Lights, camera, start laughing! Hollywood comedian and actor Rob Riggle takes the stage for ECKC to talk about the future of movies and entertainment. The pandemic changed Hollywood forever. Cable gave way to cord cutters, and blockbusters no longer require the big screen. Now that movie theaters stepped back from the leading role in entertainment, the Kansas City native will give ECKC the inside details on how studios will roll out new releases and meet the demands of an at-home digital world.

Former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Mr. Ferguson is the ninth recipient of the Truman Medal for Economic Policy, awarded biennially since 2005 to honor individuals with distinguished careers in economic research and policy.

Mr. Ferguson was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1997–2006, serving as Vice Chairman from 1999–2006. As the only Governor in Washington, D.C. on 9/11, he led the Federal Reserve’s initial response to the terrorist attacks, taking actions that kept the U.S. financial system functioning while reassuring the global financial community that the U.S. economy would not be paralyzed. As Vice Chairman he led or influenced many domestic and international financial regulatory changes that contributed to a safer, more efficient, and modernized financial system, such as payment modernization through electronic clearing and settlement of checks, and improvements in FOMC communications and transparency through the public statement of actions after each meeting. After leaving the Federal Reserve, Mr. Ferguson continued his public service by serving on President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and co-chairing the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on the Long-Run Macro-Economic Effects of the Aging U.S. Population.