The 2014 Economic Summit is shaping up to its tradition as the most talked about event of the year! Attended by many of our community and business leaders, the signature event of the EDC promises another great line up of speakers.
Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics returns for the 6th year to provide his always thought provoking and accurate picture of the US and California economy. For the second year, Chris and his team of economists have prepared the “Tulare County Economic Forecast” which he will outline and will be distributed to attendees of the Summit.
Steve Russell served 21 years in the United States Army as an infantry officer, deploying operationally to Kosovo, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq. During his command of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, he was widely covered during the first year of the Iraq war by TIME, CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, AP and Reuters. He and his unit were featured in BBC Panorama’s Saddam on the Run documentary as well as Discovery’s Ace in the Hole. He has also been the subject of numerous books and publications. Russell retired from the Army in 2006 to return to his native state of Oklahoma, where he has advocated nationally for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.