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CBE

Today’s business economists and analysts are expected to master a wide array of disciplines. The CBE examination is based on an advanced body of knowledge, developed and reviewed by leading business economists to ensure that it reflects the most relevant information and core competencies demanded by today’s top employers. The CBE examination is developed and administered by NABE online or at various testing centers throughout the year.

The CBE Exam is designed to be a comprehensive multiple-choice assessment, testing a candidate’s practical and applied knowledge in the following areas:

• Applied Econometrics
• Business Applications of Statistics and Data Analytics
• Economic Measurement
• Economics of Strategy and Managerial Decision Making
• Foundations of Macroeconomics/Microeconomics

If you would like to prepare for the exam, please enter your availability using the study group organizer link below.

Study group organizer link:
https://www.when2meet.com/?32112578-5rOZ3

2025 Annual Conference

Arranged around the theme “Global Economy in Transition: Finding Opportunity Amid Disruption,” the conference will examine the pressing challenges facing global business and policy leaders as they navigate an increasingly uncertain landscape shaped by geopolitical instability, shifting trade policies, monetary policy divergence, and technological disruption. In addition, sessions will address long-term structural issues such as climate change, evolving labor markets, and the influence of economic power structures, providing insights into how businesses and policymakers can adapt and thrive amid these ongoing transformations.

Sign up link: https://nabe.com/NABE/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=AM2025&WebsiteKey=91b9e16d-e6fe-4f31-a4af-02c194225c32

PLEASE EMAIL prestonschiller@brandeis.edu as soon as you register so we can organize transportation and lodging

PROGRAM
Sunday, October 12

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Geopolitics and Geoeconomics Hosted by the National Bureau of Economic Research
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Schreiber Family Professor of Economics, Brown University
Jesse Schreger, Associate Professor of Business, Economics Division, Columbia Business School
Moderator: Jim Poterba, President, National Bureau of Economic Research; Mitsui Professor of Economics, MIT

1:35 PM - 2:25 PM Forecasting Challenges in Turbulent Times
Ben Herzon, Economics Executive Director, US Macro, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Patrick Higgins, Policy Adviser and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

2:25 PM - 2:45 PM Networking Break

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM Concurrent Sessions I

A. Harnessing Alternative Data Sources for Economic Insights: Price Inflation, House Prices, and Beyond
Daryl Fairweather, Chief Economist, Redfin
Beaumont Vance, Senior Vice President, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Paychex
Thomas Paulson, Vice President and Head of Market Insights, Advan Research Corporation

B. How Can We Meet Rising Demand for Electricity? Joe Crespo, Founder and CEO, Concurrent LLC Richard Meyer, Vice President, Energy Markets, Analysis & Standards, American Gas Association Moderator: Todd Aagaard, Professor of Law, Villanova University
C. Strategies for Sustaining Growth in Latin America
Diego Chameides, Chief Economist, Banco Galicia
Mario Mesquita, Chief Economist, Itau
Alejandro Padilla, Chief Economist, Banorte
Moderator: Marcello Estevão, Managing Director & Chief Economist, Institute of
International Finance

3:50 PM - 4:40 PM Climate and Insurance
Natalia Moudrak, Managing Director, Climate Risk Advisory, Aon
Jeremy Porter, Chief Economist, First Street

3:50 PM - 4:40 PM Presentation of the NABE Mennis Award-Winning Papers
Charles Steindel, Editor, Business Economics

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM The AI Imperative: Rethinking Work and Business in the Age of Generative Tools
Neil Constable, Head of Quantitative Research and Investments, Fidelity Investments
Ethan Mollick, Ralph J. Roberts Distinguished Faculty Scholar; Co-Director, Generative AI Labs at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Olivia White, Director, McKinsey Global Institute

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Reception (Hotel)

7:45 PM - 9:15 PM Small Group Dinners

Monday, October 13

7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM CBE Presentation and Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:40 AM CEO Chat
Salim Ramji, CEO, Vanguard

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM NABE Outlook
Gregory Daco, Chief Economist, EY
Ryan Sweet, Chief U.S. Economist, Oxford Economics

9:35 AM - 10:25 AM Whither the Federal Budget?
Karen Dynan, Professor, Harvard University
Kent Smetters, Boettner Chair Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Ellen Zentner, Chief Economic Strategist, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

10:25 AM - 11:15 AM Networking Break

10:35 AM - 11:10 AM Interactive Discussions

1) Translating Macro into Market Strategies
2) Navigating Early Career Challenges
3) Integrating the Tools of Tech Economics
4) Forecasting with Supply Shocks
5) Developments in Real Estate

11:15 AM - 12:10 PM Concurrent Session II

A. Climate Shocks, Energy Transitions, and the Risk Pricing Gap Stephen Comello, Senior Vice President, EFI Foundation Kate Gordon, CEO, California Forward Chris Creed, Partner and Chair of the Credit Investment Committee, Galvanize Climate Solutions Moderator: Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, CBE, Senior Visiting Fellow, Climate & Energy Program, Third Way

B. From the Pandemic to the Tariff Crisis: Advances in Real-Time Trade and Supply Chain Data Forrest Dougan, Senior Director, Business Intelligence, OpenLane Melinda McLaughlin, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Research, Prologis Andrew Petrisin, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight, US Dept. of Transportation Moderator: Aaron Terrazas, Guest Lecturer, University of Washington

C. State of the Housing Market for the Missing Middle
Nadia Evangelou, Senior Economist & Director of Real Estate Research, National Association
of REALTORS
Tobias Peter, Senior Fellow and Codirector, American Enterprise Institute
Mark Palim, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Fannie Mae
Moderator: Mark Fleming, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, First American
Financial Corp

12:10 PM - 1:35 PM Luncheon: A View from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Anna Paulson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Moderator: Greg Daco, Chief Economist, EY

1:45 PM - 2:40 PM Concurrent Session III

A. Are Investors Allocating Away from Dollar Denominated Investments?

B. How Manufacturers are Adapting in an Uncertain Environment
Liz Hempel, Partner, McKinsey & Company Kenneth Shiver, Chief Economist, Southern Company

C. Return to Office: Implications for Cities
Daryl Fairweather, Chief Economist, Redfin
Yi Geng, Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Revenue Analysis
Michael Luca, Professor and Director of the Technology and Society Initiative, Carey Business
School, Johns Hopkins University
Moderator: Fred Treyz, Chief Economist and CEO, REMI

Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo
Danielle Kavanagh-Smith, Senior Data Scientist, LinkedIn
Megan Sheehy, Economist, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Ellen Zentner, Chief Economic Strategist, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Moderator: Chuxin Liu, Quantitative Modeling Senior Associate, JPMorgan Chase

Tuesday, October 14

Doug Yearley, CEO, Toll Brothers

9:20 AM - 10:10 AM Impact of Tariffs and Trade Wars on Business and the Global Economy
Caroline Freund, Dean of School of Public Policy and International Affairs, UC San Diego
Robert Koopman, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service

10:10 AM - 10:35 AM Networking Break

10:35 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Session IV:

A. Labor Market Scenarios Amid Structural Changes Michael Horrigan, President, UpJohn Institute

B. Consumer Spending During Inflation 2.0 Michael Blackburn, Executive Vice President, RetailStat Jack Kleinhenz, CBE, Chief Economist, National Retail Federation Simon Gutman, Director at Barclays Capital Moderator: Roc Armenter, Research Director at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

C. Outlook for Small Businesses Amid Changing Policy Landscape
Ufuk Akcigit, Arnold C. Harberger Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
Holly Wade, Executive Director, NFIB Research Center
Moderator: Daniel Brown, CBE, Senior Director, Economist, American Bankers Association

11:30 AM - 1:10 PM Adam Smith Award Luncheon and Lecture Jerome Powell, Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System Moderator: Emily Kolinski Morris, CBE, NABE President; Chief Economist, Ford Motor Company

1:20 PM - 2:15 PM Concurrent Session V

A. Effects of Cyclical and Structural Changes to U.S. Trade on the Transportation Sector Daniel Hackett, Partner, Hackett Associates, LLC

B. The Hottest Questions in CRE Brandon Isner, Retail Research Leader, Newmark Matthew Rand, Managing Director, Research and Analytics, Link Logistics Real Estate Julie Whelan, Global Head of Occupier Thought Leadership, CBRE Moderator: Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist, Global Head of Forecasting, Cushman & Wakefield

C. Behavioral Economics in Action: The AHA’s Health Care by Food Initiative Mitchell Elkind Chief Science Officer, American Heart Association National Center
Moderator: James Smith, Chief Economist, EconForecaster

2:15 PM - 2:25 PM Coffee Break

Beau Armstrong, Chairman & CEO, Stratus Properties
Bill Lapp, Owner, Advanced Economic Solutions
Anu Madgavkar, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
Moderator: Pia Orrenius, Vice President at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM Trade and Geopolitics: Implications for the Global Macroeconomy
Anna Breman, First Deputy Governor, Sveriges Riksbank

4:00 PM Adjournment