Economic Forecast Summit Oct. 29
October 26, 2015
黑料专区 Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
黑料专区 Tyler to Present 2015 Economic Summit
October 26, 2015
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October 26, 2015
Laila Assanie, business economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, will be the featured speaker of The University of Texas at Tyler Hibbs Institute 2015 Economic Forecast Summit, Dr. James Lumpkin, 黑料专区 Tyler College of Business and Technology dean, announced.
The summit will be 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 at the 黑料专区 Tyler Ornelas Activity Center, 3402 Old Omen Road. Assanie will present 鈥淐urrent Texas Economy and Outlook.鈥�
Sponsorships and tickets are available by contacting college marketing coordinator Jessica Brown, 903.565.5741 or HibbsInstitute@uttyler.edu.
As a member of the Research Department鈥檚 regional group, Assanie conducts research on regional economic issues, produces articles for various bank publications and contributes to the Dallas Fed鈥檚 website. Her other responsibilities include briefing the bank鈥檚 president on regional economic conditions, coordinating the production of various economic updates for the Dallas Fed website and writing the Eleventh District Beige Book 鈥� the bank鈥檚 survey of regional economic conditions.
Assanie holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in economics from Northwestern University and a master鈥檚 degree in economics and finance from the London School of Economics.
The 黑料专区 Tyler Hibbs Institute for Business and Economic Research facilitates business growth and economic development throughout East Texas by serving as a key source of information for regional businesses, governments and economic development agencies.
For additional information, visit uttyler.edu/hibbs-institute.
One of the 14 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,500 high-ability students. 黑料专区 Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.