15 am

    Section Three: Macroeconomic Uncertainties and Technology Investment

    Disrupted supply chains, rising inflation and the threat of recession have escalated market uncertainties that may threaten firms’ investments in technologies, especially disruptive and pathbreaking ones. On the other hand, investing in technologies might be essential to stay robust in the face of a more turbulent world and mitigate the impact of adverse market conditions, including the risk of generally tighter labor markets going forward. How will businesses react to ongoing market challenges in their technology investment decisions? What will be the likely direction and pace for such investments? What roles could policies play to mitigate the effects of uncertainty and/or facilitate technology investments? What are the implications for aggregate productivity?


    Business Leader Perspective

    • Laura Pierce
      Group Vice President of Enterprise Strategy, Toyota
    • Nicole Thomas
      Hospital President, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
    • Colin Connolly
      President and Chief Executive Officer, Cousins Properties
    10:15 am

    Break

    10:45 am

    Research Perspective

    • John Haltiwanger
      Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
    • Nicolas Crouzet
      Associate Professor of Finance, Northwestern University
    • Jonathan Haskel
      Professor of Economics, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London
    • Dietrich Vollrath
      Professor, University of Houston
    • Moderator
    11:45 am

    Closing Keynote

    • Gillian Tett
      Chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US of the Financial Times
    12:20 pm

    Closing Remarks

    • Kartik Athreya
      Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
    • Beth Anne Wilson
      Director, Program Selection Section, International Finance, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
    12:30 pm

    Lunch

    01:30 pm

    Adjourn

Who Should Attend


Economists, business leaders, central bankers, educators, general public

Previous Conferences

  • 2022: Technology-Enabled Disruption: Disruptions from the Pandemic and the Path Ahead, hosted by the Atlanta Fed
  • 2021: Technology-Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy, hosted by the Dallas Fed
  • 2019: Technology-Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy, hosted by the Dallas Fed
  • 2018: Technology-Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy, hosted by the Dallas Fed

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