Economic Forecast Summit Oct. 29
October 26, 2015
UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
UT Tyler to Present 2015 Economic Summit
October 26, 2015
Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.539.7196 (cell)
October 26, 2015
Laila Assanie, business economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, will be the featured speaker of The University of Texas at Tyler Hibbs Institute 2015 Economic Forecast Summit, Dr. James Lumpkin, UT Tyler College of Business and Technology dean, announced.
The summit will be 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 at the UT Tyler Ornelas Activity Center, 3402 Old Omen Road. Assanie will present “Current Texas Economy and Outlook.”
Sponsorships and tickets are available by contacting college marketing coordinator Jessica Brown, 903.565.5741 or HibbsInstitute@uttyler.edu.
As a member of the Research Department’s regional group, Assanie conducts research on regional economic issues, produces articles for various bank publications and contributes to the Dallas Fed’s website. Her other responsibilities include briefing the bank’s president on regional economic conditions, coordinating the production of various economic updates for the Dallas Fed website and writing the Eleventh District Beige Book – the bank’s survey of regional economic conditions.
Assanie holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in economics and finance from the London School of Economics.
The UT Tyler Hibbs Institute for Business and Economic Research facilitates business growth and economic development throughout East Texas by serving as a key source of information for regional businesses, governments and economic development agencies.
For additional information, visit uttyler.edu/hibbs-institute.
One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.