With so much uncertainty still looming, understanding our region’s potential to emerge from the shadow of 2020 into a more prosperous, or at least less perilous, 2021 is critical to shoring up our region’s long-term economic future.

This year, the Chamber’s 23rd Annual Economic Outlook, presented in partnership with Firstrust Bank, will take a close look at how the COVID-19 pandemic will influence national and regional economic trends in the coming year. The program will feature perspectives from Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s Global Chief Economist, interviewed by Timothy J. Abell, President, Firstrust Bank; Patrick Harker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, interviewed by Madeline Bell, President and CEO, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; along with insights from executives from influential industry sectors in the region.