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

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 Director, Wellington 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 Goldin, Nobel 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