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Fri., Oct. 11, 2024

2024 DivEc Conference

11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Richmond Office or Virtual
Richmond, VA
Audience: Students
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Deadline for Registration: Oct. 10, 2024

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Registration Deadlines

  • In person: 9/30/2024
  • Virtual: 10/10/2024 

How a Career in Economics Can Turn Your Passion Into Impact

During the Richmond Fed’s 2024 Diverse Economics Conference (DivEc), we will explore how a career in economics can transform your passion into meaningful impact. Whether you’re drawn to environmental sustainability, technological advancement, advocating for issues related to race and gender, or exploring the endless array of other possibilities, this conference will empower you with the knowledge, skills and connections to forge your unique path towards meaningful change.

Through an engaging keynote speech, interactive panel discussion and immersive poster session, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the field on how they’ve leveraged their passions into fulfilling careers.

Keynote Speaker: William M. Rodgers III, Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

William Rogers

William M. Rodgers III is vice president and director of the Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Before joining the Fed, Rodgers served as professor of public policy and chief economist at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. His areas of expertise include compensation, pay equity, diversity and inclusion, labor market and general economic trends.

We hope to see you this October for the Diverse Economics Conference! Revisit past conference content on our DivEc series page.

Speakers

Brian Brown
Brian Brown
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Sean Brazier
EDai
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Sara Dunnigan
GO Virginia and Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
William Rogers
William Rodgers
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Faraz Usmani
Mathematica

In-Person Agenda

  • Friday, Oct. 11, 2024
    11:00 am

    Registration

    11:30 am

    Welcome

    11:35 am

    Lunch

    01:00 pm

    Opening Remarks

    • Brian Brown, Interim Dean, VCU School of Business
    01:15 pm

    Keynote Address

    • William M. Rodgers III, Vice President and Director of the Institute for Economic Equity, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    02:00 pm

    Break

    02:10 pm

    Panel: Pathways to Impact in Economics

    • Sean Brazier, Owner, EDai
    • Sara Dunnigan, Deputy Director, GO Virginia and Economic Development at Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
    • Faraz Usmani, Research Economist, Global Unit at Mathematica
    03:00 pm

    Poster Session and Networking

    04:00 pm

    Adjourn

Virtual Agenda

  • Friday, Oct. 11, 2024
    01:00 pm

    Opening Remarks

    • Brian Brown, Interim Dean, VCU School of Business
    01:15 pm

    Keynote Address

    • William M. Rodgers III, Vice President and Director of the Institute for Economic Equity, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    02:00 pm

    Break

    02:10 pm

    Panel: Pathways to Impact in Economics

    • Sean Brazier, Owner, EDai
    • Sara Dunnigan, Deputy Director, GO Virginia and Economic Development at Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
    • Faraz Usmani, Research Economist, Global Unit at Mathematica
    03:00 pm

    Career Pathways

    04:00 pm

    Closing Remarks

Who

Undergraduate students who are interested in the study of economics.

Partners

Robins School of Business
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