We are all experiencing the challenges of our current economy. For many business is down, layoffs have occurred and the future is uncertain. For others, the economic downturn has provided an opportunity to do better.
My experience locally from talking with many business people is that the IT sector is relatively healthy here in WNY. Many companies are growing and at least attempting to hire qualified people. I’ll get into the “attempting” to hire part in another post looking at the availability of qualified IT talent in the region.
Coming next Thursday, infoTech Niagara is proud to be welcoming Dr. Philip Swan, Chief Economist from IBM for a presentation entitled “ Moving Forward in Today’s Economy.”
This should be an especially interesting presentation as we hear from academic and government economists, but hardly ever from an economist from the private sector.
Dr. Swan will be discussing the state of the economy, recovery aspects, the impact of policies and how you can move your business forward in today’s challenging times.
This is a can’t miss event if you’re in business!
Where: UB’s Center for Tomorrow
When: 10/28/09 – 8:00am – 10:30am
Cost: infoTech Members – $35pp – Non-Members $45pp
This includes a full breakfast as well as the presentation.
Bio: Phil Swan is the Chief Economist at IBM. He is responsible for developing and interpreting the global economic outlook and its risks, including the implications for the rapidly evolving information technology industry. He assesses the capital investment environment and at a more micro level, he designs and conducts special studies to assess the impact of economic issues and events of importance to the IBM Corporation.
Phil has been at IBM since 1974. Prior to that, he taught at Boston University. He is currently a member of the industry economics panel of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors. Phil chairs the business and industry economic policy committee of the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He was recently a member of the U.S. Census Advisory Group representing the American Economic Association. Phil has a Bachelors Degree from Bowdoin College and a Masters Degree and PhD from the University of Illinois.
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