Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Summary
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will host a conference on the economic impacts of new technologies on November 16, 2026. The conference will inform the work of the Federal Reserve’s task force on productivity and jobs, which has been tasked with assessing the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies, including super intelligence (SI), to inform the Federal Reserve’s policy judgments. The conference is expected to provide the task force with input from a wide range of stakeholders on technology’s implications for the economy and the labor market, including considerations for policymakers.
The Federal Reserve announced in June five task forces to examine areas central to the broad conduct of monetary policy. Supported by Federal Reserve staff, they operate independently, with a mandate to follow the evidence, provide candid feedback, and produce rigorous findings for the Federal Open Market Committee.
The conference will be livestreamed for the public on this page. In-person attendance will be limited and by invitation only.
Agenda
Opening Remarks by Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Panel Discussion – At the Frontier: What Is the Pace and Scope of SI Adoption?
Moderator: Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Panelists:
- Nikesh Arora, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Palo Alto Networks
- Patrick Collison, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stripe
- Max Levchin, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Affirm
Panel Discussion – Reading the Signals: How Will SI Reshape the Economy?
Moderator: Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Panelists:
- Nick Bloom, William D. Eberle Professor of Economics, Stanford University
- Dan Huttenlocher, Dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
- Jonathan Levin, President, Stanford University
- Cecilia Rouse, President, The Brookings Institution
Panel Discussion – From Pilot to Practice: What Happens When Businesses Adopt SI?
Moderator: Mary C. Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Panelists:
- Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed
- Jim Liefer, Chief Executive Officer, Ambi Robotics
- Michael Senske, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pearson Packaging Systems
- Erik Wexler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Providence
Fireside Chat: Where Do We Go from Here?
Moderator:Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Participants:
- Marc Andreessen, Co-founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- Gina Raimondo, Co-chair and Chief Executive Officer, RAISE US, and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
