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press release: The Madison International Trade Association (MITA) will start the new calendar year by hosting its 10^th Annual Global Forecast Conference on January 8, on “2019 Economic Forecast: Where Will the Growth Be?”. The luncheon program begins at 10:30 a.m. and will takes place at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at 601 University Ave., Madison. 

MITA welcomes two distinguished speakers to provide an update on the worldwide economic projections for 2019.

Keynote speaker Mr. Ron Feldman is the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.  In this role, Mr. Feldman is responsible for all operational facets of the Bank's activities and for backup to the President in the execution of his monetary policy responsibilities., Mr. Feldman will give his 2019 perspective of the US economy and growth opportunities and share his financial forecasts for the coming year.

Following Mr. Feldman’s address, we have Dr. Walter Kemmsies, as our second keynote.  Dr. Kemmsies is the Managing Director, Economist and Chief Strategist at JLL and is widely viewed as one of the foremost experts on ports, rail and infrastructure in the U.S.  Dr. Kemmsies will present his perspective on demand forecasting, maritime and overall global trade regulatory issues, public/private port and infrastructure financing as well as long term strategic planning/capital investment.

Registration deadline is Friday, January 4 and can be made at www.mitatrade.org or by contacting Ana Garic at (608) 335-3936 (email:  Communications@mitatrade.org).  The  registration fee is $55 for Members and $70 for Non-Members.

This event is Co-sponsored by: AscendantFX Payment Solutions, ABS Global and M. E. Dey Import-Export Services.