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Q & A |
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10:05 a.m. |
Refreshments Break |
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10:30 a.m. |
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Prerequisites for Recovery
As the old proverb goes: "Desperate times call for desperate measures." As the governments and central banks across the globe pump billions of dollars into the system to fight the global recession, the question is will this work? At the conference we will be taking a closer look at the Administration's efforts to revive the ailing U.S. economy. Is the stimulus package doing more harm than good? What letter of the alphabet lies ahead when it comes to recovery - "L", "U" or "W"? What are the rules of survival for business and individuals alike in this day and economy? Pdf not available online |
Rajeev Dhawan
Director
Economic Forecasting Center
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University |
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11:40 a.m. |
Q&A and Conclusion |
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11:50 a.m. |
Light lunch & Networking |
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CANCELLATION POLICY: To cancel your registration and be eligible for a refund, call the Economic Forecasting Center at 404-413-7260 before 4pm the day before the conference. A stop payment of a check does not constitute a formal cancellation. Registrants who do not attend the conference and have not cancelled one day prior to the conference are liable for the entire registration fee but will be mailed conference materials.
SUBSTITUTION POLICY: If an annual subscriber cannot attend the conference, another person from the same company can substitute in the subscriber's place.
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Industry Speakers
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Esmael Abidi
Director
A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research
Chapman University
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BIO- Director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research and Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis at Chapman University, received his doctorate degree in Economics from Claremont Graduate University. He joined the Chapman faculty in 1978, and was appointed director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research in 1985.
His research interests include macroeconomics, financial markets, and regional economics. Dr. Adibi has co-authored two textbooks, Econometric Analysis - An Applications Approach, and The Practice of Econometrics with EViews. His articles have been published in newspapers including The Los Angeles Times, and the Orange County Register, as well as professional journals such as International Advances in Economic Research, the Journal of Private Enterprise, and the Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics.
Dr. Adibi is past president of the Association for University Business and Economic Research. He is a member of the NABE Outlook Survey Panel and Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast Panel. He serves on the board of managers of the "OCTFCU Mortgage Company" and is a member of California Controller's Council of Economic Advisors.
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Marlon Cook
| BIO- Marlon is a native of Washington, D.C. and currently resides in Conyers, Georgia. He is presently the Regional Manager for the FDIC's Division of Insurance and Research in the Atlanta, Georgia Regional Office. Prior to his current assignment, Marlon was an Assistant Regional Director for the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection in Atlanta, with responsibility for risk management matters in the State of Georgia.
Marlon joined the FDIC in 1985 and became a commissioned examiner in 1989. Between 1989 and 1996, he served as a commissioned examiner in the northeast and southwestern United States before his assignment as a Case Manager in the Atlanta Regional Office from 1996 until April 1999. He was appointed Special Assistant to the Director of the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection in 1999 prior to returning to Atlanta as an Assistant Regional Director.
Mr. Cook earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Mount St. Mary's University, Emmittsburg, Maryland. He is also an honors graduate of the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Cook is also a 2007 graduate of the FDICs Senior Executive Leadership Program.
He is also a volunteer instructor for the FDICs financial literacy program Money Smart, which teaches the fundamentals of personal finance to adults and school age children.
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