Lyons Economic Forecast
Launched in 2006 to better inform Lyons Companies employees about the effect economic conditions have on client businesses and the insurance industry, the Economic Forecast has since aligned with the University of Delaware’s Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, broadening its audience to include regional business and financial leaders, educators, and university students. This annual event hosts three speakers representing the Federal Reserve Bank, business community, and financial industry.
Speakers make individual presentations, followed by a panel discussion addressing current economic conditions, trends and policy implications.
This event attracts national media attention and has been used as a forum to make important policy announcements.
2025 Economic Forecast
Thursday, February 27, 2025
3 - 5 p.m. (doors open at 2 p.m.)
Audion in the Tower at Star Campus
University of Delaware
Speakers:
Patrick T. Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Michael K. Farr, Chief Market Strategist
Hightower Advisors, LLC
Cristian deRitis, Deputy Chief Economist
Moody’s Analytics
View the recording here.
Follow #EconomicForecast for news and conversation about the event.
Past Speakers
Economic Forecast speakers provide a balanced representation of regulators, policy makers, forecasters, industry and media representatives. Past speakers include:
Michael K. Farr, President Farr Miller & Washington, LLC and contributor to CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, and the Nightly Business Report.
Patrick Harker, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Hilary Provinse, Executive Vice President, Production and Capital Markets, Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway Company
Dan Mahaffee, Senior Vice President & Director of Policy, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
James Bullard, former President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Joan Woodward, Executive Vice President, Public Policy, The Travelers Insurance Companies
Jay Bryson, Ph.D., Managing Director, Global Economist, Wells Fargo
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Danaher Corporation
Jon Hilsenrath, Chief Economic Correspondent, Wall Street Journal
Knight A. Kiplinger, Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc.
Jeffrey Lacker, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
David Malpass, President, Encima Global and former Chief Global Economist, Bear Stearns
Don Nickles, former U.S. Senator, Oklahoma
Charles Plosser, former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Nancy Wentzler, Deputy Comptroller for Global Banking and Financial Analysis, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
James B. O’Neill, president, Delaware Council on Economic Education
Robert L. Stickels, former Sussex County Administrator
Michael G. Oxley, of Counsel, BakerHostetler LLP
