33rd Economic Outlook Conference

Tue, Feb 8 2022, 8:30am - 12pm

Central Bank Center:

The 33^rd Economic Outlook Conference will be held at the Central Bank Center on February 8^th, 2022. This year’s conference is in-person. Join experts from the Gatton College of Business and Economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education as they discuss the economic outlook for 2022. Embarking upon a new year, with a multitude of challenges, the economic recovery continues globally and regionally, bringing a new year of recovery.

The registration fee is $125 and the deadline to register is February 1^st. Registration is required.
To register, CLICK HERE.

Dr. Mark Schweitzer, Senior Vice President of Research and and Advisor to the Research Director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will be the featured speaker of the conference. Dr. Schweitzer’s own research has focused on the macroeconomic impact of labor market developments and the identification of factors contributing to regional economic growth.

The additional speakers for this year's conference include Dr. Michael Clark, Director of the Center of Business and Economic Research and Associate Professor of Economics in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky; Dr. Haoying Sun, Associate Professor of Supply Chain in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky; and Dr. Aaron Thompson, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.

The Institute's Director, Dr. Charles Courtemanche, will serve as the moderator for this year's conference.

To access the 33^rd Economic Outlook Conference program, CLICK HERE.

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Speakers

Mark E. Schweitzer Senior Vice President of Research and Advisor to the Research Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Mark Schweitzer is Senior Vice President of Research and Advisor to the Research Director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He is responsible for making economic presentations to the Bank and branch boards of directors, business advisory councils, and internal and external groups, along with undertaking other projects that focus on special topics. Dr. Schweitzer’s own research has focused on the macroeconomic impact of labor market developments and the identification of factors contributing to regional economic growth.
Dr. Schweitzer joined the Bank in 1992 as an economist. From 2000 to 2002, he took leave to serve as a senior economist at the Bank of England. After returning to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, he was promoted to assistant vice president and director of the Regional Economic Issues Program in 2004. He left Cleveland in 2007 to serve as vice president and branch executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Denver Branch. In 2008, he returned to the Cleveland Reserve Bank to serve as its research director, and from 2015 to 2017 he oversaw the external outreach and regional analytics unit.
An economics graduate of the University of Chicago, Dr. Schweitzer holds both an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. A native of Seattle, Washington, Dr. Schweitzer lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He is married and has two daughters and a son.

Michael Clark Director, Center for Business and Economic Research | Associate Professor of Economics, University of Kentucky

Michael W. Clark is the Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. He earned a B.A. in Management and an M.S. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky. Prior to coming to UK, Dr. Clark was the Chief Economist for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. He conducts applied economic and policy research focusing on labor, health, economic development issues. His work has been published in the Journal of Labor Research. He has conducted research for various Kentucky state agencies including the Department of Public Health, the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, and the Department of Income Support.

Haoying Sun Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Kentucky

Haoying Sun is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and the Founding Director of the Master of Science in Supply Chain program at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. Before joining Gatton as an Assistant Professor in 2017, Haoying was an assistant professor at the Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in Supply Chain & Operations Management from the University of Texas at Austin, and her M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). She has previously worked as a senior development engineer at Seagate Technology (Minneapolis, MN) and as an assistant professor at DeVry University South Florida (Miramar, FL).
Haoying conducts research in the OM/Marketing and OM/MIS interface. Her research has been published in Production and Operations Management, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Marketing Behavior, Proceedings of the IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing. Her work has been presented at various conferences, including MSOM, POM and INFORMS annual conferences. She also holds two U.S. patents.

Aaron Thompson President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Aaron Thompson is a passionate advocate for higher education. As a firstgeneration college student from rural Clay County, Kentucky, he experienced first-hand the transformative power of a college credential. As President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, he works to ensure all Kentuckians have an equal opportunity to improve their lives through postsecondary education.
Before taking the helm of CPE, Thompson served as interim president of Kentucky State University; CPE executive vice president and provost; and faculty member and administrator at Eastern Kentucky University. He has extensive leadership experience within the private and non-profit sectors and is a highly sought-after national speaker. Dr. Thompson has authored or coauthored numerous books and peer-reviewed publications on diversity, cultural competence, first-year experience programs, retention, and student success, among other topics. In 2019, he was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
Thompson received his doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Kentucky, with an emphasis on organizational leadership. He earned a master’s degree in industrial sociology from the University of Kentucky, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Eastern Kentucky University.