BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:22nd Annual Economic Summit DESCRIPTION:*Please call Maddie at 301-739-2015 Ext. 100 to discuss seating availability.*\n\n\nHas 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? 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.\nKick off the evening with a networking and cocktail hour\, followed by a buffet dinner\, leading up to Dr. Basu's analysis of our economy. Dr. Basu's Bio: 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. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

*Please call Maddie at 301-739-2015 Ext. 100 to discuss seating availability.*

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? \;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.

Kick off the evening with a networking and cocktail hour\, followed by a buffet dinner\, leading up to Dr. Basu'\;s analysis of our economy.

Dr. Basu'\;s Bio: \;

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&rsquo\;s 50 most influential people. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region&rsquo\;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&rsquo\;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&rsquo\;s advisory board. \;

Dr. Basu earned his B.S. in Foreign Service at Georgetown University. \;He earned his Master&rsquo\;s in Public Policy from Harvard University&rsquo\;s John F. Kennedy School of Government\, and his Master&rsquo\;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.

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