IU Southeast to Host Annual Futurecast: Economic Outlook 2025

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (Nov. 4, 2024) – IU Southeast will host this year’s Indiana Business Outlook Panel on Wednesday, Nov. 13.  

This event will take place in the IU Southeast Hoosier Room. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. and panel presentations will begin at 9 a.m., following a short welcome from moderator, Dr. David Eplion, dean of the IU Southeast School of Business. The event will end with a public question-and-answer session.   

Esteemed IU faculty panelists, among the leading economic leaders in the state, will share their economic predictions for the upcoming year including global, national, state, city, and agricultural impacts.  

The following speakers will sit on the panel in New Albany:   

• Phil T Powell, Executive Director – Indiana Business Research Center, Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy  

• Russel Rhoads, Clinical Associate Professor of Financial Management, IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis  

• Jennifer Rice, Senior Lecturer, IU Kelley School of Business  

• Uric Dufrene, Sanders Chair in Business, IU Southeast (regional outlook)  

• David Eplion, Dean, IU Southeast School of Business (moderator)  

The tour began October 30, in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, and will then travel to ten communities across the state. Uniquely, in each community, an expert on the regional economy joins the panel, offering attendees the fullest perspective on economic affairs possible.  

Tickets to the Indiana Business Outlook Panel cost $25 per person or $175 for a table of eight. Register for this event online by Friday, Nov. 8. For more information, contact Nicole Driscoll at driscoll@iu.edu   

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About IU Southeast:  IU Southeast is one of nine campuses of Indiana University. Offering top-quality and nationally accredited programs in education, nursing, business, social sciences, natural sciences, arts and humanities, the scenic 180-acre campus is located less than 15 minutes from downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It currently has over 3,750 students and employs over 360 faculty members. About 400 students live on campus in five fully furnished, lodge-style residence halls. Through an agreement with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Indiana University Southeast offers in-state tuition to students enrolled from eight counties in the Louisville region. For more information, visit https://southeast.iu.edu. IU Southeast is a tobacco-free campus.