Monday, Oct. 5

Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan will join author Anabelle Oh, who paired with him on the first Camp Half-Blood book called The Wild Zone, to talk at the University of Texas at Arlington in a “lively, fan-focused conversation.” Tickets are required for the 7:30 event. 

Tuesday, Oct. 6

A powerhouse of global journalism will gather for Southern Methodist University’s Tate Lecture series as Pulitzer Prize winners George Will and Anne Applebaum join CNN host Fareed Zakaria for an 8 p.m. talk about the forces shaping world politics, history and global change. 

Travel to San Antonio to hear Dallas Fed president Lorie Logan talk about the economy with Agustin Carstens, the former general manager of the Bank of International Settlements. The 6 p.m. program will be at the Dallas Fed’s San Antonio branch. 

The experts building the world’s AI and telecommunications infrastructure will gather at the TM Forum Innovate Americas conference. It runs for two days at the Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel & Convention Center. 

Thursday, Oct. 8

PepsiCo, Inc., which has its Frito-Lay division headquarters in Plano, will report third-quarter earnings as inflation continues to put pressure on food and beverage manufacturers. 

Friday, Oct. 9

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will host another out-of-town event, the Conference of International Economics at the University of Houston in conjunction with the Banco de Mexico. Top Federal Reserve researchers and academics will join the discussion. 

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is the first major carrier of the season to report its third-quarter earnings, with North Texas-based American Airlines and Southwest Airlines coming toward the end of the month.