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BABC WEBINAR: 31st Annual BABC Economic Forecast (#2021AEF)


TICKETS NOW ON SALE! BABC Members - Complimentary Non-Memberes - $25 EVENT DESCRIPTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced the most pronounced economic shock in nearly a century. In 2020, recessions around the world were sharp and deep, with significant supply-chain disruptions. That said, more than in previous recessions, policymakers were aggressive in supporting financial markets, businesses and their economies. While the global economy tries to recover as we head into 2021, the battle between the virus and humanity's efforts to stanch it continues. Even with an effective vaccine, the path to recovery is likely to prove uneven and varied across industries and countries. But, there is hope on the horizon and, there are opportunities to be taken. In the middle of all of this, across the pond, the UK and EU signed a crucial Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) on December 30^th, 2020 providing further reason for hope as we head into 2021. Please join us on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 when our panel will take a look beyond the long shadow of COVID-19 and share their views on the TCA as well as what they believe is in store for the global financial and capital markets, for housing and commercial real estate, for manufacturing, and for the technology sector.


SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

	JANET HENRY Chief Global Economist, HSBC PLC Janet Henry was appointed as HSBC’s Global Chief Economist in August 2015. She was previously HSBC’s Chief European Economist and is a member of Handelsblatt’s Shadow ECB Council. Much of her research has focused on globalisation – including the global determinants of local inflation – and the political and economic challenges of the post global financial crisis era, notably labour market disruption and other structural drivers of low inflation but also the implications of income and wealth inequality within major advanced economies. Since the COVID-19 outbreak her work has focused on the labour market implications and policy challenges of the unprecedented recession. Janet has recently been appointed a Governor of the UK’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Community. She has given evidence to financial committees of the EU Parliament on China and UK House of Lords on Europe. Janet joined HSBC in 1996 in Hong Kong where she worked as an Asian economist in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the Asian crisis.
	SEAN RANDOLPH President & CEO, Bay Area Council Economic Institute Sean Randolph is President & CEO of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a public-private partnership of business, labor, government and higher education that works to foster a competitive economy in California and the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland and Silicon Valley. Dr. Randolph previously served as President & CEO of the Bay Area Economic Forum, which merged with the Bay Area Council in January 2008, and as director of international trade for the State of California, where he developed trade strategy and directed international business programs to stimulate exports and introduce California companies to overseas markets. Before service with the state, he was Managing Director of the RSR Pacific Group, an international business consulting firm specializing in Asia and Latin America, and before that served as International Director General of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, a 15-nation international organization of leading U.S., Asian and Latin American corporations. His professional career includes extensive experience in the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Congress staff, and the White House staff. From 1981-85 he served in the U.S. State Department, as officer for Asia on the Policy Planning Staff, as Special Adviser for Policy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and as Deputy/Ambassador-at Large for Pacific Basin affairs. From 1985-88 he served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, managing nuclear non-proliferation, energy research, and global oil and gas issues. Dr. Randolph holds a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts and Harvard Universities), a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, and studied at the London School of Economics. a
	RICHARD WATERS West Coast Editor, The Financial Times Richard Waters is the West Coast Editor for the Financial Times. His beat covers the technology industry. Before moving to the West Coast, Mr Waters was based in the FT's New York office for nine years. His roles there included Wall Street reporter, New York bureau chief, and the FT's first information industries editor, overseeing global coverage of technology, telecommunications and media. He previously worked at the FT in London where he held a number of positions, including editor of international capital markets, securities industry correspondent and accountancy and taxation correspondent. Before working for the FT, Mr Waters worked as a reporter and editor for several financial magazines. He also worked for two years at Lloyd's Bank International and lived in Chile, also working as a teacher. In 2004, he was awarded Corporate Finance Reporter of the Year for his coverage of Google's IPO. He was shortlisted for the Business & Finance Reporter of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2003 and won the award in 1992 as part of a team covering the BCCI scandal. In 1988, he was named Accountancy Journalist of the Year. He appears regularly on the BBC, CNBC, MSNBC, CNNfn and NPR. Mr Waters received his Bachelor's degree from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University.

BABC WEBINAR: 31st Annual BABC Econom...

Date and Time

Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM PST


8.45 - 9AM	VIRTUAL NETWORKING
9 - 10AM	WEBINAR

Location

ZOOM WEBINAR
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