Michael Pakko of UALR’s Institute of Economic Advancement and Arkansas’ chief economist and state forecaster, will preview what is in store economically for the state and the nation based on econometric models from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the DoubleTree Hotel during IEA’s fall forecast conference.

Jim Youngquist, director of UALR’s Institute for Economic Advancement, will open the conference with a welcoming address at 10 a.m., followed by Pakko’s take on the national economic outlook from 10:10 to 10:40 a.m.

From 10:40 to 11:30 a.m., David Sanders, special columnist for Stephens Media, will moderate a discussion with Richard Bell, secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department; Roby Brock, executive producer and host of “Talk Business;” Lane Kidd, president of Arkansas Trucking Associates; and Chris Masingill, director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs in Gov. Mike Beebe’s office.

Pakko will give the Arkansas economic outlook from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

Julie Stackhouse, senior vice president and managing officer of Bank Supervision and Regulation at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will be the luncheon speaker.

Registration is $50 per person. Contact Neva Wayman at IEA, 501-569-8551 or nfwayman@ualr.edu.