Business Forecast Luncheon Scheduled Jan. 30 in Rogers
by December 22, 2014 12:00 am 64 views
The 21st annual Business Forecast Luncheon, hosted by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.
More than 1,000 business and community leaders are expected for the information and networking event, presented by the Walton College’s Center for Business and Economic Research. It features ?prominent ?speakers, ?who ?will ?give ?the ?audience ?their ?insights ?about ?where ?the ?economy ?is ?headed ?in ?2015.
The moderator will be John James, chief executive officer of Fayetteville-based company Acumen Brands Inc., whose portfolio of e-commerce sites includes Country Outfitter.
Acumen Brands has raised more than $100 million in venture funding since 2009, roughly 90 percent of the amount raised in the entire state in the last decade.
Past moderators of the Business Forecast Luncheon include Warren Stephens, John Tyson and Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty.
Other economists who will speak at this year’s event include Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist for The Northern Trust, John Silvia, managing director and chief economist for Wells Fargo and Kathy Deck, director of the CBER.
Ticket information is available at cber.uark.edu, by calling 479-575-4151 or emailing [email protected].