35th BABC Economic Forecast Luncheon Presented by HSBC
February 4 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
You’re invited to BABC’s 35th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon Presented by HSBC – a BABC Flagship Event.
Join us to hear timely insights into the global economy as the incoming Trump Administration begins shaping U.S. economic policy.
Our expert panel will delve into critical economic drivers, including advancements in AI, innovative technologies, and key sectors such as commercial real estate, energy, and manufacturing as well as discuss the policies and priorities likely to emerge under the new Administration and their potential impact on domestic and global markets.
Key topics include:
- Changing Policies: What goals with the Trump administration prioritize and how will it address the sometimes conflicting challenges of inflation reduction, investment, taxation, immigration reform.
- Commercial Real Estate: What will drive the commercial real estate market in 2025, what are the prospects for recovery, and how will other sectors be affected?
- Global Relationships: How will changing economic environment (tariffs, alliances, international agreements, and tensions with China) impact the region’s globally dependent economy and how can businesses respond.
- Economic Indicators: From interest rates to job growth, what data points should businesses and individuals watch for in 2025.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
RICHARD WATERS
Tech Writer At Large, The Financial Times S
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.
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