
Rhythm City Casino Resort
7077 Elmore Avenue
Davenport, IA 52807
Cost: $85 a ticket, $750 for a table of 10
Event Contact:
Lucas Hayes
(319) 665-6397
[email protected]
Interested in sponsoring this event?
Contact Lauren Grask
319-665-6397
[email protected]
QCBJ's Mid-Year Economic Review luncheon examines how the economy has changed in the last ​f​irst half of the year, and looks ahead ​t​hrough the end of 2025.
Keynote Speaker

Austan Goolsbee
President & CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Austan D. Goolsbee is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In this capacity, he serves on the Federal Open Market Committee—the Federal Reserve System’s monetary policymaking body—and leads the Chicago Fed, which conducts research and monitors local economic conditions in support of the formulation of monetary policy, supervises and regulates banking organizations, and provides financial services to banks and similar institutions, as well as to the U.S. government.
Goolsbee served as a member and then chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 through 2011 and was a member of the President’s cabinet. He has also served on the Board of Education for the City of Chicago, the Economic Advisory Panel to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Panel of Economic Advisers to the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. Census Advisory Committee, the Digital Economy Board of Advisors to the Commerce Department, and the External Advisory Group on Digital Technology for the International Monetary Fund.
Goolsbee has a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA and MA in economics from Yale University. He is married and has three children.
FAQ
Lunch and program. Ability to engage with attendees during networking before and after the event.
Ticket sales close exactly one week prior to the event on May 26. *All dietary restrictions must be submitted a week prior to the event. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
No. There are no physical tickets. Attendees are asked to check-in at the registration table prior to the event.
For sponsorship information, contact Lauren Grask at [email protected]
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