Organized under the theme, “The Great Realignment: Navigating AI, Demographic, and Geoeconomic Shifts,” the 2026 conference will explore how accelerating advances in AI, shifting demographic realities, and emerging geoeconomic tensions are redefining the foundations of global prosperity. This conference brings together leading economists and policymakers to examine these transformative forces and chart strategies for resilient, inclusive growth in a rapidly evolving world.

Confirmed speakers include: Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank, Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yoni Appelbaum, Deputy Executive Editor, The Atlantic, Dan Clifton, Partner and Head of Policy Research, Strategas Securities, Charlie Cook, Founder & Contributor, The Cook Political Report, Lisa Cook, Member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Steven Deller, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wendy Edelberg, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Jeffrey Frieden, Professor, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, David Gilford, Head of Policy & Strategic Partnerships, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, Martha Gimbel, Executive Director, The Budget Lab, Linda Goldberg, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Laurie Goodman, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute, Austan Goolsbee, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Julia Gordon, Former Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Navin Girishankar, President, Economic Security & Technology Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Doug Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum, Hamilton Lombard, Estimates Program Manager, University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Anna Maria Mayda, Professor of Economics, Georgetown University, Maurice Obstfeld, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Adam Ozimek, Chief Economist, Economic Innovation Group, Randy Schriver, Commissioner and Vice Chair, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Michael Schwarz, Chief Economist & Corporate Vice President, Microsoft, Nathan Sheets, Global Chief Economist, Citigroup, Michael Strain, Director of Economic Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Phillip Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office, Laura Taylor-Kale, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, Christopher Waller, Member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Pierre Yared, Acting Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President of the United States. 

Learn more and register on the NABE website here: https://nabe.com/pc2026