IHS World Economic Outlook Conference Fall 2011 – Recovery Stalled: Reinvigorating Growth While Tackling Debt
September 08 2011 - 12:23PM
Business Wire
The global economic recovery has stalled. IHS Global Insight has
downgraded its forecast for both the United States and Europe on
recent data that suggests a much more fragile recovery. In
addition, other risks to the recovery remain, including rising oil
prices, faltering growth in emerging markets and fiscal policy and
political concerns of both the U.S. and the Eurozone.
These and other issues will be explored by economists, industry
leaders and policy experts at the IHS World Economic Outlook
Conference, October 25-26, in Washington, D.C. They will evaluate
the reasons behind the faltering recovery, the remaining risks to
the forecast, and opportunities for spurring growth.
For more than 20 years, the World Economic Outlook Conference
has been widely considered the leading forum on the direction of
the global economy. This year's conference will offer critical
assessments and analyses by experts from across IHS, as well as
from outside experts, top academics and industry leaders. Issues to
be examined include:
- Can the U.S. and Europe avoid a
recession?
- Can we learn any lessons from European
austerity programs?
- What are the potential scenarios for
Greece and other European periphery countries?
- Will emerging markets be able to shrug
off the effects of stagnation in the developed economies?
- What are the consequences of a
potential slowdown in the Chinese economy to global growth and
commodity markets?
- Should we continue to expect upward
pressure on oil prices?
Speakers and Panel Discussion Participants:
- Dr. Peter R. Orszag, former White House
budget director and current vice chairman, Institutional Client
Group, Citigroup, Inc.
- Susan M. Collins, Joan and Sanford
Weill dean of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public
Policy, University of Michigan (invited), former senior economist
to Council of Economic Advisors
- Sebastian Mallaby, director of the
Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A.
Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on
Foreign Relations and author of “More Money Than God: Hedge Funds
and the Making of a New Elite”
- Nicholas Lardy, Anthony M. Solomon
senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and
an expert on the Chinese economy
- Dan Balz, chief correspondent, The
Washington Post
- David Wessel, economics editor, The
Wall Street Journal
“The risk with very weak growth in Europe and the United States
is not so much that the recovery will implode on its own. Rather, a
fragile recovery is much less able to withstand a shock—even a weak
one,” said conference chair and IHS Chief Economist Nariman
Behravesh. “Unfortunately, the list of potential risks is
alarmingly long. The single-biggest risk facing both the United
States and Europe is a policy mistake—specifically, an advertent or
inadvertent tightening of policy. The uncertainty around what
exactly policymakers are likely to do—faced with the twin
challenges of weak growth and sovereign debt problems—is one of the
biggest drags on growth.
"The impressive list of experts that will be addressing this
fall's World Economic Outlook Conference will offer analysis and
perspectives aimed at helping business leaders assess these
challenges," Behravesh added.
Registration
The World Economic Outlook Conference and Applied Economic
Insight Workshops will be held October 25-26, 2011, at The Fairmont
Washington, D.C. Additional information and participant
registration is available at
http://www.ihsglobalinsight.com/gcpath/WEOCFall2011.htm
News Media
Members of the news media interested in covering the event
can do so free of charge, but must register in advance by
e-mailing jim.dorsey@ihs.com or
katherine.smith@ihs.com.
About IHS
(www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information and insight
in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape, including
energy and power; design and supply chain; defense, risk and
security; environmental, health and safety (EHS) and
sustainability; country and industry forecasting; and commodities,
pricing and cost. Businesses and governments in more than 165
countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content,
expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to
make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and
confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a
publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005.
Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS employs more than
5,100 people in more than 30 countries around the world.
IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Copyright © 2011 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.
IHS (NYSE:IHS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
IHS (NYSE:IHS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024