The symposium hosts about 120 attendees each year, according to the Kansas City Fed. The attendees include central bankers, Federal Reserve system members, economists, financial organizations, academics, US government representatives, and members of the press.
While that sounds like a big group, the Kansas City Fed says that it limits attendance so as to "help foster open discussion that has been so critical to the symposium's success."
In 2019, as in most years, all eyes will be on the Fed chair — in this case, Jerome Powell. Other members of the Federal Open Market Committee will also be in attendance, including Esther George, president of the Kansas City Fed, one of the dissenting votes against a rate cut.
Eric Rosengren, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and another dissenting vote, will be there as well.
John Williams of New York, Charles Evans of Chicago, Patrick Harker of Philadelphia, Robert Kaplan of Dallas, Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis, and Loretta Mester of Cleveland will like ley be in attendance.
Board of Governor members Michelle Bowman, Lael Brainard, Richard Clarida, and Randal Quarles will be there as well.