# Economic Futures Symposium proposals

Last updated Oct 14, 2025

The following list includes "lightning talk" speakers at our first [Economic Futures Symposium](https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/anthropic-ai-symposium/) at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, as well as other Symposium awardees who did not present on stage.

Many of these proposals informed the nine categories of ideas we feature in [Preparing for AI’s economic impact: exploring policy responses](https://www.anthropic.com/research/economic-policy-responses).

DC Economic Futures Symposium awardees and speakers by institution and policy idea

|     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Abigail Ball** | American Compass | _Workforce training grant_ |
| **Andreas Kern** | Georgetown University | _AI for emerging market monetary authorities_ |
| **Anh Nguyen and Era Dabla-Norris** | International Monetary Fund | _Fiscal policies for managing the AI transition_ |
| **Avinash Collis** | Carnegie Mellon University | _Measuring the consumer benefits of AI_ |
| **Chris Carnell** | Small Block | _PLACE-SELECT-RANGE framework for strategic rural economic development_ |
| **David Gamage** | University of Missouri | _Tax architecture for a resilient AI economy fiscal framework_ |
| **Esuna Dugarova** | George Washington University | _AI literacy and skills development for rural US workforce_ |
| **Ezra Karger** | Forecasting Research Institute | _Forecasting the economic effects of AI_ |
| **Ignacio Lopez Gaffney** | Yale University | _ADAPT phased plan for AI-era labor displacement_ |
| **Maggie Chen** | George Washington University | _Experimental evidence on generative AI and work in the Global South_ |
| **Martin Fleming** | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | _AI labor market policy challenges and solutions: research implications for Census, BLS, and BEA_ |
| **Meicen Sun** | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | _A strategy for long-term productivity growth: leveraging AI for growth acceleration through science & innovation_ |
| **Neil Thompson** | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | _An “expertise framework” for labor market policy responses_ |
| **Nohl Patterson** | RAND | _Analysis of AI's impact on entry-level white-collar work_ |
| **Rebecca Hann** | University of Maryland, College Park | _Targeted disclosure requirements for AI in financial oversight_ |
| **Revana Sharfuddin** | The Mercatus Center, George Mason University | _Tax code reform to build a workforce resilient against AI displacement_ |
| **Sam Carter** | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab | _AI for social impact playbook for public sector adoption_ |
| **Sam Manning and Suchet Mittal** | Centre for the Governance of AI and Convergence Analysis | _Automation adjustment assistance_ |
| **Scott Stirrett** | Venture for Canada | _How governments can accelerate adoption of AI across small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through sector-specific training_ |
| **Tom Bowen** | Gusto | _AI for Main Street - helping small businesses adopt AI_ |
| **Varsha Shukla** | Dartmouth College | _Task-based framework for labor mobility in the AI age_ |
| **Yong Lee** | University of Notre Dame | _Proactive workforce development and assistance in the AI age_ |