Upcoming Outlook 2024

Thank you to our Title Sponsor: PNC Bank

Master of Ceremonies

Andrew brings more than 15 years of experience as a business and public affairs professional, complimented with a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from American University, scholarly work at University College London, and a master’s degree in public policy from The University of Chicago.

Prior to joining UNLV’s CBER, Andrew started and ran a successful economic analysis, financial management, and public affairs consulting firm, as CEO of Woods Strategies, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His expertise in applying data and research to strengthen organizations and communities has led him to hold many leadership positions both in the public and private sectors. He is known for his financial acumen, vision, reliability, and integrity.

Andrew has been involved in the public policy process on behalf of his clients and has a passion for data-driven solutions to complex problems. Andrew’s knowledge of and interest in a variety of diverse policy issues is why he is a regular contributor to journalism outlets such as Nevada Public Radio and the Las Vegas Sun.

Economic Forecast by Stephen M. Miller

PROFESSOR, UNLV CENTER FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Stephen M. Miller served as director of the Center for Business and Economic Research for the last six years. He is the former chair of the Board of Directors of The Economic Club of Las Vegas, a professor of economics, and former department chair in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Prior to that, he was professor of economics and department head at the University of Connecticut. He also held visiting positions with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and with the Congressional Budget Office. He received higher education training at Purdue University, receiving his bachelor’s degree with distinction in Engineering Sciences Engineering (a part of the Aeronautical Engineering School), and at the State University of New York at Buffalo, receiving his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics.

At UNLV, he developed with one of his M.A. students, Mustafa Gunaydin, the CBER-DETR Nevada Coincident and Leading Employment Indexes. These indexes track the contemporaneous and future movements in the Nevada employment markets. After becoming Director of CBER, he developed general coincident and leading indexes for the Nevada and Southern Nevada. These indexes track the contemporaneous and future movements in the overall Nevada and Southern Nevada economies.

Corporate Sponsorship Levels

Chair – $20,000

• Chair sponsors will receive fifteen tickets (table and a half) to CBER’s Outlook. Their corporate logos will be displayed at the beginning, during breaks, and end of the program as well as in our final digital Outlook forecast book, which every attendee will receive at the conference. Chair sponsors will be invited to any pre or post event receptions. In addition, they will have access to our quarterly economic forecasts reports and attendance at CBER’s three times a year stakeholder events outside of Outlook. Lastly, they will be offered three months of sponsorship highlights in our Rebel Business Indicators weekly newsletter.

CEO – $10,000 

• CEO sponsors will receive ten tickets (table) to CBER’s Outlook. Their corporate logos will be displayed at the beginning, during breaks, and end of the program as well as in our final digital Outlook forecast book, which every attendee will receive at the conference. CEO sponsors will be invited to any pre or post-event receptions. In addition, they will have access to our quarterly forecast reports and invitations to CBER’s three times a year stakeholder events outside of Outlook. Lastly, they will be offered 1 month of sponsorship highlights in our Rebel Business Indicators weekly newsletter.

Vice President – $5,000 

• Vice President sponsors will receive five tickets (half-a-table) to CBER’s Outlook. Their corporate logos will be displayed at the beginning, during breaks, and end of the program as well as in our final digital Outlook forecast book, which every attendee will receive at the conference. Vice President sponsors will be invited to any pre or post event receptions. In addition, they will have access to our quarterly forecast reports and attendance to CBER’s three times a year stakeholder event. Lastly, they will be offered 1/2 month of sponsorship highlights in the Rebel Business Indicators weekly newsletter.

Director  – $2,500 

• Director sponsors will receive three tickets to one of CBER’S Outlook. Their corporate logo will be displayed at the beginning, during breaks, and end of the program as well as in our final digital Outlook forecast book, which every attendee will receive at the conference. They will have access to our quarterly forecast reports and attendance to CBER’s three times a year stakeholder event. Lastly, they will be offered 1 week of sponsorship highlights in our Rebel Business Indicators weekly newsletter.

In-Kind Donations

• It takes a lot of resources to make Outlook a successful event. CBER welcomes sponsors that are outside the scope of the above sponsorship levels. Please contact Daniela Rincon at daniela.rinconcornejo@unlv.edu for more information. Sponsor benefits will be based on the sponsorship amount, either cash or in-kind.