
PRESENTS
Economic Forecast Luncheon

DoubleTree by Hilton
350 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cost: TICKET SALES ARE CLOSED
Event Contact:
Jenni Hatz
(319) 665-6397
jenni@corridorbusiness.com
Interested in sponsoring this event?
Contact Lauren Fletcher
(319) 665-6397
lauren@corridorbusiness.com
The CBJ’s largest event of the year, the Economic Forecast Luncheon, features a keynote speaker and panel of local business leaders who will provide insight into where the economy is heading and the biggest opportunities and challenges facing their industries and the region.
Keynote Speakers

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE
Outlook for 2023
Anne Villamil, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow and Professor
Anne Villamil is a Professor of Economics at the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on financial economics, with emphasis on firm finance, bankruptcy and enforcement, and the quantitative effects of institutions and policies on financial markets and development. She holds grants from the NSF, NCSA, and the Kauffman Foundation. Villamil and co-authors’ current research focuses on evaluating the effects of policy responses to financial crises and the effects of fiscal policy on inequality, health care and public spending.
Villamil has been a research scholar at the IMF, European Central Bank, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Austria, the National University of Singapore, the Hallsworth Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester, the University of Naples Federico II, and the Peter Moores Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She is the Editor of the Annals of Finance, and an Associate Editor at Economic Theory, the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organizations, the Journal of Public Economic Theory, and the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.
Speakers

Jack Evans
Panel Moderator
The Hall-Perrine Foundation

Barbara Wilson
Panelist
University of Iowa

Jim Buie
Panelist
Involta

Stephen Timm
Panelist
Collins Aerospace

Kevin Leidwinger
Panelist
UFG Insurance

Caroline Ruhl
Panelist
Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors
FAQ
January 25, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 1:15 pm
Double Tree by Hilton
350 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Access to all in-person event programming, featuring speakers and panelists.
Lunch.
$70 for an individual ticket and $680 for a table of ten.
*Ticket sales close exactly one week prior to the event. No exceptions.
*All dietary restrictions must be submitted a week prior to the event. If you have any questions, please email keeley@corridorbusiness.com.
In cases of inclement weather, the Corridor Business Journal will assess the situation and will alert all attendees if the event will be postponed or canceled. Refunds will not be offered if the postponed event is held. In the unlikely event of a cancellation, they may be exchanged for a different event of the same value, free of charge, subject to availability.
No. There are no physical tickets. Attendees are asked to check-in at the registration table prior to the event.
For sponsorship information, contact Lauren Fletcher at lauren@corridorbusiness.com.
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