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Receive an insider’s view of the near-term U.S. economic landscape from Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist and a managing director at Morgan Stanley, at the 45th Annual David A. Bowers Economic Forecast Luncheon. Zentner was named to the “Bloomberg Best” list of top forecasters of the U.S. economy and with more than 20 years’ experience as a Fed watcher and markets-based economist, she brings a keen eye to early identification of market-moving trends. In 2018, Zentner and her team received the Lawrence R. Klein Award for the most accurate economic forecasts from 2014 to 2017. Zentner serves on the Economic Advisory panel for the New York Federal Reserve Bank and the Academic Advisory Panel for the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Zentner was a senior economist at Nomura Securities International and senior economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.  For more than forty years, Weatherhead's David A. Bowers Economic Forecast Luncheon has provided emerging trends and market factors to help attendees benchmark the near-term economic outlook. SCHEDULE 11:00 a.m. Doors Open11:30 a.m. Lunch12:00 p.m. Program PROGRAM Welcome & Introductions Manoj K. Malhotra, Phd, Dean, Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management, Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University Economic Forecast Ellen Zentner, Chief U.S.Economist and a Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Q&A Speaker Biography Ellen Zentner is chief U.S. economist and a managing director at Morgan Stanley. Ms. Zentner has been named to the “Bloomberg Best” list of top forecasters of the U.S. economy and has 20 years’ experience as a Fed watcher and markets-based economist, with a keen eye toward early identification of market-moving trends. In 2018, she and her team received the Lawrence R. Klein Award for the most accurate forecasts from 2014 to 2017. Zentner joined Morgan Stanley in 2013 from Nomura Securities International, where she served as senior economist for fixed income. Previously, she served as the senior economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD., and senior economist at the Texas State Comptroller. Zentner serves on the Economic Advisory panel for the New York Federal Reserve Bank and the Academic Advisory Panel for the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, as well as the American Bankers’ Association Economic Advisory Committee. She is a director of the National Association for Business Economics and has been a past president of the New York Association for Business Economics. Ms. Zentner holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Colorado. Thank you to our sponsors! Interested in sponsorship? Contact Shirley Reynolds, sar139@case.edu or 216.368.0456 Program and registration questions? Contact Brigid Schaefer at bxs416@case.edu or 216.368.3247