Dr. Frank Wadsworth, head of the Division of Business at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), invites residents of Southcentral Indiana to attend the IU Business Outlook Panel and Breakfast at IUPUC.

The IU Business Outlook Panel and Breakfast event will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, from 7:30 – 9:15 a.m. at the Columbus Learning Center Lecture Hall. Tickets to the panel and breakfast are $15. Attendees can register for the event through the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce at columbusarea.chambermaster.com/events.

Wadsworth extends, “Business owners and managers; executives of small and large organizations; city and county leaders; directors and board members of non-governmental agencies; financial managers, and citizens impacted by global and U.S. economic issues are welcome to attend.”

“The statewide Business Outlook Panel series is one of Indiana University’s most widely anticipated and attended events,” Wadsworth reported. “Many Hoosiers are interested in the IU expert forecasts for the coming year for the international and United States markets including Indiana and the local markets.”

Panelist include:

U.S. & GLOBAL OUTLOOK
DR. WILLARD E. WITTE
Dr. Witte is a retired associate professor emeritus of economics in the Department of Economics at Indiana University in Bloomington. He continues activities with the IU Center for Econometric Model Research.

STATE OF INDIANA OUTLOOK
JIM GRANDORF
Jim Grandorf is a clinical professor of accounting at Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Bloomington.

FINANCIAL MARKETS OUTLOOK
JAMES C. SMITH
James Smith is a senior lecturer in finance at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business at IUPUI.

LOCAL OUTLOOK
Dr. Ryan Brewer
Dr. Brewer is an assistant professor of finance the Indiana University Division of Business at IUPUC.

MODERATOR
Dr. Frank Wadsworth
Dr. Wadsworth is the division head of the Indiana University Division of Business at IUPUC and professor of marketing and international studies.

Centra Credit Union is sponsoring the 2017 IU Business Outlook Panel and Breakfast event. Co-hosts include the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and the IUPUC Division of Business.