Global Trade & Economic Outlook:
Implications for International Business in the Year Ahead

Sponsored by:  Bingham McCutchen LLP

Join us for the premier international event of the year! This event attracts hundreds of companies involved in international business. The evening will feature a global trade and economic outlook, as well as an international resource center with international trade associations and government agencies exhibiting. Come and meet people and businesses interested in world trade while learning about the resources available to help your company’s international business!

In the current economic environment, businesses are concerned more than ever about the outlook for the economy, both at home and abroad.  What is the progress of US recovery?  What are global economic indicators predicting?  Which markets have been hit by recession and which offer a bright spot on the horizon?  Where should businesses retreat and where should they explore opportunity?  Get answers to these questions and more from two of the region's top economists.

  ~Guest Speakers~

 Michael Goodman, Associate Professor and Chair

of the Department of Public Policy at UMass Dartmouth

and

Geoffrey S. Somes, Senior Economist –

State Street Global Advisors

  For further information,

 contact Suzanne Storms @ necbc@comcast.net