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13th Annual Forecasting Event, Featuring Jim Paulsen, PhD

 

January 17, 2017
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Porsche Experience Center Atlanta
One Porsche Drive
Atlanta, GA 30354
https://www.porschedriving.com/centers/Atlanta
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Our Special Guest Speaker

James W. Paulsen, Ph.D., is the Chief Investment Strategist for Wells Capital Management, Inc., a business of Wells Fargo Asset Management.

Jim is frequently quoted in many national publications, including Barron’s, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg Television. In 2014, Jim appeared on more than 70 nationally televised business news programs—twice as a special guest host on CNBC’s “SquawkBox”—and was quoted more than 800 times in print publications. BondWeek has twice named him Interest Rate Forecaster of the Year. For more than 30 years, Jim has been a publisher of his own commentary, assessing the economic trends on national and global levels through his newsletter, Economic and Market Perspective, which is distributed to more than 25,000 individuals on a monthly basis. He earned his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in economics from Iowa State University.

Agenda

*All guests entering the Porsche Experience Center (PEC) must present a government-issued photo ID in order to be allowed entry.  Self-park only.  You will be directed to enter at the main entrance (The only way in).    

4:00 – 5:30 pm | Sponsors and their guests will participate in the Porsche Driving Experience (invitation only) Demo Laps | Drive instructors take your guests on a 'thrill ride' on the handling circuit of the track | Refreshments Served | Carrera Café

5:30 – 6:45 pm | Registration & Welcome Cocktail Reception | Heritage Classic Museum

6:45 – 7:00 pm | Seating | Salad Served | Atrium

7:00 – 7:15 pm | ASFIP Opening Remarks | ASFIP Forecast Survey | Dinner Entrée Served

7:15 – 7:30 pm | VOYA Brief & Keynote Speaker Introduction

7:30 – 8:00 pm | Keynote Speaker

8:00 – 8:30 pm | Q&A and Dessert

Attire: Business / Business Casual 

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