Events Upcoming
New Members
Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
7:15 AM - 9:00 AM CST
November 13, 2018
7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location
University of Illinois Springfield
Student Union
2251 Richard Wright Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
Fees/Admission
On or before October 26 - $25 per person
After October 26 - $35 per person
Non-Chamber Member - $50 per person
Table Sponsor (8 Seats) - $325
Contact Information
Bri Coons
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Description
Doors open and buffet begins at 7:15 a.m. with the program from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
The Chamber's annual Economic Outlook Breakfast provides an overview of our national economy, how it will impact our local community and affect the business environment. Keynote speaker, nationally recognized economist James Glassman, will also review global issues that are driving U.S. economics, and will provide an outlook for investment markets.
James Glassman is the Managing Director & Head Economist of Commercial Banking for JPMorgan Chase Bank. James Glassman provides market insights to help clients better understand the changing economy and its impact on their business. Mr. Glassman also works closely with the firm’s Corporate Sector, including the Chief Investment Office and Investor Relations, as well as the Investment Bank and Government Relations groups, providing financial analysis
and research.
A publisher of independent research on the principal forces shaping the economy and financial markets, Mr. Glassman is regularly cited in the financial media, where he is also a frequent commentator on economic policy issues. Additionally, he is a long-standing participant in the widelyfollowed Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Survey of Professional Forecasters and the National Association of Business Economists’ panel of macro-economic forecasters.
From 1979 through 1988, Mr. Glassman served as a senior economist in the Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs departments at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. His responsibilities ranged from analysis and forecasting of inflation and labor market developments, to analysis of the Federal Reserve’s operating strategies and interest rate markets, to the development of monetary and reserves projections. He joined Morgan Guaranty in 1988 and then Chemical Bank in 1993, which, through a combination of mergers, became JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mr. Glassman earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University.
For more information, please contact Bri Coons at (217) 525-1173 x 216 or bcoons@gscc.org.