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SUMMARY:Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy
DESCRIPTION:PURCHASE TICKETS\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									MEDIA REGISTRATION\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n	\n		\n\n	\n	Add to calendar	\n		\n	\n\n		\n			\n									\n	Google Calendar\n\n									\n	iCalendar\n\n									\n	Outlook 365\n\n									\n	Outlook Live\n\n							\n		\n\n		\n	\n\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n					Diane Swonk				\n				\n				\n				\n									Chief Economist KPMG 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n	\n		\n			\n		\n				\n					\n				BIO\n			\n						\n			Diane Swonk\nU.S. Senator for Michigan \n\nDiane Swonk began her career with money-center bank First Chicago. She climbed from entry-level to Director of Research and Chief Economist at Bank One\, the merged bank. She spent more than a decade as Senior Managing Director and Chief Economist at the financial services firm\, Mesirow Financial. Before joining KPMG\, Diane had her own economics consulting firm and worked at Grant Thornton. Diane now heads up the growing economics team at KPMG to serve partners and clients\, and to engage with the media to help showcase the firm’s achievements. \nShe has served as an advisor to the National Economic Council (NEC) on a nonpartisan basis. She regularly briefs the regional Federal Reserve banks and the Board of Governors in Washington\, DC. She has provided Congressional testimony on income inequality and how to preserve and bolster the quality of government economic statistics.  \nShe was recently named by Barron’s as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance for 2026. In addition\, she has been honored by her peers as Fellow of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) for outstanding contributions to the field. She serves on the NABE statistics committee to advocate for better information on the economy. Diane serves on the board of the Posse Foundation in Chicago\, an organization dedicated to increasing access to higher education. She is active in supporting scholarships and programs to diversify the ranks of economists with more women and underrepresented minorities with her alumni groups and work on the NABE Foundation. She is a member of many business groups\, including the Economic Advisory Board of the US Chamber of Commerce\, the Council on Foreign Relations\, The Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Network\, the oldest networking group for women executives in the country.  \n			\n		\n	\n\n		\n\n\n\n			\n			\n						\n\n												\n											\n											VIEW BIO\n		\n					\n		\n		\n				\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					About THIS MEETING				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join Diane Swonk for an executive-level briefing on the outlook for the US economy—and what it means for strategy\, pricing\, hiring and investment decisions. Swonk will cover the inflation and employment backdrop\, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory and the forces likely to shape growth in the year ahead\, including implications for demand\, credit conditions and operating costs. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					AGENDA				\n				\n				\n				\n									11:00 a.m. Registration & Network Café 11:30 a.m. Speaker ReceptionOpen to DEC Board\, Life and Gold Members with up to two accompanied guests 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:35 p.m. Program 1:30 p.m. Adjourn 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					TICKETS				\n				\n				\n				\n									$55 – DEC Members $65 – Guests of DEC Members $90 – Non-Members 								\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n		\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n					PRESIDING OFFICER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Kevin VoigtMichigan Managing PartnerKPMG 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					VENUE				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n	\n	MotorCity Casino Hotel\n	\n	\n\n2901 Grand River Ave\n	\n		\n		Detroit\,\n\n	MI\n\n	48201\n\n	United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n		\n	\n				\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					DETAILS				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n			Tuesday\, June 16\, 2026\n\n		\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n		\n\n\n11:00 am\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n1:20 pm
URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/small-acts-of-courage-a-legacy-of-endurance-and-the-fight-for-democracy/
LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
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