Below you will find a list of the past conferences and their keynote speakers.
| Year | Host | Dates | Keynote Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Minnesota | William Easterly | |
| 2 | 2005 | Minnesota | Mark Rosenzweig | |
| 3 | 2006 | Minnesota | Dani Rodrik | |
| 4 | 2007 | Minnesota | Chris Udry | |
| 5 | 2008 | UW Madison | Alain de Janvry | |
| 6 | 2009 | Minnesota | James Robinson | |
| 7 | 2010 | Minnesota | Esther Duflo | |
| 8 | 2011 | UW Madison | April 15-16 | Pranab Bardhan |
| 9 | 2012 | Minnesota | April 20-21 | Daron Acemoglu |
| 10 | 2013 | UW Madison | April 5-6 | Martin Ravallion |
| 11 | 2014 | Minnesota | May 2-3 | Tim Besley |
| 12 | 2015 | UW Madison | April 24-25 | Gordon Hanson |
| 13 | 2016 | Minnesota | May 6-7 | Michael Kremer |
| 14 | 2017 | UW Madison | April 21-22 | Pascaline Dupas |
| 15 | 2018 | Minnesota | April 27-28 | Dean Karlan |
| 16 | 2019 | UW Madison | April 26-27 | Oriana Bandiera |
| 17 | 2020 | Purdue | April 17-18 | Jonathan Morduch |
| 18 | 2021 | Northwestern | April 30-May 1 | Eliana La Ferrara |
| 19 | 2022 | Minnesota | April 1-2 | Karen Macours |
| 20 | 2023 | UHouston | March 31-April 1 | Erica Field |
| 21 | 2024 | UChicago | April 5-6 | James Heckman |
| 22 | 2025 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | March 28-29 | Mushfiq Mobarak |
| 23 | 2026 | UW Madison | April 24-25 | Debraj Ray |