Drexel Economic Forum
Location:
Gerri C. LeBow HallDiPiero Grand Meeting Room and Rose Terrace
Rooms 220-221
3220 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Registration Option:
SOLD OUT! We have exceeded our space capacity and preregistration is closed. If you would like to be added to our waiting list, please email lcbevents@drexel.edu and you’ll be contacted if additional spaces become available in the order requests are received.
The School of Economics at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business invites current students, alumni, researchers and industry professionals to the inaugural Drexel Economic Forum. Featuring leading voices in global economics, the afternoon includes insightful talks, reflections and discussions on the current state of the U.S. economy and an outlook on the future.
Agenda
1:30-1:40 p.m. Conference Welcome
- Vibhas Madan, PhD, Dean of LeBow College of Business, R. John Chapel Dean’s Chair and Professor of Economics, Drexel University
1:40-2:20 p.m. Monetary Policy
- Philip N. Jefferson, PhD, Vice Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Q&A moderated by Marco Airaudo, PhD, Professor of Economics, Drexel University
2:20-2:35 p.m. Break
2:35-3:45 p.m. U.S. Economic Outlook
- Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator and Deputy Economics Editor, The Wall Street Journal
- Ernie Tedeschi, Director of Economics, The Budget Lab at Yale
- Q&A moderated by André Kurmann, PhD, Professor of Economics, Drexel University
3:45-4:30 p.m. Labor Markets in the Age of AI
- Ioana Marinescu, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
- Q&A moderated Tristan Potter, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, Drexel University
4:30 p.m. Networking Reception with Refreshments
