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BEC Events

Join engaging discussions on economics, finance, and public policy.

BEC offers a robust series of well-known speakers selected from the academic, private, and public sectors. Topics covered differ by month and subject matter, with a consistent emphasis on relevance to today's leaders. The Club's membership year runs from August through July and the luncheon season runs from September through May. Continue scrolling for upcoming events.

Examples of our very memorable past events and speakers include the following: 

Corporate Leaders

"Fireside Chat"

Ed McLaughlin, President & Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard

Moderator: Jonathan Calvert, CFA, President, Founder, Alvarium Analytics LLC

"Navigating the Sea Change"

Howard Marks, CFA, Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management


Federal Reserve Leaders

"The Economy's Performance and Outlook, and Implications for Policy"

Susan M. Collins, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Moderator: Juhi Dhawan, Senior Managing DirectorWellington Management Company, LLP 

"A Conversation with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari" 

Neel Kashkari, President Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis               

Moderator: Roger Lowenstein, Award Winning Author & Journalist


Economists 

"Why Women Won"

Professor Claudia GoldinNobel Prize Winner for Economics in 2023 and Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University


"The Future of Financial Intermediation"

Professor Bengt Holmström, Nobel Prize Winner for Economics in 2016 and Paul A. Samuelson Professor (Emeritus), MIT


Registration is open to BEC members and their invited guests, when applicable.


BEC members can sign up for events by logging in to their member portal using the provided link

Members are encouraged to add a guest to their registration for individual meetings, if available. If you have any questions or experience any issues logging in, please contact the BEC office at Admin@BECBoston.org   

Upcoming Events

    • 25 Jun 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, 4th Fl Outdoor Patio
    Register

    Celebrate the Close of the Season at the BEC Summer Soirée!


    As we close out the 2025–2026 season, this special gathering offers members and their guests a relaxed opportunity to network, reconnect, and welcome prospective members to the Club. No speakers, no formal agenda—just great conversation, good company, and a toast to a successful year.


Past events

20 May 2026 The Boston Economic Club Annual Dinner Meeting with Professor Kenneth Rogoff, Maurits C. Boas Chair of International Economics at Harvard University
13 May 2026 Susan M. Collins, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
30 Apr 2026 Dave Jones: "Marching Toward an Uninsurable Future: Solutions to the Insurance Crisis"
15 Apr 2026 Corey Thomas, CEO of Rapid7: How AI is Reshaping Cybersecurity and Business Risk
25 Mar 2026 BEC Special Evening Event featuring David M. Rubenstein, Chairman of the board of directors of the Carlyle Group
11 Mar 2026 Daron Acemoglu: AI Jobs and Productivity
25 Feb 2026 Professor Michael Klein : "The Fed, Inflation, and the Dollar"
11 Feb 2026 David H. Autor: "Expertise, Artificial Intelligence, and the Work of the Future"
28 Jan 2026 BEC Luncheon featuring Vincent Reinhart, Chief Economist for BNY Investments
17 Dec 2025 Atul Gawande: “How to Live Longer: Lessons from USAID’s Work on the Reduction of Premature Death”
4 Dec 2025 George Yip: "China's Innovation and Industrial Policy Challenges to the USA"
6 Nov 2025 Monica Toft: Spheres of Influence and the Changing Global Order
23 Oct 2025 Nathan Sheets:"Global Growth: Absorbing the Blow from Tariffs"
8 Oct 2025 David Marsh: New activism in Europe: Can Germany’s fiscal stimulus drag the EU out of trouble?
25 Sep 2025 Juliette Kayyem: National Security, America's Safety and the World of AI
4 Sep 2025 Dr. Torsten Slok, Ph.D.: "US Economic Outlook: Headwinds and Tailwinds"
31 Jul 2025 *************** START OF 2025 / END OF 2024 SEASON ***************
25 Jun 2025 The BEC Summer Soirée

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