January Breakfast Briefing: Economic & Investment Outlook - Now Virtual

Join ACG Philadelphia as we prepare for dealmaking success in 2022 with an economic and investment outlook to better understand the market forces that will impact investors, acquirers and deal professionals. 

In a fireside chat format, we'll hear from Joel Naroff, Ph.D., President, Naroff Economics and Eric Winograd, Senior Vice President and Director of Developed Market Economic Research, AB Bernstein who will share their views on the current climate and what to expect this coming year. Amara Briggs, Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager of Truist Financial Corporation will moderate.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
 

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Joel L. Naroff is an engaging, nationally recognized expert and recipient of the Lawrence R. Klein Award for blue chip forecasting excellence and twice the winner of the National Association for Business Economics Outlook Award. Named the Bloomberg Business News 2008 top economic forecaster, Naroff was also named top economic forecaster by MSNBC in 2006. Data compiled by Bloomberg shows Naroff as the top forecaster of the U.S. economy during a period that included the start of the global credit crisis.

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Eric Winograd is a Senior Vice President and Director of Developed Market Economic Research with AB Bernstein. He joined the firm in 2017. From 2010 to 2016, Mr. Winograd was the senior economist at MKP Capital Management, a US-based diversified alternatives manager. From 2008 to 2010, he was the senior macro strategist at HSBC North America. Earlier in his career, Mr. Winograd worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the World Bank. He holds a BA (cum laude) in Asian studies from Dartmouth College and an MA in international studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. 

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Amara M. Briggs (Moderator) is Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager for the Delaware Valley/Lehigh Valley Region at BB&T, now Truist Financial Corporation, the nation’s premier financial services company. Amara joined the bank October 2020. In this role, Amara is responsible for delivering best in class lending, advisory and treasury services for family owned, middle market clients in the Delaware Valley/Lehigh Valley regions. Prior to her current role, Amara worked as Senior Relationship Manager for Wells Fargo and Citizens Bank for 6.5 and 14 years, respectively, in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region. Amara sits on the Boards of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, Business Leadership for Catholic Schools and Cobbs Creek Restoration Foundation.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

  8:00 - 9:00 AM  Fireside Chat 
  9:00 - 9:45 AM  Networking via Zoom breakout rooms

  We will circulate the attendee list in advance to help facilitate networking.  

PRICING (Virtual Event Price Update)
  ACG Members - Free
  Non-Members - $65

Full refunds are available for non-member cancellations made more than 48 hours in advance less a $5 processing fee. Email replacement or cancellation requests to mdagit@acg.org.