METRO NORTH ECONOMIC BREAKFAST:
TURNING TRENDS INTO OPPORTUNITIES[cite::239::cite]
Turning Trends Into Opportunities
As businesses, we not only need to understand the core drivers of our economy, but also leverage the opportunities created from these changes. So where are we in this current economic cycle? And what are the changes, disruptors and trends that may lie ahead? At this year's event, we brought together two experts to help provide you with the information your business needs to understand and capitalize on these opportunities.
Our experts, Executive Director of the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Rich Wobbekind, and the Executive Director and Senior Futurist at DaVinci Institute, Thomas Frey, provided updates on the core drivers of our economic cycles. They also provided insights into the innovations and disrupters in our markets that might provide your business with future opportunities.
2018 Featured Speakers
Dr. Rich Wobbekind
Leeds School of Business,
University of Colorado Boulder
Leeds School of Business,
University of Colorado Boulder
Richard L. Wobbekind is Executive Director of the Business Research Division, Associate Professor of Business Economics and Finance, and Associate Dean for Business and Government Relations at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
He participates annually in the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Regional Economic Roundtable and is a contributor to the Western Blue Chip forecast newsletter and the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) economic outlook and policy surveys. He is a member of the Governor's Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee and the Boulder Economic Council. Rich is past President of the NABE and was a member of the inaugural class of Certified Business Economists in October 2015.
For his efforts in community development and outreach, Rich Wobbekind was awarded the 1997 University of Colorado Community Outreach Award. In 2002 he was named a Member of Distinction by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. In 2006 he received the Robert L. Stearns Award from the University of Colorado Alumni Association for career achievement in teaching, research and service. In 2008 he received the Thayne Robsen award from the Association for University Business and Economics Research for career achievement in applied regional economic analysis. In 2010 he was named key contributor of the year by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. In 2011 he was named a fellow by the National Association for Business Economics.
Dr. Wobbekind teaches MBA students in macroeconomics, public policy, and entrepreneurship. He has received four awards for teaching excellence from the students of the Leeds School of Business.
Richard Wobbekind has lived in Colorado for over 40 years and has spent much of his time studying the development of the Colorado and regional economies. Dr. Wobbekind received a BA in Economics from Bucknell University and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Thomas Frey
Founder and Executive Director,
DaVinci Institute
Leeds School of Business,
University of Colorado Boulder
Richard L. Wobbekind is Executive Director of the Business Research Division, Associate Professor of Business Economics and Finance, and Associate Dean for Business and Government Relations at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
He participates annually in the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Regional Economic Roundtable and is a contributor to the Western Blue Chip forecast newsletter and the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) economic outlook and policy surveys. He is a member of the Governor's Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee and the Boulder Economic Council. Rich is past President of the NABE and was a member of the inaugural class of Certified Business Economists in October 2015.
For his efforts in community development and outreach, Rich Wobbekind was awarded the 1997 University of Colorado Community Outreach Award. In 2002 he was named a Member of Distinction by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. In 2006 he received the Robert L. Stearns Award from the University of Colorado Alumni Association for career achievement in teaching, research and service. In 2008 he received the Thayne Robsen award from the Association for University Business and Economics Research for career achievement in applied regional economic analysis. In 2010 he was named key contributor of the year by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. In 2011 he was named a fellow by the National Association for Business Economics.
Dr. Wobbekind teaches MBA students in macroeconomics, public policy, and entrepreneurship. He has received four awards for teaching excellence from the students of the Leeds School of Business.
Richard Wobbekind has lived in Colorado for over 40 years and has spent much of his time studying the development of the Colorado and regional economies. Dr. Wobbekind received a BA in Economics from Bucknell University and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder.
