AEC presents Succeeding in a Virtual Environment

Who: All undergraduate and graduate students studying at an academic institution in Georgia

What: 1-hr interactive webinar with the Atlanta Economics Club Board

Where: Zoom Webinar

When: August 6^th from 5 pm – 6 pm ET

Why: The AEC is committed to building a pipeline of future economic professionals. Towards that end, the AEC Board is hosting a conversation with current students to share insights from their professional journeys and highlight skills needed to succeed in today’s remote workplace. Jael Ortiz, AEC Student Liaison and Honors Student in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, will moderate the discussion with her fellow board members.

Kenneth Shiver will touch on the US and Georgia economy during the pandemic and provide an overview of how COVID-19 has impacted the utility industry and utility usage.

Kenneth Shiver
Chief Economist
Southern Company

How is the pandemic changing economic forecasting?

Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and Truist Head of US Macro Mike Skordeles will discuss how they are incorporating alternative data into their forecasts.

When: September 9, 2020, noon to 1PM ET

Jonathan Smoke
Chief Economist
Cox Automotive

Michael Skordeles
Head of US Macro Strategy
SunTrust now Truist

How is the pandemic changing economic forecasting?

Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and Truist Head of US Macro Mike Skordeles will discuss how they are incorporating alternative data into their forecasts.

When: September 9, 2020, noon to 1PM ET

Griffith Lynch
Executive Director
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)

Patrick Casey
Vice President, Fleet Management
TTX Company

How is COVID-19 impacting Federal and State Budgets?

Georgia State’s Laura Wheeler and Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget will discuss how the pandemic is affecting federal and state budgets.

When: December 16, 2020, noon to 1PM ET

Laura Wheeler
Associate Director at Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF), and Senior Research Associate at the Fiscal Research Center (FRC)
Georgia State University

Marc Goldwein
Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

2021 Economic Outlook

Ellen Zentner of Morgan Stanley will provide her outlook for what lies ahead for the U.S. economy.

When: January 20, 2021, noon to 1PM ET

Ellen Zentner
Chief US Economist
Morgan Stanley