2026 Institute Research Conference

October 8, 2026
9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CT

Livestream

The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute is pleased to announce its annual Institute Research Conference will take place on October 8, 2026. This event will showcase the range of frontier-style research that the Institute engages with and supports.

This year’s event will feature a keynote conversation between Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari. Swagel previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and in roles at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the International Monetary Fund, and the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

The conference organizer is Amanda Michaud, and this year’s program committee members are Francesco Agostinelli, Alex Albright, Marcus Casey, Amanda Michaud, Makoto Nakajima, Emi Nakamura, and Fang Yang.

This registration is for the livestream. In-person registration is by invitation only. Please visit the event website for additional event information.