Levy Economics Institute Presents
32nd Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference on Money, Finance, and Economic Strategies in Fractured Times
Monday, June 16, 2025
Olin Hall
8:30 am – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
8:30 am – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Keynote by US House Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17)
The Annual Levy Institute Conference has returned as an in-person event this year,taking place June 16th at Olin Hall on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-
Hudson, NY, and brings together policymakers, economists, financial market
practitioners, journalists, activists, and others, to discuss pressing issues in public
policy and the state of the US and global economies.
We are pleased to welcome US House Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) to the
Levy Institute as the Keynote Speaker at the 32nd Annual Levy
Economics Institute Conference on Money, Finance, and Economic Strategies in
Fractured Times.
This year’s conference will feature panels on current sources of financial fragility,
new directions in public finance, visions for the next progressive policy agenda,
climate finance, balance of payments constraints, the global economy, and more.
Speakers include:
Daniel Alpert, Westwood Capital | Leila Davis, University of Massachusetts Boston |
Rogerio Studart, Brazilian Center for International Relations | Talmon Joseph
Smith, The New York Times | Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Levy Institute | James K.
Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin | L. Randall Wray, Levy Institute | Ryan
Cooper, The American Prospect | Alan Minsky, Progressive Democrats of America |
Gennaro Zezza, Levy Institute | Yan Liang, Willamette University | Ndongo Samba
Sylla, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs-Africa) | Fadhel
Kaboub, Denison University
There are several options for registration:
1. Attending only the Keynote Address by US Rep. Ro Khanna (free; registration
is required), 2:00-3:30pm
2. Bard College faculty, staff, or students who wish to attend the full day conference,
please write to Laura Zutel Agnoletti at [email protected]
3. Members of the public who want to attend the full Conference ($150, or $50 for students), the program begins 8:45am
For more information, call 845-758-7700, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Olin Hall