Next Meeting: January 2009
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Date: Thursday, January 8th, 2009 [Note: date is second Thursday]
Speaker: T. Kevin Swift, Senior Director - Policy, Economics & Risk Analysis, American Chemistry Council Download announcement
Topic: The 2009 Economic Outlook
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Co-sponsored by the AIChE, Metro New York Section
Dr. T. Kevin Swift of the American Chemistry Council will speak on the “2009 Economic Outlook” providing first an overview of the role of energy and housing, and that of the evolving credit crisis in the current downturn. He will subsequently cover the current status of the global and US economy. Dr. Swift will then provide an assessment of the outlook for the economy with emphasis on key end-use customer industries.
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Dr. T. Kevin Swift is the Chief Economist and Senior Director-Policy, Economics & Risk Analysis, American Chemistry Council (Arlington, VA), where he is responsible for economic analyses dealing with business, trade, tax, energy, and related issues, as well as monitoring business conditions and industry structure, and identifying emerging trends.
Prior to joining the ACC, Dr. Swift held several executive and senior level positions at several business information/database companies, directing business research, forecasting, and consulting efforts as well as domestic and international business forecasting services and related on-line databases. He also conducted industrial market research and related projects. Kevin started his career at Dow Chemical USA.
Dr. Swift is a member of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and is a member of NABE's panel of 40 professional forecasters and a participant in the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks forecasters survey.
He is a graduate of Ashland College with a BA degree and a graduate of Case Western Reserve University with a MA degree in Economics.
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Place: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street, NYC (212) 626-9300
Times & Fees: • 11:30 a.m. Cocktails • 12 noon Luncheon • 1:15 p.m. Presentation
$45 for Members who reserve by Tuesday, January 6th (12 noon).
$55 for Guests and Members (at door without reservations)
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