59th Annual ASU/PNC Bank Economic Forecast Luncheon

The longest-running, most trusted economic forecasting event in the Valley.

When: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown; Virtual via Zoom
Ticket prices:
In Person: $175/person | $1,375/table of 10
Virtual: $75/person | $700/group of 10
Sponsored by:

The Program
The 2023 economic outlook is perhaps the most complex and challenging exercise in economic forecasting in decades. Economic indicators are in conflict. Inflation has increased to levels not seen in years but appears to be decreasing. Output may be slowing and there are questions of a recession looming. At the same time, employment numbers continue to improve and the unemployment level is at a record low. The conflict in Ukraine is affecting food supplies and prices globally.
Join us at this year’s luncheon, where top national and regional experts will present their economic forecasts, and advice on these issues and more.

Christopher Waller
Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Keynote Address
Christopher Waller is member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He was confirmed in December 2020 and his term expires in 2030. Prior to joining the Board, he was executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from 2009 to 2020. He began his career at Indiana University-Bloomington from 1985-1998. He then moved to the University of Kentucky, where he served as the C. M. Gatton Chair of Monetary Economics. In 2003, he joined the University of Notre Dame as the Gilbert F. Schaefer Chair of Economics. His research focuses on monetary theory and has been published in a variety of top scholarly journals such as the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He earned a BA from Bemidji State University (1981) followed by an MA (1984) and a PhD (1985) in economics from Washington State University.

Dennis L. Hoffman
Director, L. William Seidman Institute and Professor of Economics
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Outlook for the Regional and Metro Economy
Dennis L. Hoffman is director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU. He is the director of ASU’s Office of the University Economist and has received both teaching and research awards from ASU, including the Distinguished Faculty Research Award and designation as a Dean’s Council of 100 Distinguished Scholar.

Daniel J. Brady
Chief Investment Strategist, PNC Asset Management Group
Taking Stock of the Markets
Dan Brady is the chief investment strategist for the PNC Asset Management Group (AMG). In this role, he oversees all investment strategy-related activities for PNC Wealth Management®, Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth®, and PNC Institutional Asset Management®. In addition, he leads the team that establishes overall strategic and tactical asset allocation guidance of client portfolios, manages the evolution of investment processes, provides thought leadership on key investment issues, and is the author of numerous publications. He also performs research and analytics that help drive the overall investment recommendations of the firm while also managing the firm’s asset allocation models.
Brady serves as a voting member of the Asset Management Group & Institutional Asset Management Investment Policy, and Investment Advisor Research committees. He is also a PNC-certified Women’s Business Advocate. Prior to joining PNC, Brady was a consultant at Clearstead, providing institutional investment advice to endowments, foundations and retirement plans. Before his time at Clearstead, he was a Senior Portfolio Associate at the Glenmede Trust Company. Brady earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The Ohio State University.
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