On November 17, the New York Fed's Governance and Culture Reform Initiative ("Culture Initiative") will host a seminar on how innovation and technology impacts culture and behavior.
The program will focus on how innovation and technology can contribute to shaping healthy organizational cultures and the behavioral impacts of innovation. The Culture Initiative is designed to foster discussion about governance, culture and behavior.
November 17, 2025
8:30am-11:00am EDT
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
Attendance is by invitation only. If this conference is relevant to your professional work and you are interested in attending, please contact NY.FRB.Culture.Events@ny.frb.org.
This event is open to press in person and all remarks are on the record. For more information, please contact Shelley Pitterson at Shelley.Pitterson@ny.frb.org.
| 8:30am-9:00am | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00am-9:05am | Welcome Remarks John C. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:05am-10:00am | Panel: The Role of Innovation and Technology in Shaping Culture and Behavior Moderator: Jack Gutt, Head of Communications & Outreach Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Panelists: Brandy Aven, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University Neha Narula, Director, Digital Currency Initiative, MIT Luigi Zingales, Professor, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago |
| 10:00am-10:55am | Panel: Cross-Industry View of How Innovation is Impacting Culture and Behavior Moderator: Kartik Athreya, Director of Research and Head of the Research and Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Panelists: Carolyn Carter, People Experience and Transformation, IBM Jennifer LaClair, Head of Merchant Solutions, Fiserv Robert Karofsky, Co-President Global Wealth Management and President, UBS Americas |
| 10:55am-11:00am | Closing Remarks |
