Economic Outlook Conference to be held Monday on CWU campus

The 20th annual Economic Outlook Conference (EOC) is scheduled for Monday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the SURC Ballroom on the Central Washington University campus.

Economists, industry professionals, business leaders, and scholars are encouraged to register for the event, hosted by the CWU College of Business and Department of Economics. The theme of the conference is “Inclusive Labor Policies: Adapting Regulations to the Changing Nature of Work.”

Assistant Professor of Economics Tennecia Dacass explained that the objective for the EOC is to help attendees analyze how immigration and artificial intelligence (AI) influence the U.S. labor market so they can assess the efficacy of existing regulatory frameworks.

Featured speakers for Monday’s event include:

• Dr. Santiago Pérez, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis
• Dr. Evgeniya Duzhak, Regional Policy Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Dr. Laurel Orr, Machine Learning Architect at the Numbers Station
• Dr. Wei Yen, Research Scientist with the Washington State Office of Financial Management
• Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association
• Dr. Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Chief Labor Economist for Washington state
• Dr. Dave Reich, Executive Director and Chief Economist, Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
• Amy McGuffin, Chief Executive Officer, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce
• Rachel Mahnke, Senior Account Manager, Google
• Dr. Yurim Lee, CWU Assistant Professor of Economics
• Dr. Claudia Wright, CWU Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Dr. Roslyn Moes, CWU International Student Advisor

CWU faculty members who specialize in immigration research will also join the conversation, along with CWU economics students, who will share their research on macroeconomic trends.

In addition, the EOC offers ample networking opportunities, where attendees can connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and industry professionals to forge valuable relationships and explore potential collaborations.

Admission to the conference is free for CWU students, faculty, and staff. General admission tickets are $20. Visit the EOC webpage to learn more.