On Friday, October 4, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a half-day conference focused on the future of employment in New York City.
Topics of discussion will include how the composition of jobs in the city has changed since the pandemic; what’s needed to create jobs that pay family-sustaining wages and provide broad-based prosperity to the city; and how to develop and attract workers to fill those jobs. The conference will feature opening remarks by New York Fed President John C. Williams and keynote remarks by Richard Florida, a professor at the Rotman School of Management and distinguished scholar in residence at the University of Toronto’s School of Cities.
The event will be of interest to policymakers, academics, and leaders of financial institutions, foundations, and community organizations.
October 4, 2024
9:00am-1:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Auditorium
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
This in-person event is open to the public.
This event is open to the media. All remarks are on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
| 9:00am-9:15am | Welcome Remarks
John C. Williams, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:15am-9:45am | How Has New York City’s Jobs Landscape Changed Since the Pandemic?
Jaison Abel, Head of Urban and Regional Studies, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:45am-10:45am | Keynote Presentation and Discussion
Moderator: Kartik Athreya, Director of Research and Head of the Research and Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Richard Florida, Professor in the Rotman School of Management and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, School of Cities at the University of Toronto |
| 10:45am-11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Panel: Sectors and Jobs Needed to Provide Broad-based Prosperity to NYC
Moderator: Jack Gutt, Head of the Communications and Outreach Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Maria Gotsch, President & CEO, Partnership Fund for New York City Cecilia Kushner, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, NYCEDC Andrew Rein, President, Citizens Budget Commission |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Panel: Initiatives to Attract and Develop the Workforce Needed to Support a Thriving NYC
Moderator: Vincent Alvarez, Chair of the Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Abby Jo Sigal, Executive Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Talent and Workforce Development Lauren Andersen, University Associate Provost, CUNY Careers and Industry Pathways Gregory Morris, CEO, NYC Employment and Training Coalition |
