Corporate Central invites credit union executives to attend its upcoming 2019 Economic Outlook Conference on Thursday, October 10 at The Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. While sharing information and networking with peers, attendees will learn about credit union-specific economic insights related to fiscal policy, market opportunity, risk management, and growth planning. The registration deadline for the event is Thursday, October 3.
“Our Economic Outlook Conference is designed to feature well-respected professionals offering information, insight, and analysis that will help credit union leaders prepare and plan for 2020,” said Chris Felton, President/CEO of Corporate Central. “We’re confident that participants will learn valuable information that they can take back to their credit unions and help them succeed in the current and upcoming economic environments.”
The speaker line-up at the 2019 conference includes:
- Bill Adams, Senior Economist for the PNC Financial Services Group. Adams will present Mind the Step Down: Economic Forecast for 2019. He will speak on PNC’s forecast for the US economy, the outlook for interest rates and the yield curve, and the impact of tariffs and the trade war on key US trading partners. Adams is PNC’s principal spokesman on global economic developments and is responsible for PNC’s exchange rate forecasts, which were named most accurate in four of Bloomberg’s quarterly consensus forecast surveys in the last four years. He also contributes to PNC’s analysis and forecasting of the US economy and was recognized jointly with all of PNC’s economists as the most accurate forecasters of US GDP and CPI in 2017 by Consensus Economics.
- Brian Knight, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel at NASCUS. Knight will present From Weed to Weightings: Hot Topics in the Regulatory Realm. His presentation will survey the hot topics facing the credit union system from cannabis banking to cybersecurity, BSA/AML, and risk-based capital. With an extensive background in both legislative and regulatory analyses, and a comprehensive knowledge of the state and federal credit union regulatory system, Knight often represents NASCUS speaking at seminars, trade association meetings, and conferences.
- Mike Schenk, Vice President of Research & Policy Analysis at CUNA. Schenk will present Forget the Fed. Ignore the Forecast. Schenk’s presentation will focus on the good ol' days, when Fed policy drove consumer behavior and directly determined the course of credit union operations. Forecasting was easy and planning was fun. In the new economy, however, the Fed is much less relevant, and forecasting is exceedingly difficult. He will focus on the four key forces driving the new economy, and he will discuss implications for credit unions and potential responses. Schenk is currently Vice President of Research & Policy Analysis at CUNA and conducts economic research and supports CUNA’s public relations and advocacy efforts. His analyses regularly appear in trade publications such as Credit Union Magazine and he is a frequent contributor to the financial media.
- Andy Janning, President/CEO of NO NET Solutions, LLC. Janning will present Heroes, Villains, and Drunk Old Men – Lessons for Surviving Your Ridiculously Crazy Life. Janning’s presentation will address how people are going eleventy-billion miles an hour each day, leading and serving others like a pro while trying to listen well, fight fair, resolve conflicts, build relationships, and be unbelievably awesome. He will share lessons from a former financial services executive, the most influential storytelling technique ever created, and a motley crew of (formerly) drunk old men. Attendees will leave with practical skills that will help them build a company full of heroes, keep the villains at bay, and help them build a brighter future for everyone they serve at work and at home. Janning is a nationally recognized expert in talent development with nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry. He is an 8-time state and national award winner for overall excellence in talent development, a professional photographer and award-winning filmmaker whose work has been featured by National Geographic and seen by hundreds of thousands of people around the world, and a popular speaker at conferences and events across the country.
The 2019 Economic Outlook Conference website provides details on the schedule, educational lineup, location, scholarships, overnight accommodations, and how to register.
Brian Knight, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel at NASCUS, is one of several speakers headlining the 2019 Economic Outlook Conference, October 10, 2019.