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May 13, 2019
8:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
600 Atlantic Avenue
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This year, the Federal Reserve is asking a wide range of stakeholders to provide feedback on our approach to policymaking. We’re asking for perspectives on our performance in attaining the goals Congress has assigned us – and the impact we have on the interest rates, job markets, and prices that Americans experience every day.

In this spirit, on Monday, May 13, the Boston Federal Reserve Bank will host a half-day conference featuring three panels that represent a cross-section of views. Panelists will offer perspectives from organizations that focus on the underserved, views from an array of demographic groups, and impressions from small business and labor. And we will engage the audience to gather feedback on the Fed’s policymaking approach and its impact on residents of New England.

The event will be an opportunity to engage with Fed leaders, including Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida and Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren, among other officials. You don’t need to be an economic policy expert to make a valuable contribution to the discussion. Indeed, we are seeking real-world views on the impact of Fed policies. Following each panel discussion, audience-wide comments and discussion will be welcomed. We hope you will join us.

The origins of this event include Boston Fed research: “Should the Fed regularly evaluate its monetary policy framework?

Agenda

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Coffee and continental breakfast

9:05 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

Welcome

Eric Rosengren

President and Chief Executive Officer,

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

9:10 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Opening remarks

Richard Clarida

Vice Chairman

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Overview of monetary policy framework

Jeffrey Fuhrer

Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Panel 1: Perspectives from organizations and programs that focus on the underserved

Panelists:

Aaron Gornstein

President and Chief Executive Officer

Preservation of Affordable Housing

Karleen Porcena

Economic Opportunity Program Officer

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Rachel Flum

Executive Director

Economic Progress Institute

Elyse Cherry

Chief Executive Officer

BlueHub Capital

Moderator:

Jeffrey Thompson

Director, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Break

10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

Panel 2: Perspectives from New England smaller businesses, entrepreneurs, and labor

Panelists:

Michael Tamasi

President and Chief Executive Officer

AccuRounds

Joanne Chang

Owner

Flour Bakery and Myers+Chang

Mark Erlich

Wertheim Fellow

Harvard Law School

Peter Forman

President and Chief Executive Officer

South Shore Chamber of Commerce

Moderator:

Jenny Tang

Senior Economist

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.

Lunch

11:55 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.

Panel 3: Perspectives from select demographic groups

Panelists:

Vanessa Calderón-Rosado

Chief Executive Officer

Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción

Kesha Ram

Former State Representative

Vermont, 2008–16

Tia Murphy

President

AARP of Connecticut

Glynn Lloyd

Executive Director

Business Equity Initiative – Eastern Bank

Moderator:

Prabal Chakrabarti

Senior Vice President & Community Affairs Officer

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

12:55 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.

Closing remarks

Richard Clarida

Vice Chairman

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Eric Rosengren

President and Chief Executive Officer

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston