Georgia Economic Outlook series

Save the date for the Georgia Economic Outlook series, featuring events in eight cities across the state of Georgia.

Georgia Economic Outlook takes place in Atlanta on Dec. 9, 2022, at the Georgia Aquarium’s Oceans Ballroom. Doors open at 11 a.m., and the event starts at noon sharp. Parking is available at 246 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. (across from Atlanta Breakfast Club).

Agenda: 

Networking and Check-In: 11 a.m. – Noon
Luncheon: Noon-12:30 p.m.
Forecast: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Registration closes on Dec. 2 at 5 p.m.

Speakers:

Mark Vitner

Piedmont Crescent Capital

Mark Vitner recently founded Piedmont Crescent Capital, after spending the past 30 years at Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, where he was managing director and senior economist. At his new firm, Vitner writes numerous economic reports and provides analysis of local economies and residential and commercial real estate.

Originally from Atlanta, Vitner earned a BBA in economics from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the University of Florida. He is a member of the National Association of Business Economics and its inaugural Certified Business Economist program. He chaired the Economic Advisory Council for the California Chamber of Commerce for three years and currently serves on the Joint Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia. His commentary has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and many other publications, and he makes frequent guest appearances on CNBC and other major networks.

Benjamin C. Ayers

Dean and Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, Terry College of Business

Ben Ayers is dean of the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and holds the Earl Davis Chair in Taxation. He came to UGA in 1996 and served as director of the Tull School of Accounting for nine years before his appointment as the college’s 12th dean in 2014. Under his leadership, the Terry College completed its Building Terry campaign, raising $121 million to support faculty, programs and facilities for the state-of-the-art Business Learning Community, located in the heart of the UGA campus. Ayers serves on the Board of Synovus Bank’s Northeast Georgia Division, Benson’s Inc., the CFO Roundtable, as a Trustee of Athens Academy and earned his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Before pursuing his Ph.D., he worked for KPMG in Atlanta and Tampa and Complete Health Inc. in Birmingham.