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SUMMARY:DEC Peer Group: Marketing/Communications
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/dec-peer-group-marketing-communications-040925/
LOCATION:WTW – Southfield\, 26555 Evergreen Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48076\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Peer Group,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250414T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250414T133000
DTSTAMP:20260624T195451
CREATED:20250320T162307Z
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SUMMARY:DEC Presents: The Honorable Gretchen Whitmer
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/dec-presents-the-honorable-gretchen-whitmer-2025/
LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250421T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250421T133000
DTSTAMP:20260624T195451
CREATED:20250311T185858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T143240Z
UID:10395-1745233200-1745242200@www.econclub.org
SUMMARY:The 2025 Detroit Lions are On the Clock!
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/the-2025-detroit-lions-are-on-the-clock/
LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T093000
DTSTAMP:20260624T195451
CREATED:20250219T205820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T135354Z
UID:9424-1745481600-1745487000@www.econclub.org
SUMMARY:DEC Peer Group: Finance
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/dec-peer-group-finance-042425/
LOCATION:WTW – Southfield\, 26555 Evergreen Rd\, Southfield\, MI\, 48076\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Peer Group,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T180000
DTSTAMP:20260624T195451
CREATED:20250321T130213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T135341Z
UID:10492-1745510400-1745517600@www.econclub.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT | YL NETWORKING EVENT: Mixology & Mingle
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/yl-networking-event-mixology-mingle/
LOCATION:Syndicate Ferndale\, 140 Vester Ave.\, Ferndale\, 48220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Young Leader
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260624T195451
CREATED:20260309T215558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T210631Z
UID:14695-1745515800-1745524800@www.econclub.org
SUMMARY:Gold Member Dinner with Mike Bickers
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/gold-member-dinner-with-mike-bickers/
LOCATION:Detroit Athletic Club\, 241 Madison St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gold Members Only,Members Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250430T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250430T180000
DTSTAMP:20260624T195451
CREATED:20250324T144522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T200756Z
UID:10532-1746028800-1746036000@www.econclub.org
SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Gary Miles
DESCRIPTION: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\nChief Economist\, KPMG \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				\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					MODERATOR				\n				\n				\n				\n									Dustin WalshSenior ReporterCrain’s Detroit Business 								\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					PODCAST				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n				\n				\n				\n					FULL MEETING VIDEO				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					IMAGE GALLERY				\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			\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			\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			\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			\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			\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		\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/yl-ceo-series-gary-miles/
LOCATION:Detroit News Sterling Heights Operations\, 6200 Metropolitan Parkway\, Sterling Heights\, 48312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Young Leader
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