BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T143000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Economic Forecast - Grand Rapids DESCRIPTION:As 2026 nears its close\, the U.S. economy continues to defy expectations while raising new questions about what comes next. In this fast-paced\, data-driven presentation\, we will examine the latest trends in employment\, housing\, commercial real estate\, financial markets\, and economic output to better understand where the economy is headed through the balance of 2026 and beyond into 2027. Expect fresh insights\, a few surprises\, and maybe even a laugh or two as we make sense of today's economy and tomorrow's risks.Agenda:11:30 AM Registration12:00 PM Opening Remarks and Lunch Served12:20 PM General Membership Update1:00 PM Economic Forecast Begins1:45 PM Q&A2:00 PM Event Concludes\nAnirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group\, Inc.\, a Baltimore-based economic and policy consultancy he founded in 2004. He serves the Chief Economist function for many organizations\, including the Maryland Bankers Association and Associated Builders and Contractors. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region's 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010. In 2022\, he entered the Daily Record newspaper's Circle of Influence. He is the Distinguished Economist in Residence at Goucher College\, where he teaches History of Economic Thought. He holds four graduate degrees\, including a J.D. and a Ph.D.\nSponsored By X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As 2026 nears its close\, the U.S. economy continues to defy expectations while raising new questions about what comes next. In this fast-paced\, data-driven presentation\, we will examine the latest trends in employment\, housing\, commercial real estate\, financial markets\, and economic output to better understand where the economy is headed through the balance of 2026 and beyond into 2027.  \;Expect fresh insights\, a few surprises\, and maybe even a laugh or two as we make sense of today&rsquo\;s economy and tomorrow&rsquo\;s risks.

Agenda:

11:30 AM &mdash\; Registration
12:00 PM &mdash\; Opening Remarks and Lunch Served
12:20 PM &mdash\; General Membership Update
1:00 PM &mdash\; Economic Forecast Begins
1:45 PM &mdash\; Q&\;A
2:00 PM &mdash\; Event Concludes


Anirban Basu is Chairman &\; CEO of Sage Policy Group\, Inc.\, a Baltimore-based economic and policy consultancy he founded in 2004.  \;He serves the Chief Economist function for many organizations\, including the Maryland Bankers Association and Associated Builders and Contractors.  \;The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region&rsquo\;s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.  \;In 2022\, he entered the Daily Record newspaper&rsquo\;s Circle of Influence.  \;He is the Distinguished Economist in Residence at Goucher College\, where he teaches History of Economic Thought.  \;He holds four graduate degrees\, including a J.D. and a Ph.D.


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