Economic Outlook

Each year, the Laurier Centre for Economic Research Policy Analysis presents Economic Outlook, a community focused event designed to give the public more insight into the economic wellbeing of our region.

EVENTS

Laurier Centre for Economic Research & Policy Analysis

Economic Outlook 2024

Wednesday, February 14,
2024

We are excited to welcome Rhys Mendes, Deputy Governor at the Bank of Canada, and alumna Diana Petramala (BA Econ ’07, MABE ’08), Director, Research, Economic Consulting at Altus Group to Economic Outlook 2024. Presented by Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business & Economics and the Laurier Centre for Economic Research & Policy Analysis, and returning in-person this year, the event will discuss cost of living, housing and monetary policy, and their opinions on what we might expect in the coming year. Register here: https://bit.ly/48uMsUa

Past Events

Featured Panelists

Beata Caranci

Senior VP & Chief Economist

TD Bank Group

Royce Mendes

Managing Director & Head of Macro Strategy

Desjardins

Economic Outlook 2022

Wednesday, April 13,
2022

This year’s event will be delivered through a moderated webinar and will tackle many of the key issues being raised as we look to the future, including pandemic recovery, the role of central banks and government spending, the importance of supply chains, and how China drives the global economy and what it means for financial markets.

Featured Panelists

Frances Donald

Senior Managing Director, Chief Economist & Strategist

Manulife Investment Management

Millan Mulraine

Director and Chief Economist

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

After COVID: Recovery & Growth

Economic Outlook 2021
May 4, 2021

This year’s event will tackle many of the key issues being raised as we emerge from a year defined by a global pandemic and tremendous economic upheaval.

Featured Panelists

Brian Punambolam (BA ’13)

Senior Account Manager

Business Development Canada

Cory Bluhm

Executive Director, Economic Development

City of Kitchener

Tiffany Dawn

Founder and CEO

Atoms Integrator

Uncertain & Underwhelming

Economic Outlook 2020
Feburary 4, 2020

Join us this year as we welcome keynote speaker Craig Wright, BA Economics '85, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist at RBC.

Featured Panelist

Craig Wright

Senior Vice President and Chief Economist

RBC.

EVENTS

EVENTS

Economic Outlook 2024

Wednesday, February 14, 2​024

Featured Panelists

Beata Caranci

Royce Mendes

Economic Outlook 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2​022

Featured Panelists

Frances Donald

Millan Mulraine

After ​COVID: Recovery & Growth

Economic Outlook 2021 May 4, 2021

Featured Panelists

Brian Punambolam (BA ’13)

Cory Bluhm

Tiffany Dawn

Uncertain & Underwhelming

Economic Outlook 20​20 Feburary 4, 2020

Featured Panelist

Craig Wright

Wednesday, February 14,
2024

Wednesday, April 13,
2022

After COVID: Recovery & Growth

Economic Outlook 2021
May 4, 2021

Economic Outlook 2020
Feburary 4, 2020