Conferences & Seminars
The conferences, below, are hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Markets department.
Financial Markets events dating back to 2011 are available below. Many of our earlier events are available on our Past Events page and our conference series pages (links in the sidebar).
2016
International Banking Conference
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is co-hosting its International Banking Conference this year with the European Central Bank. This year’s topic is Achieving Financial Stability: Challenges to Prudential Regulation. Read more about the International Banking Conference...
November 3-4, 2016
2014
Seventeenth Annual International Banking Conference
November 6-7, 2014
This year's theme is The New International Financial System: Analyzing the Cumulative Impact of Regulatory Reform. The purpose of the annual conference is to address important current issues affecting international financial markets. This year, the conference will be co-sponsored with the Bank of England.
50th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition
The theme of this year's conference was Transitioning to the "New Normal" in Banking.
May 7-9, 2014
2013
Sixteenth Annual International Banking Conference
November 7-8, 2013
This year's theme is Shadow Banking within and across National Borders The purpose of the annual conference is to address important current issues affecting international financial markets. This year, the conference will be co=sponsored with the International Monetary Fund.
49th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition
This year's theme focused on systemically important financial insititions.
May 8-10, 2013
2012
Fifteenth Annual International Banking Conference
November 15-16, 2012
This year's theme is The Social Value of the Financial Sector: Too Big to Fail or Just Too Big? The purpose of the annual conference is to address important current issues affecting international financial markets. This year, the conference will examine the social value of the financial sector.
Summer Workshop on Money, Banking, Payments and Finance
This workshop will bring together experts from academia and policy institutions around the world to discuss recent developments in the field.
August 06-11, 2012
48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition
This years conference focused on Bank Capital: How Much Is Enough? They debated the issues associated with proposals to increase bank capital.
May 4-6, 2011
Day Ahead Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas co-sponsored the fifth annual day ahead conference (the day before the beginning of the 2012 ASSA meetings in Chicago).
January 5, 2012
2011
Fourteenth Annual International Banking Conference
November 10-11, 2011
This year's theme is The Role of Central Banks in Financial Stability: How Has It Changed? The purpose of the annual conference is to address important current issues affecting international financial markets. This year, we will examine the changing role of central banks in pursuing financial stability.
Improving Security for Online and Card Not Present Transactions
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Secure Remote Payment Council co-sponsored an invitation-only symposium focused on security issues for remote payments.
September 26, 2011
Symposium on Immediate Funds Transfer for General-Purpose Payments
This symposium considered the potential of this innovative method of payment (immediate funds transfer) for improving the U.S. payment system, learning from other countries and evaluating the challenges in making such a leap in the U.S.
September 6-7, 2011
Summer Workshop on Money, Banking, Payments and Finance
This workshop will bring together experts from academia and policy institutions around the world to discuss recent developments in the field.
August 08-19, 2011
Eleventh Annual Payments Conference
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will host its eleventh annual payments conference. This year's theme is The New Face of Retail Payments: Markets, Strategies and Regulations.
May 19-20, 2011
47th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition
This years conference focused on the Implementation of Dodd-Frank. The recent financial crisis and recession led to widespread calls for financial regulatory reform.
May 4-6, 2011
