Program
July 27–28, 2026
Track A
Track B
General / Shared Sessions
Monday, July 27
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM
Welcome Remarks
Gregory Daco, NABE President; EY-Parthenon
8:35 AM – 9:45 AM
Track ACounting the Jobs: Understanding the Establishment Labor Market Data
Jon Krause, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
John Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Moderator: Maurine Haver, CBE, Haver Analytics
8:35 AM – 9:45 AM
Track B
Measuring U.S. Manufacturing
Robert Kurtzman, Federal Reserve Board
Martha Moore, CBE, American Chemistry Council
Aidan Smith, U.S. Census Bureau
Moderator: Joelle Gamble Copeland, General Motors
9:55 AM – 10:55 AM
Track A
Unemployment and Labor Force Indicators
Nic Johnson, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nicol Nicola, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Moderator: Michael W. Horrigan, CBE, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
9:55 AM – 10:55 AM
Track B
Powering the Economy: Understanding Energy Data
Timothy Hess, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Laura Speake, Caterpillar
Moderator: Martha Moore, CBE, American Chemistry Council
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Track A
GDP and the National Accounts: The Building Blocks of the Economy
Jeff Barnett, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Yelena Shulyatyeva, The Conference Board
Moderator: Kathleen Navin, CBE, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Track B
Digging into U.S. Construction Data
Robert Dietz, National Association of Home Builders
Sarah Martin, Dodge Data & Analytics
Aidan Smith, U.S. Census Bureau
Moderator: Yelena Maleyev, CBE, KPMG
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
Luncheon
David Wessel, Brookings Institution
Moderator: Jack Kleinhenz, CBE, National Retail Federation
1:45 PM – 2:55 PM
Track A
Inflation: What It Is and How It Is Measured
Brad Akin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Paul Kern, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Moderator: Maurine Haver, CBE, Haver Analytics
1:45 PM – 2:55 PM
Track B
Spending Habits: Understanding Consumer Expenditure Data
Alex Driessen, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Sarah Wolfe, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Moderator: Jack Kleinhenz, National Retail Federation
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Track A
Corporate Profits: From the S&P to the NIPAs
Michael Maragos, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Michael J. Moran, Haver Analytics
Moderator: Rosemary Marcuss, Economist
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Track B
Location Matters: Understanding Regional Variations in Economic Health
Barbara Denham, Oxford Economics
Mauricio Ortiz, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Moderator: Joe Mengedoth, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
4:25 PM – 5:25 PM
Behind the Numbers: How U.S. Statistical Agencies Innovate and Adapt
Vipin Arora, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Deirdre Bishop, U.S. Census Bureau
William Wiatrowski, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Moderator: Michael Horrigan, CBE, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Tuesday, July 28
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Track A
Financial Accounts: The Quarterly Data and the Stories They Tell
Matthew Hoops, Federal Reserve Board
Yelena Maleyev, CBE, KPMG
Moderator: Kenneth Kim, CBE, KPMG
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Track B
Forecasting and Financing Fiscal Deficits
William Beach, Fiscal Lab on Capitol Hill
Joshua Stachura, U.S. Treasury Office of Debt Management
Moderator: Dana Saporta, CBE, Economist
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM
Track A
Productivity: The Key to Understanding Economic Growth
Aaron Betz, Congressional Budget Office
Corby Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Moderator: George Kahn, Retired
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM
Track B
Dollars and Dashboards: Monitoring Financial Market Conditions
Julia Coronado, MacroPolicy Perspectives
Marcello Estevao, Institute for International Finance
Moderator: Dan Brown, CBE, American Bankers Association
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Track A
International Transactions and International Trade
Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Brookings Institution
Rebecca Pocase, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Moderator: Kristy Howell, International Monetary Fund
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Track B
The Price Pipeline: Producer and Import/Export Prices
Moderator: Michael Horrigan, CBE, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
12:05 PM – 1:15 PM
Luncheon
Raphael Bostic, Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Moderator: Gregory Daco, EY-Parthenon; NABE President
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM
Innovations in Economic Measurement: Applications of AI
Stephanie Aliaga, JP Morgan Asset Management
Anna Wong, Bloomberg
Moderator: Michael Horrigan, CBE, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
From Insight to Influence: Communicating Economics in a Noisy World
Gregory Daco, EY-Parthenon; NABE President