40th Anniversary Conference Logistics and Schedule

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Thank you for attending the Levy Institute Annual Conference on May 8, 2026. This event marks the 33rd conference of its kind in the 40th year since the Institute’s founding. Below you will find logistical information which we hope will help you in planning your visit. We will continue to update this page if there are any relevant changes, so please keep an eye on this space. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Katy Garfield at [email protected].

The conference program can be found as a downloadable PDF file here.

CONTENTS

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30–9:00 a.m. EST Registration
9:00–9:15 a.m.

Welcome & Introduction

Pavlina R. Tcherneva | Levy Economics Institute
9:15–10:05 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS | William H. Janeway, University of Cambridge and Warburg Pincus

  • Keynes, Minsky, and Me

MODERATOR: Pavlina R. Tcherneva | Levy Economics Institute
10:05–11:05 a.m. SESSION I | STATE OF THE US ECONOMY

MODERATOR: John Cassidy, The New Yorker

SPEAKERS:

Gennaro Zezza | University of Cassino & Levy Economics Institute

  • Prospects for the US Economy: Is a K-shaped Economy Sustainable?

L. Randall Wray | Levy Economics Institute

  • Minsky’s Vision and the Coming AI Crash
11:05–11:20 a.m. Coffee Break
11:20–12:20 p.m. SESSION II | ENERGY, ENTROPY, AND ECONOMIC CRISES

MODERATOR: Kate Aronoff, The New Republic

SPEAKERS:

James K. Galbraith | LBJ School of Public Affairs; Levy Economics Institute

  • Entropy Economics from the Great Crash to the Strait of Hormuz and the AI Revolution

Christopher Kennedy | University of Victoria

  • The Great Depression as an Energy Transition
12:20–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45–2:45 p.m. SESSION III | CHINA & ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT
 

MODERATOR: Peter S. Goodman, The New York Times

SPEAKERS:

Yan Liang | Willamette University

  • Financing China’s Sustainable Development: Sovereign Credit, Patient Capital, and State-Centered Financial Architecture

Isabella Weber | University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • China’s System of Price Stabilization: Buffering Systemically Significantly Sectors
2:45–3:00 p.m. Coffee Break
3:00–4:00 p.m. SESSION IV | EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC SECURITY
 

MODERATOR: Cortney Sanders, National Jobs for All Network, Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School

SPEAKERS:

Pavlina R. Tcherneva | Levy Economics Institute

  • After the Wreckage: Economic Security and the New Labor Standard

Darrick Hamilton | Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy, The New School

  • Power, Purpose and Economic Rights: An Economic Vision That Centers People and the Environments in Which We Live
4:00–4:15 p.m. Coffee Break
4:15–5:15 p.m. SESSION V | THE NEXT CRISIS, A CONVERSATION

Sheila Bair | Former FDIC

Tom Keene | Bloomberg
5:30–7:30 p.m. Dinner

*This schedule is subject to change.

 

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PARKING AND MAPS

Blithewood Manor

75 Blithewood Avenue, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

 

The conference takes place in Blithewood Manor (red), the Levy Economics Institute’s headquarters, on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY–which is roughly a two-hour drive/train ride from the major New York City airports.

Lunch & Dinner

Lunch and dinner will be served buffet-style in the Blithewood Foyer.

Click here for access to a digital map of campus. 

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Travelling to the Levy Institute/Bard College

SHUTTLE TIMES

Please fill out the linked form if you plan to take the shuttle to/from the Holiday Inn. Space is limited.

Pick-Up Time Pick-Up Location
8:15 AM Holiday Inn Express Parking Lot
7:30 PM Blithewood Parking Lot

Aside from the above-mentioned shuttle, which transports guests from the Holiday Inn Express to Bard College and back at the noted times, travel to the area is the responsibility of conference guests.

Here is some information to help you make your arrangements.

  • New York City to Bard College:
    • Take the Amtrak from Moynihan Hall, Penn Station (NYP) to Rhinecliff (RHI). Finally, take a taxi (see below) from Rhinecliff to your final destination.
  • JFK arrivals:
    • Use the AirTrain to the Jamaica Ave. station to connect to subway or Long Island Rail Road service to Penn Station. Alternatively, take a taxi or rideshare. Take the Amtrak from Moynihan Hall, Penn Station (NYP) to Rhinecliff (RHI). Finally, take a taxi (see below) from Rhinecliff to your final destination.
  • Newark (EWR) arrivals: 
    • Take the Amtrak from EWR to Moynihan Hall, Penn Station. Alternatively take a taxi or rideshare. Then take the Amtrak from Moynihan Hall, Penn Station (NYP) to Rhinecliff (RHI). Finally, take a taxi (see below) from Rhinecliff to your final destination.
  • Laguardia (LGA) arrivals:
    • Take a rideshare or rideshare + subway to Moynihan Hall, Penn Station. Then take the Amtrak from Moynihan Hall, Penn Station (NYP) to Rhinecliff (RHI). Finally, take a taxi (see below) from Rhinecliff to your final destination.
  • Taxi Service from Rhinecliff Station to Holiday Inn or Bard College

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