Hosted by the Asheville Chamber’s Riverbird Research and the Economic Development Coalition, the annual Asheville Metro Economy Outlook keeps you in-the-know with presentations by uniquely qualified economists and leading experts in the field. We are pleased to offer this annual event in person once again! Gather with friends, business leaders, and community partners over a holiday lunch as we close the year at the beautiful Grove Park Inn.
This year we welcome world leading economic futurist Andrew Busch. Mr. Busch was the first chief market intelligence officer (CMIO) for the United States government at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He was charged with improving and enhancing the government’s understanding of the markets. Andy provided briefings to White House, US House and US Senate staffers on a wide range of issues including extreme market volatility, China’s influence on the global commodity markets and the impact of Fintech and virtual currencies on market dynamics.
Mr. Busch created and directed a new research group, Market Intelligence Branch, for the agency. As CMIO, his job was to provide objective research on the financial markets to the CFTC, SEC, US Treasury and Federal Reserve. Energy, agriculture, interest rates and technology (Bitcoin, blockchain, AI) were some of the areas of research covered by the team. Each week, he led the agency on a market and economic roundtable discussion with the staffs of the White House, the US Treasury, the SEC, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Board.
Prior to joining the CFTC, Mr. Busch was CEO and founder of a boutique financial markets and policy research firm, Bering Productions, Inc. Before this, he was the Global Currency and Publicity Policy Strategist for Bank of Montreal in Chicago. He is author of the book World Event Trading, covering large crises like infectious disease outbreaks and their impact on the markets.
11:00-11:45 am – Registration and Networking
12:00 – 1:00 pm – Program
Cost is $60 for Chamber members and $80 for non-members.
Full tables may be reserved (6 guests per table) – $400. All attendee names are needed no later than Monday, December 6th to [email protected].
For more information, please contact Heidi Reiber, Senior Director of Research, at 828-258-6120 or [email protected]
For current metro economy research, visit our website or request a custom report.