Mark Vitner Talks 2014 and Future "Economics"
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, August 18, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Wells Fargo Managing Director and Senior Economist Mark Vitner talks the “The Economy-National, Global and Florida”. Attendees are encouraged to attend this special education event, in combination with a networking luncheon at the Lauderdale Yacht Club. Join us and bring your colleagues to this CFA educational and networking event.
Mark Vitner is a managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo, responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends. Based in Charlotte, he also writes for the company’s Monthly Economic Outlook report, the Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary, and provides regular updates on the housing markets, commercial real estate, regional economies, and inflation.
"A timely review of current and future economic trends"
Mark joined Wachovia (then First Union) in 1993. Before that, he spent nine years as an economist for Barnett Banks in Jacksonville, Fla. Mark’s commentary has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and many other publications.
Originally from Atlanta, Mark earned his B.B.A. in economics from the University of Georgia, an M.B.A. from the University of North Florida, and has completed further graduate work in economics at the University of Florida. He also completed the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) Advanced Training in Economics program at Carnegie Mellon University. Mark is a member of the National Association of Business Economists and co-founded its Charlotte chapter, The Charlotte Economics Club. He serves as a distinguished lecturer and practitioner at the University of Georgia. He is also a member of the American Economic Association, the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, and the Charlotte Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. Mark currently chairs the Economic Advisory Council for the California Chamber of Commerce and serves as the chief economist for the North Carolina CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). He is a member of the Blue Chip Economic forecasting panel and the Western Blue Chip forecast panel. Mark currently serves on the Joint Advisory Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 12:00 noon (registration begins 11:30am)
Reception, Presentation and Luncheon
Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club
1725 SE 12th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
$45 for CFA Members (and affiliate group members); $65 Non-Members and day of event
Visit www.cfa.com/florida for information and registration. Also register for this event at http://tinyurl.com/FloridaCFAEvents.
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