Tuesday, October 9, 2012
7:00 am - 11:45am
Event Schedule:
07:00 - 08:00 am - Breakfast and Registration
08:00 - 08:05 am - Welcome
08:10 - 9:10 am - Nat'l, State, Local Forecast
09:10 - 09:20 am - Economist Q & A
09:20 - 09:50 am - Election Year Politics & Econ
09:50 - 10:00 am - Ontario Airport Update
10:00 - 10:55 am - Municipal Insolvency
10:55 - 11:45 am - Future of Retailing
Registration: $95
BEST VALUE! Table for 10: $750
Kelly Lockhart-Spetnagel, Program Coordinator
Inland Empire Center for Economics and Public Policy
Claremont McKenna College
(909) 621-8012
Join us for the third annual conference presenting the latest quarterly economic projections for the Nation, State and Region in the beautiful Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. Additionally, panels on: Election Year Politics and Economics; Muncipal Insolvency; Future of Retailing; and an Update on the Ontario Airport will be presented.
UCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and State
Jerry Nickelsburg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
Inland Empire Forecast
Marc Weidenmier, Professor of Economics, Director of the Lowe Institute of Political Economy, Claremont McKenna College
Election Year Politics and Economics
Moderator: Jay Orr, CEO, Riverside County
Andrew E. Busch, Crown Professor of Government and Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government, Claremont McKenna College
Kenneth Miller, Associate Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College
Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Assistant Professor of Political Studies, Pitzer College
Ontairo Airport Update
Chris Hughes, City of Ontario, City Manager
Municipal Insolvency - A Discussion of Options
Moderator: Greg Devereaux, CEO, County of San Bernardino
John Brown, Partner, Best Best & Krieger
Clark Alsop, Partner, Best Best & Krieger
Frank Adams, Partner, Best Best & Krieger
Future of Retailing in the Inland Empire
Moderator: Larry Kosmont, President and CEO, Kosmont Companies
Doug Jensen, Senior Vice President, MuniServices
Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President, Lewis Operating Companies
Scott Kaplan, Senior Vice President, CB Richard Ellis