Economists to discuss Outlook for 2023 at 29th Annual Business Forecasting Luncheon

A panel of three prominent economists will speak at the 29th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Friday, January 27, 2023, about the regional, national and global outlook.

The luncheon, hosted by the Sam M. Walton College of Business Center for Business and Economic Studies, will be held on Friday, January 27 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the World Rogers Convention Center. Rogers in the business center district. Register now.

“I look forward to these predictions for the coming year,” said Matt Waller, dean of Walton College. “Each economist looks at current global and domestic events and shares how these affect our economic life and business strategies. It is important to plan for the future.”

All lunch ticket holders are welcome to attend the networking event with other attendees and speakers from 10:45 am to 11:20 am in the Rogers Convention Center.

The panelists:

• Moderator: Todd SimmonsCEO and Associate Vice Chairman, Simmons Foods.
• International Forecast: Julia CoronadoFounder of the economic research firm Macropolicy Perspectives and clinical associate professor at the McCombs School of Business.
• Local forecaster: John’s listKenneth C. Griffin was a professor of economics at the University of Chicago and chief economist at Walmart.
• Regional and Regional Forecaster: Mervin JebarajDirector of the Center for Business and Economic Studies.

“The state’s business and community leaders will have the opportunity to hear from economists about the path of the economy in a time of great uncertainty. Both the state and the region can use that information to strengthen their organizations,” said Jabaraj.

Sponsors for the 2023 Business Forecast Luncheon include:

• Walton presentation partner – Walmart and Sam’s Club
• Walton Academic Partners -Devereaux Real Estate Investments, Drake Farms, Greenwood Gearhart Inc., RMP LLP – Attorneys at Law, Rose Law Firm, Siemens Foods, Inc.
• Walton Corporate Partners – Arkansas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Conner & Winter, LLP; Cox Communications, Cuttack Rock LLP; Regions Bank; Cushman & Wakefield & Sage Partners; Whisinvest Realty; Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
• Walton Business Partners – American Electric Power Foundation; Centennial Bank; Colliers International; Entergy Arkansas; Focus Business Real Estate; Hogan Taylor LLP; JB Hunt Transport Services; Landmark CPAs; Mitchell Williams; Nabolz Construction; Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

For more information about sponsorship or reservations for the 2023 Business Forecast Luncheon, contact the Center for Business and Economic Studies at 479-575-4151, fax 479-575-7687 or email at cber@walton.uark.edu.

Business forecasters

Todd Simon He is the CEO and Vice Chairman of Simon Foods. He currently serves or has served in the following positions: Vice Chairman of the National Poultry Council, Executive Committee and Board of the Pet Food Institute, Arkansas Executive Forum at U of A, American Poultry and Egg Association Board, Heart of America NWA Association, Walton Arts Foundation, Signature Bank of Arkansas, Work Matters, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ozark Natural Science Center and Poultry Federation Board of Directors. Simmons is also Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40. He attended Georgetown University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He joined Simmons in 1990.

Julia Coronado He is the founder of Macropolicy Perspectives, an economic research organization, and a clinical associate professor at the McCombs School of Business. Coronado received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas, then served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for eight years, forecasting the U.S. economy and publishing scholarly articles on retirement finance and market evaluation, retirement savings, and digital currency and monetary policy. She is the vice president of the National Association of Business Economists and serves on the boards of directors of Robert Half International and Dinex Capital, the advisory boards of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Retirement Research Council at the Wharton School, and the Cleveland Fed Center for Inflation Research.

John list He is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and Walmart’s Chief Economist. His research focuses on combining field experiments with economic theory to advance our understanding of economic science. Outline the pioneering field experiments in the early 1990s to test behavioral theories and learn about behavioral principles shared across domains. To obtain data for his field tests, List used a variety of markets, including charitable fundraising activities, the sports trading card industry, the ride-share industry, and the education sector. This collaborative research has led to collaborations with a variety of schools and charities, as well as Lyft, Uber, United Airlines, Virgin Airlines, Humana, Sears, Kmart, Facebook, Google, General Motors, Tinder, Citadel, Walmart, and many other companies. non-profit organizations. His research includes more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and several published textbooks. He co-wrote an international bestseller Why the rod? In the year 2013 and is the author of the new bestseller, Effect of voltage. List of He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and a Fellow of the Economics Association in 2015. List was the recipient of the 2010 Kenneth Galbraith Award, the 2008 Arrow Award for Outstanding Economists in the Field of Behavioral Economics, and the 2012 George Jansen Lecture Award. He is the current editor. Journal of Political Economy.

Mervin Jebaraj He is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Studies. While at the Center, he contributed to the creation and execution of economic studies for clients such as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the Northwest Arkansas Council, the Walton Family Foundation, Arwest Bank, U of A and many others. The work was noticed by the government business media. Arkansas business and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal He recognized Jaberaj on the 40 Under 40 list and the Arkansas 250 list. It is a unique source of knowledge related to business and economics that journalists and business people alike rely on to find out how national and regional issues affect Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas. Annually, he presents presentations sharing the Center’s expertise to more than 5,000 individuals, and tens of thousands more hear and see his economic analysis and commentary on television, radio and print media. Jabaraj serves on the Community Development Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Business Economics, the Board of Directors of Northwest Arkansas National Airport, and the Board of Directors of Walton Arts. middle.

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