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SABEW Fall Conference speaker Dennis P. Lockhart Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Lockhart DDennis P. Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer, of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is scheduled to speak at SABEW’s fall conference Friday, Oct. 9, from 9-10 a.m. at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which covers Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Bank has branches in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans. Lockhart will address the Bank’s activities, including monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services. He also serves on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

SABEW Fall Conference Chair and Chief Economics Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, Kevin G. Hall will facilitate the discussion.

The Oct. 9 SABEW Fall Conference speakers include technology innovators, CEOs, journalists, news managers and newsmakers. For a full list of speakers and events, visit our conference page. Early-bird member and nonmember rates are currently available. Tickets can be purchased here.

SABEW and NEFE have once again collaborated on a personal finance reporting workshop that is free for members and only $25 for nonmembers. The workshop will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, before the start of the SABEW conference. Visit the personal finance reporting worksop page for more information.

The CUNY J-School’s McGraw Center for Business Journalism will hold the second annual McGraw Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 8 beginning with an evening reception beginning at 6 p.m.

SABEW has secured a block of hotel rooms available at The New Yorker, located at 481 8th Ave. A discounted rate of $299 is available until Sept.11. Contact the hotel’s reservations department at (800) 764-4680 and mention “SABEW”.

For more details, contact Crystal Beasley, (602) 496-7862 or email cbeasley@sabew.org.

Interested in sponsoring at SABEW’s fall conference? Contact Renee McGivern, SABEW sponsor/exhibitor director at (651) 210-0911 or email rmcgivern@sabew.org.

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