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November 15, 2024 7 AM - 9 AM CST
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Oracle Cerner Innovations Campus
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Charting the Future: U.S. Economic Resilience & Challenges Ahead
Esther George
Former President & CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Four years after a global pandemic, the U.S. economy not only recovered but proved resilient to high inflation, geopolitical risks and higher interest rates. Still, the economic road ahead is uncertain and likely to pose challenging dynamics for households and businesses.
Join ACG Kansas City and NACD Heartland as Esther George discusses these issues.
Friday, November 15
7:15 - 9:00 am
Oracle Cerner Innovations Campus
8779 Hillcrest Road
Kansas City, MO
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$50 |
Hosted by: ACG
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Kansas City
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Esther L. George
Esther L. George was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a member of the Federal Open Market Committee from 2011 to 2023. Her Federal Reserve System service spans more than 40 years including considerable experience as a bank supervisor. In 2009, she served as the Federal Reserve’s acting director of Banking Supervision and Regulation in Washington D.C.
George was actively involved in the Federal Reserve’s work to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the nation’s payment system, including leading the effort to establish instant retail payments known as the FedNow Service. She hosted the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole international Economic Policy Symposium.
As president and chief executive officer, she led a workforce of 2,100 Federal Reserve employees serving the seven states of the Tenth Federal Reserve District through the Bank’s headquarters in Kansas City and its branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha. Under her leadership, the Bank was known for its community engagement, leadership development and technology services.
George currently serves on the boards of the Hallmark Corporation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the Kansas City 2026 World Cup.