Federal Reserve Stress Testing Research Conference

The Federal Reserve Stress Testing Research Conference is set to take place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This important conference emphasizes the significance of stress testing as a vital tool for assessing the resilience of banks and the overall financial system. It highlights the annual supervisory stress tests conducted by the Federal Reserve for large US banks and notes that similar frameworks have been adopted globally. Given the evolving financial landscape and the emergence of new risks, the conference aims to engage with the latest advancements in research and policy regarding stress testing, underscoring its growing role as a risk management instrument in financial institutions.The conference will feature presentations of academic research papers, allowing for an exchange of knowledge and the latest findings in the field. Key contributors include a notable lineup of speakers from various Federal Reserve Banks, such as Azamat Abdymomunov and Anne Hansen from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Ronel Elul from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Sharjil Haque from the Federal Reserve Board, Michal Kowalik and Lily Liu from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Jose A. Lopez from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Yue Qiu from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and James Wang from the Federal Reserve Board. The organizing committee is committed to facilitating discussions that will advance the understanding of stress testing methodologies and their implications for financial stability.