Presented by: Darla Moore School of Business

32^nd Annual Economic Outlook Conference

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Campus Room, Capstone House

902 Barnwell Street, Columbia, S.C.

The 2013 South Carolina Economic Outlook: Downside Risks and Upside Potential

 South Carolina’s premier financial and economic event
presenting the national, state and local economic outlook for 2013.

11:30 a.m. 12:00 noon  Check-in

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.  Opening Reception: Hors d’oeuvres and Networking
                                           Location: Top of Carolina, Capstone House

                                           Enjoy Columbia's most magnificent views
                                          from the Top of Carolina
                                          

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.      Economic Outlook Conference
                                           Location: Campus Room, Capstone House

1:00 p.m.                          Welcome 
                                           Harris Pastides, President, University of South Carolina

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.      Economic Outlook Conference

        2012 Economic Forecast
        •  Upside Potential: Jobs and income in the post-election South Carolina economy
        •  Downside Risk: How South Carolina would be affected if the United States falls 
            off the fiscal cliff
                o  Douglas P. Woodward, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Darla Moore School 
                     of Business 
                o  Joseph Von Nessen, Ph.D., Research Associate, Darla Moore School of Business

                o  John Connaughton, Babson Capital Professor of Financial Economics 
                    UNC Charlotte                     

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.        Break

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.        Keynote Address
         • Startup Nation: Israel's Surprising Economic Success in the Face of Adversity and
            What it Means for South Carolina
                  o Jonathan Zucker, President, InterTech Group

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.       Panel Discussion
        • Startup State: Innovation and entrepreneurial activity in South Carolina.
           Speaker:
           M. Edward Sellers, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BlueCross BlueShield 
           of South Carolina and Chairman, Chairman, New Carolina, South Carolina's Council
           on Competitiveness

               Panelists:
                   o Dirk Brown, Ph.D., Director, Faber Entrepreneurship Center, Darla Moore
                       School of Business
                   o William D Kirkland, Entrepreneur in Residence, USC/Columbia Technology 
                       Incubator
                   o Bill Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Research Authority 

Gold Sponsor:

Silver Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsor:

Center for Manufacturing and Technology (CMAT)