The 2026 Anchorage Economic Luncheon, hosted by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) serves as the premier event for business and community leaders to discuss the economic outlook for the region and beyond. AEDC President and CEO Jon Bittner will present the latest economic data and survey results from the Business Confidence Index survey and other reports to give participants an overview of Anchorage’s economy and the city’s future. The luncheon will feature keynote speaker Lisa D. Cook, member of the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors, who served as a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers and previously as the senior adviser on finance and development in the US Department of Treasury’s Office of International Affairs.