On February 6^th, 2024, we hosted the 34^th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon Presented by our Patron Member HSBC at The City Club in San Francisco.

100 guests from the BABC Community and beyond came along to hear from our expert panelists on their predictions for the economy in the year ahead covering their expectations for inflation and interest rates, the outlook generally for the Bay Area Economy, especially for tech, bio-tech and commercial real estate and we took a deep dive in to the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the economy.  There was cautious optimism that generally, we are poised for brighter days ahead.

We would like to thank our Presenting Sponsor, HSBC, and our Silver Sponsor, SambaNova for making the event possible, and all of our guests who joined us.

Also, huge thanks to Richard Waters for brilliantly moderating the event as per usual and to our panelists, Ryan Wang, US Economist for HSBC, Sean Randolph, Director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and Richard Halkett, Chief Revenue Officer for SambaNova.

Photos available HERE.

Thanks to our following sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor:

Silver Sponsor: