The Economic Outlook Conference is an annual conference organized by the Woltemade Center and the Department of Economics and Business at Ohio Wesleyan University. The Conference typically hosts a three-person panel where each panelist provides either a local, national, or international economic outlook of what can be expected regarding growth, employment, and the overall state of the economy. Out of the three speakers, a national perspective is usually provided by an economist from the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland, a local perspective is typically provided by an economist from the Central Ohio area, and an international view is provided by various economists and business persons who deal with international issues in their lives. Each panelist gives a brief presentation of about 10-12 minutes, which is followed by a discussion among panelists and finally, questions from the audience. Usually the program draws a substantial audience from both the campus and local community.
| 2/13/2024 | Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Ph.D., CEO, Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio |
| Guhan Venkatu, M.A., Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland | |
| Andrew Will '09, CFA, Director, Investment Strategy, Ameriprise Bank, FSB | |
| 11/7/2022 | Dr. Bill LaFayette, Owner of Regionomics |
| Mark E. Schweitzer, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland | |
| Dr. Ian Sheldon, Andersons Professor of International Trade, Graduate Studies Leader, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University | |
| 11/14/2017 | Bob Lamb, J.D., Masters Urban Planning and Development Economic Development Director, Delaware County |
| Mark E. Schweitzer, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| Andrew Will, M.S. Global Macroeconomic Strategist, Hartford Investment Management Company |
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| 11/15/2016 | Dr. Bill LaFayette Owner of Regionomics |
| Mark E. Schweitzer, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| Dr. Ian Sheldon Andersons Professor of International Trade, Graduate Studies Leader, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University |
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| 11/17/2015 | Ben Ayers, M.S. Senior Economist, Nationwide Economics |
| George Mokrzan, Ph.D. Private Financial and Capital Markets Group, Vice President, Senior Economist, Huntington Bank |
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| Mark E. Schweitzer, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 11/12/2014 | Dr. Bill LaFayette Owner of Regionomics |
| Dr. Ian Sheldon Andersons Professor of International Trade, Graduate Studies Leader, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University |
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| Dr. Joel Elvery Economist, Research Department Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 11/11/2013 | Dr. Jim Newton Chief Economic Adviser for Commerce National Bank in Columbus |
| Dr. Ian Sheldon Andersons Professor of International Trade, Graduate Studies Leader, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University |
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| Edward S. Knotek II, Ph.D. Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 10/11/2012 | Pedro Amaral, Ph.D. Senior Research Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
| James Bang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics St. Ambrose University |
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| Kenny McDonald, CEcD. Chief Economic Officer Columbus 2020 |
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| 11/7/2011 | Bill LaFayette, Ph.D. Owner of Regionomics™, LLC. |
| Ian Sheldon, Ph.D. Andersons Professor of International Trade, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University |
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| Guhan Venkatu, Ph.D. Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 11/8/2010 | Nader Nazmi, Ph.D. Deputy Director of the Latin America Department, Institute of International Finance |
| George Mokrzan, Ph.D. Private Financial and Capital Markets Group, Vice President, Senior Economist, Huntington Bank |
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| Mark E. Schweitzer, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 2/15/2010 | Leo de Bever, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer AIMCo Alberta Investment Management Corporation |
| O. Emre Ergungor, Ph.D. Senior Research Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| James Newton, Ph.D. Chief Economic Advisor for Commerce National Bank President and Owner of Economic Perspectives Inc. Adjunct Professor of Economics at The Ohio State University Professor of Economics and Statistics at DeVry University |
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| 2/16/2009 | Andrew B. Busch '83, MBA Director BMO Capital Markets Global Foreign Exchange Market Strategist CNBC's The Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo |
| Dr. Bill LaFayette, Ph.D. Vice President of Economic Analysis The Columbus Chamber of Commerce |
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| Dr. Kenneth R. Beauchemin, Ph.D. Senior Research Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 2/28/2008 | Owen F. Humpage, Ph.D Senior Economic Advisor Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
| Bill LaFayette, Ph.D. Vice President of Economic Analysis The Columbus Chamber of Commerce |
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| Dr. Dale L. Larson, Ph.D. President Larson Global Consulting, Inc. |
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| 2/26/2007 | Andrew B. Busch '83, MBA Director BMO Capital Markets Global Foreign Exchange Market Strategist CNBC's The Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo |
| Mark Sniderman, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research Federal Research Bank of Cleveland |
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| Philip A. Volker Chief Investment Officer Advance Asset Management Advisors, Inc. |
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| 2/28/2006 | Leo de Bever, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, MFC Global Investment Management |
| Dr. Donald Ratajczak, Ph.D. Consulting Economist, Morgan Keegan & Company |
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| Mark Sniderman, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 2/22/2005 | Dale L. Larson, Ph.D. President of Larson Global Consulting, Inc. |
| Kenneth T. Mayland, Ph.D. President of ClearView Economics, LLC |
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| Mark S. Sniderman, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland |
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| 2/23/2004 | Leo De Bever, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Research and Economics with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund |
| Bryan Jordan, Economist with Banc One Investment Advisors |
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| Ed Stevens, Ph.D. Senior Consultant and Economist at the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank |