SOUTHFIELD – What will 2014 hold for some of Michigan?s most critical industries, such as Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, Automotive, and more? The Engineering Society of Detroit?s Economic Forecast Conference on Oct. 17 will host a cadre of experts, who will outline the future of these industries and how it will impact stakeholders and consumers.
The event at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi will kick off with a presentation by Paul Traub, BBA, MBA, Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago?Detroit Branch where he is responsible for both research and analysis. Traub also serves on advisory boards for the Business Schools at Oakland University in Rochester, and Michigan and Baker College in Flint. Prior to joining the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Traub served as the President of Scenario Economics LLC and Senior Economist for Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company, LLC (ACT Research).
Traub will be followed by the following presenters:
Healthcare Sector: James M. Safran, PE, President & CEO, Jones Lang LaSalle at Beaumont Health Systems
Energy Sector: Steven Kurmas, FESD, President & COO, Detroit Edison
Transportation Sector: Kim Avery, Deputy Region Engineer, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Commercial, Retail and Industrial Development Sector: Scott Elliott, Senior Managing Director, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Automotive Sector: Bernard Swiecki, Assistant Director, Automotive Communities Partnership (ACP), Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
Southeast Michigan Sector : John Austin, President, Michigan State Board of Education, Director, Michigan Economic Center and Non Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
The event will also feature a special presentation of the Design and Construction Industry Summit Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Our Region to Carl Roehling, FAIA, LEED AP, President & CEO, SmithGroupJJR, Inc.
Cost to attend is $95 ESD members; $115 nonmembers or $174 to join ESD and attend for free. For more information or to register, visit www.esd.org, or contact 248-353-0735. Tell them MITechNews.Com sent you.
