TD Economic Outlook Forum
Against the backdrop of high costs of living, rapid population growth, a housing shortage, and geopolitical unease, hear from TD Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Beata Caranci. Learn about the implications and opportunities these challenges present to our local, national, and global economies in the year ahead.
Presented by alumni UBC and TD Insurance in partnership with the UBC Faculty of Arts (School of Economics) and the UBC Sauder School of Business.
Speaker
Beata Caranci — Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, TD Bank Group
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
5:30pm – 7:30pm
5:30pm: Registration
5:45pm: Reception
6:30pm: Program
Theatre (C300)
UBC Robson Square
800 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC – map
Tickets:
- General public: $20
- UBC alumni: $15
- Students: $10
Includes reception, appetizers, and one drink. Tickets are non-refundable.
Maximum six (6) tickets per transaction.
Deadline to purchase tickets: September 27, 2024.
SOLD OUTQuestions? Please contact alumni.events@ubc.ca.
Speaker Biography
Beata Caranci
Beata Caranci is the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for TD Bank Group. Having joined TD in 2003, she leads three economic teams. One is tasked with delivering forecasts, presentations, and research publications for TD clients, the other team oversees economic risk and regulatory stress test requirements, and the third team is focused on environmental and social policy research. Beata is a member of several external committees, including the economic council for the American Bankers Association and C.D. Howe’s Monetary Policy Council.
Beata is a passionate supporter of TD’s diversity initiatives and has dedicated more than a decade to researching and driving awareness among policymakers on the labour market friction experienced by women. Her research report, “Get on Board Corporate Canada,” helped influence the Ontario Securities Commission’s rule amendments on disclosure of women on boards.
Beata’s distinguished evidenced-based research combined with the breadth of her role as Chief Economist for TD Bank earned the Professional category award by WXN’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women. This year, under Beata’s leadership, TD Economics won the Best Forecaster Award 2024 for Canada from FocusEconomics.
THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PRESENTING PARTNERS OF FORWARD: THE CAMPAIGN FOR UBC
WITH ONGOING SUPPORT FROM THE ALUMNI UBC PILLAR PARTNERS
