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Regional Economic Forecast
2015 Regional Economic Forecast
Friday, October 24, 2014
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Hotel Arista
2139 CityGate Lane
Naperville, IL
$50.00 Members; 60.00 Non-Members
Featuring:
John P. Calamos Sr.
Calamos Investments
Calamos provides investors with innovative strategies for building and protecting wealth over market cycles. He is the author of two books on securities investment and has been published in numerous financial journals. In 2006, Calamos won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the financial services sector. He earned a bachelors degree in economics and a master’s of business administration in finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Blu Putnam
CME Group
Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. He is responsible for leading economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their impact on CME’s business strategy. Putnam has more than 35 years of experience in the financial service industry and has authored five books on international finance. Putnam earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Eckerd College (formerly Florida Presbyterian College), and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University.
Caroline L. Harris
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Caroline L. Harris is chief tax counsel and executive director of tax policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She directs the development, promotion, and publication of the Chamber’s policy on tax-related matters. She analyzes tax legislation, other legislation with revenue-raising provisions, and tax reform proposals, and submits comments, Hill letters, and testimony to Congress and regulatory agencies. Harris routinely meets with members of Congress and their staffs, the administration, and regulatory agencies to promote the Chamber’s tax policy.
Terry Savage
Moderator
Savage is a nationally known expert on personal finance, the markets, and the economy. She is a regular blogger at the Huffington Post, a frequent guest on television and radio shows, including CNN, CBS, and she made several appearances on the Oprah Show. Savage was named a “Top 5 Speaker” in 2012 and has authored two best-selling books. She was the first woman trader on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, is a current member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and has won numerous awards for her writing and TV appearances including two Emmys. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, where she won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in American Studies.Date and Time
Friday Oct 24, 2014
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDTFriday, October 24, 2014
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Location
Hotel Arista
2139 CityGate Lane
Naperville, ILFees/Admission
$50.00 Members; 60.00 Non-Members
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