Join us  for the Fourth Annual Wharton Economic Update when Dr. John Silvia presents  the current state of the economy in the city, our region, and the nation.  For those of you that know Dr. Silvia, you know the discussion will be lively and candid. 

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010.

Time:    12:00 -12.30pm - Networking

            12.30 - 1.30pm -  Presentation and lunch

Location: Fourth Floor CIB Conference Room at One Wachovia Center.

Cost:  Members = $10

          Non-members = $20

           The price includes a boxed lunch 

For more information about registration, or if you have trouble paying on-line, please email Wharton Webmaster Joe Oringel at Joe.Oringel.WG03@Wharton.Upenn.Edu

Win an iPod 

Predicting the DJIA at the close of business on Tuesday January 26th could win you an iPod. Your projection must be emailed to Joe Oringel at the email above by 5:00pm on Friday January 22nd

About Dr. John Silvia, our speaker:

Dr. John Silvia joined Wachovia in February 2002 as chief economist for the Bank.  Previously, John worked on Capitol Hill as senior economist for the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee and chief economist for the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.  Prior to that, he was chief economist of Kemper Funds and managing director of Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.   John holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. degree in economics from Northeastern University in Boston and has a Master’s degree in economics from Brown University in Providence, RI.

John serves as a member of the Blue Chip Panel of Economic Forecasters and also serves on an informal advisory group for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.  He is a director of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE).  He was appointed by Governor Mike Easley to serve on the Economic Development Board of the State of North Carolina.  He is a member of the Economic Advisory Committee at the American Bankers Association and former President of the Charlotte Economics Club.  In the past, John has served on economic advisory committees to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Public Securities Association.

In addition, John is Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors for The Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, a Charlotte civic association. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Committee for the City of Charlotte and he serves on the President’s Council for Charlotte’s Central Piedmont Community College as well as a member of the Advisory Council to the Business School at Appalachian State University.