Economic Outlook Luncheon
20th Annual Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Luncheon
Nearly 250 businesspeople and 39 exhibitors from the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and 23 West Suburban Chamber of Commerce Executives peer members participate in the 20th Annual MUlti-Chamber Economic Outlook Luncheon at Ashyana Banquets in Downers Grove on April 19.
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Anna Paulson, Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, delivers her first in-person Keynote Address, titled “The Economy: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Headed?”
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Staffing the Innovation DuPage exhibitor table are Managing Director of Programming and Events Sam Guerrero (left) and Director of Operations and Partner Engagement Jim Bell.
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Participating ECCI members include Community Bank of Elmhurst‘s Joe Weigel, Mike Himmes, Rich Reichert and Ken Bartels (all seated), Marge Bartels and green-coated Ambassador Ralph Pechanio (standing).
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Jim Gunther, Village of Westmont Chief of Police and Chairman of the Metropolitan Emergency Response & Investigation Team (MERIT), talks about the merits of co-operative law enforcement.
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Prior to the luncheon, Anna Paulson meets round table-style with participating chamber executives to learn more about the concerns of their member businesses
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ECCI President and CEO John Quigley talks about the Economic Outlook Luncheon’s 20-year history before introducing the Keynote Speaker.
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Anna Paulson receives a Certificate of Appreciation from host Westmont Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau Executive Director Larry Forssberg and his Board President Alison Clemons.