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- What shifts in manufacturing have occurred as a result of COVID-19?
- What new industries have emerged?
- How quickly can the South Bay economy recover?
- Who has been hardest hit by the downturn?
- Is working from home here to stay?
Watch the Economic Forecast Event Recording
Economists Panel
- Innovation & Opportunities, Entrepreneurial Analysis – Dr. Jennifer Brodmann, Professor, CSUDH
- U.S & California Forecast Supply Chains, Foreign Trade, - Dr. Fynnwin Prager, Co-Director, Economics Institute
- Housing Market & Labor Market – Dr. Jose Martinez, Co-Director, Economics Institute
Adapting to Change Panel
- Everytable - Sam Polk, CEO - The Future of Food
- Route - Dana Finding, B2B Product Management and Strategy - E-commerce, immersive technologies, and digital transformation
- U.S. Small Business Administration - Victor Parker, Deputy Associate Administrator - Small Business Resiliency
Emcee & Moderator – Frank Mottek, Business News Anchor, KNX1070 Radio
Download the 2019 Economic Report [PDF]
Download a printable PDF version of the flyer here: 2019-2020 South Bay Economic Forecast [PDF]
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
Emcee and Moderator
- Frank Mottek | Business News Anchor, KNX 1070 Newsradio
Technology Panel
- Van Espahbodi | Co-founder/Managing Partner, Starburst Accelerator
- Monica Jan | Senior Director of Strategy & Customer Experience, Virgin Orbit
- Phillip Weicker | Co-founder, Canoo
- Dr. Leonard Sender | Senior Vice President, NantKWest | Co-Director, Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Medicine
South Bay Economic Panel
- William Yu | Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
- Dr. Jennifer Brodmann | Assistant Professor of Finance, CSUDH
- Dr. Fynnwin Prager | Co-director, CSUDH Economics Institute
- Dr. Jose N. Martinez | Co-director, CSUDH Economics Institute
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
Jose N. Martinez | Co-director, CSUDH Economics Institute
Telework and Updates of Housing and Transport Trends [PDF]Fynnwin Prager | Co-director, CSUDH Economics Institute
Entrepreneurship/City Economic Development in Southern California [PDF]William Yu | Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
South Bay Economic Report [PDF]- Bree Nguyen | Media Partnerships, Entertainment - Head of Talent Partnerships, Facebook, CSUDH Alumna
The Future of Media Heidi Pease | Co-founder, Los Angeles Blockchain Lab
Blockchain – The Vision, Hype, and Reality [PDF]Shan Sundar | Founder and Chairman, Edgesoft, Inc.
Every City Can be a Smart City [PDF]Aziz Ucmakli | Principal Research Analyst, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Matthew Staal | Senior Engineer and New Business Advisor, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Pete Wendt | Senior Planner, Advanced Product Planning Powersports Division Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
The Future of Mobility in the South Bay
Speakers and topics include:
- Shawn Gold | Techstyle Fashion Group (Fabletics, JustFab)
Trends and Behavior of Online Shopping [PDF] - Dr. Daniel Duran | Whittier College
New Trends in Urban Ag: Cannabis Production in SoCal [PDF] - Kyle Ransford | Chef'd
Trends and Future of Food E-commerce and Grocery Delivery [PDF] - Giancarlo Filartiga | Macerich Real Estate
Trends in Brick & Mortar Retail Shopping [PDF] - Dr. Christine Cooper | CoStar Group
Our Changing Consumer Behavior [PDF] - Dr. Robert Kleinhenz | Beacon Economics
South Bay Economic Forecast Report [PDF] - Dr. Jose Martinez | CSUDH
Housing and & Commuting Trends in South Bay [PDF] - Dr. Fynnwin Prager | CSUDH
Growing Trends in Foreign Owned Businesses and Economic Impact Model of South Bay [PDF] - Frank Mottek | KNX1070 – Moderator
The 2016-17 South Bay Economic Forecast Conference explored the South Bay as a region in transition, with a focused look at the "game-changing" influencers in various industries that call the South Bay home, from technology and medical to sports and hospitality.
- Scott Alderton | Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Start-Up Struggles; Policy versus Technology - Vince Deno | Millennium Space Systems
Affordable Satellites - The Hon. Joe Buscaino | Los Angeles City Council
$150 Million San Pedro Public Market Development - Paul Jenkinson | KitePharma
Focused on the Cure - Kevin Demoff | Los Angeles Rams
Impact of NFL Inglewood Stadium
The morning also presented the South Bay Economic Forecast Report prepared by Beacon Economics. Please click the image to view a PDF of the full report.
Please click the image to view a PDF of the full report.
