2024 Economic Forecast Luncheon

Date and Time

Tuesday Feb 6, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Location

Riverfront Events
Riverfront Room
760 Justison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Fees/Admission

$90 for Members
$100 for Non-Members

Sponsorship opportunities available.

Contact Information

Alysse Bortolotto
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2024 Economic Forecast Luncheon

Description

State of the Economy
17th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Featuring Dr. Anirban Basu

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Join us for New Castle County Chamber of Commerce's 17th Annual Economic Forecast featuring Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., Dr. Anirban Basu, one of Mid-Atlantic region's most recognizable, and wittiest, economists.

Has the Federal Reserve successfully engineered a soft landing? Or, is the confluence of geopolitical conflict, a presidential election, rising consumer debt levels, and still high interest rates conspiring to produce economic downturn in 2024? It is difficult to know whether 2024 will be a good year – but one thing is clear – it will be a very interesting one. This presentation will supply in-depth analysis of major factors shaping economic outcomes, including interest rates, global conflict, wage dynamics, business confidence, and demographics. It will then turn toward a forecast for the coming year, highlighting the major risks that economic stakeholders will likely encounter.

Schedule:

11:30 a.m. | Doors Open + Registration + Lunch
12:00 p.m. | Presentation Begins
12:45 p.m. | Audience Q&A
1:00 p.m. | Presentation and Q&A Concludes + Networking
1:30 p.m. | Event Ends

About...

Anirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with an office in Orlando, Florida. The firm provides strategic analytical services to energy suppliers, law firms, medical systems, government agencies, and real estate developers among others.

In 2014, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appointed him Chair of the Maryland Economic Development Commission (2014-2021). He serves as Chairman of the Baltimore County Economic Advisory Committee. He also serves the chief economist function for Associated Builders and Contractors, the Construction Financial Management Association, the Modular Building Institute, the Maryland Bankers Association, and several others.

He has taught at several universities, most frequently at the Johns Hopkins University. He currently teaches History of Economic Thought at Goucher College as their Distinguished Economist in Residence.

In 2007, 2016, and 2022, the Daily Record newspaper selected Dr. Basu as one of Maryland’s 50 most influential people. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.

Dr. Basu is currently on the boards of the University of Maryland School of Law, St. Mary’s College, the University of Maryland Medical Center, the University System of Maryland Foundation, the Lyric Opera House and the Archdiocese of Baltimore School System. He is also on Truist Bank’s advisory board.

Dr. Basu earned his B.S. in Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He earned his Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and his Master’s in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. He acquired his Juris Doctor at the University of Maryland School of Law. He completed his doctoral work at UMBC with a concentration in health economics.