State of the Economy

Stay informed on Oklahoma City's economic outlook.

At the 2021 State of the Economy luncheon, attendees will hear from Dr. Bill Conerly, a business-focused economist with more than 30 years of experience connecting the dots between the economy and business decisions.

Conerly is an online contributor to Forbes and the author of The Flexible Stance: Thriving in a Boom/Bust Economy. He also wrote Businomics, a book about economics for business leaders. He is co-author of Thinking Economics, a multi-media high school economics curriculum used in 34 states.

In his keynote presentation, Conerly will examine your company's opportunities and risks in the evolving business cycle. Attendees will hear the outlook for major sectors of the economy and will learn how to keep their business ready for expansion while protecting against recession. Business leaders will walk away knowing how the economy will impact their companies--and how to develop plans that will be resilient in any situation.

In addition to his remarks, the event will also include a panel discussion from regional economists on the issues that are particularly important to our state. Panelists include:

• Robert Dauffenbach, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Economic Development and Impact and Director of Center for Economic and Management Research at the University of Oklahoma
• Russell Evans, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Executive Director of the Steven C. Agee Economic Research and Policy Institute, Director of the Center for Regional Economic Forecasting and Policy Analysis, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business
• Mark Snead, Ph.D., Economist and President of RegionTrack

Schedule
11 a.m. - Registration begins / doors open / networking
11:30 a.m. - Program begins

Individual tickets are $50 for Chamber members and $75 for nonmembers. Sponsor tables of eight with additional recognition are available for $1,500.

Online registration is now closed. To register, email register@okcchamber.com.

Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor Arvest Bank.