Hosted by Marquette University

May 15–17, 2026 | Milwaukee, WI

Decisions Expected / Registration opens: March 15, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2026

General RegistrationStudent Registration

Hotel Information:

• Conference Hotel: Brewhouse Inn & Suites (Promo Code: b689311)
  • Contracted conference rate of $119 per night not including taxes and fees (subject to availability)
  • Saturday’s reception will take place here.
• More Options: Marquette University is situated in downtown Milwaukee with many hotel options. Please navigate to Visit Milwaukee for more information.

Airport & Transportation:

• Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
  • Distance: Less than 15 minutes from Marquette University
  • Transportation: Ridshare, Car Rental available
• Chicago O’Hare International Airport
  • Distance: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from Marquette University
  • Transportation: Coach USA Airport Express (between O’Hare and downtown Milwaukee), Rideshare, Car Rental available

Plenary Speakers

Marco Del Negro   Director of Monetary Policy Research at the  Federal Reserve Bank of New York

James (“Jim”) Bullard Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University and Former President and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Program Committee

• Carolina Acuña-Armenta (co-organizer), Marquette University
• Carter Braxton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, University of Chicago
• Stephen Cole (co-organizer), Marquette University
• Louphou Coulibaly, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Rupal Kamdar, Indiana University Bloomington
• Kundan Kishor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Enrique Martínez-García, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Walker Ray, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Alessandro Villa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Shihan Xie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

For more information contact stephen.cole@marquette.edu