(Source: Business Wire)
Global economies are on the road to recovering from the worst recession in the post-World War II period, but the path ahead will not be uniformly smooth, particularly for countries hardest hit by collapses in credit markets, housing and exports, and by rising unemployment rates.
How industries, organizations and governments can take advantage of the coming economic recovery and mitigate their exposure to risk in the short-to-medium term will be the focus of the IHS Global Insight Fall World Economic Outlook Conference October 20-22, 2009 in Boston.
The World Economic Outlook Conference, widely considered the leading forum on the direction of the global economy for more than 20 years, will offer critical assessments and analyses by IHS Global Insight experts, top academics, and industry leaders of how the economic environment will affect countries and industries. Issues to be examined include:
Which countries will lead and which will lag in the recovery?
Which industry sectors are best positioned for growth?
What of the increasing role of government in business? How should business react?
Will the push for carbon-emission controls stifle economic growth?
What are the prospects for a dollar crash, de-coupling and re-emergence of inflation?
"The Great Recession has dealt a blow to world economies unlike any seen or felt in 60 years," said conference chair IHS Global Insight Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh. "Governments responded to the challenge differently and with varying degrees of success: China and the U.S. with massive stimulus packages; the Eurozone more timidly; while emerging markets remain firmly coupled to the rest of the world. The global automotive industry blew an engine and weak demand slowed the pump for global energy products. Volatility and uncertainty have increased everywhere."
"This fall's World Economic Outlook Conference has assembled an impressive list of experts to make sense of it all and provide participants with insights and perspectives to grapple with these challenges and help them build more effective business strategies," Behravesh said.
Speakers and Panel Discussion Participants:
Kenneth Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Department of Economics, Harvard University. "Could a Dollar Collapse and Higher Inflation Bring the Global Economy to Its Knees Again?"
Daniel Yergin, Chairman of IHS CERA. "Federal Government, Inc.?"
Rajeev Dhawan, Director of the Economic Forecasting Center, Georgia State University, and IHS Global Insight Chief U.S. Economist Nigel Gault engage in a point-counterpoint discussion on "The U.S.
