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Dr. Bill Conerly connects the dots between the economy and business decisions. He has the unique combination of a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University and over 30 years’ experience helping companies adapt to changing economic conditions. He was formerly Senior Vice President at a major bank and held positions in economics and corporate planning at two Fortune 500 corporations. Dr. Conerly has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Companies have used Dr. Conerly’s expertise to help with decisions regarding capital expenditures, inventory levels, expansion into new markets, pricing, business models and financial structure. As a diagnostician, he sometimes identifies opportunities and challenges that require additional expertise, at which times he recommends a colleague to help his client.
Dr. Conerly is an on-line contributor to Forbes and the author of The Flexible Stance: Thriving in a Boom/Bust Economy (2016). He also wrote Businomics (2007), a book about economics for business leaders. He is co-author of Thinking Economics, a multi-media high school economics curriculum used in 34 states.
He has been interviewed on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, CNN and local television and radio stations across the country. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, and USA Today. He has spoken to business audiences in five countries and 31 states.
Dr. Conerly is chairman of the board of Cascade Policy Institute.
Bill in his spare time trying to perfect an obsolete method of transportation.
Videos
Speech Topics
“Economic Forecast 2022: Inflation, Supply Chain and Labor Challenges”
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The economic forecast will address the construction and manufacturing outlook, then consider the challenges of inflation, supply chains and labor issues. Along with the forecast Dr. Conerly will offer actionable suggestions for electrical distribution leaders facing a changing economy.
Prepare for Perpetual Change—Capture Opportunities and Avoid Risk in an Uncertain World
Companies are beset by continual changes in the economy, technology, social attitudes, government regulation and competition. Top leaders help their team members adjust smoothly to enable the organization to seize opportunities and avoid risks.
The Next Decade: What Businesses Should Do TODAY to Prepare for Tomorrow
Most business leaders spend time on urgent matters, but not much time on the big picture of how the world is changing. Having some key trends in mind helps executives make better day-to-day decisions.
Leadership in Today’s Tight Labor Market: Retaining and Recruiting High Productivity Employees
The tight labor market is the greatest business challenge today, and it will continue for a decade.
Freedom and Prosperity: The Case for Optimism
In this substantive and inspiring keynote, Bill explains the mechanism for economic growth around the world. Drawing insights from Nobel economists, historians and modern commentators, Bill connects economic and political freedom with economic performance. He ends with a surprising burst of optimism about the fate of the world over the coming decades. He illustrates it all using a few statistics and many stories.
What We Have Learned About Investing from Enron, Bernie Madoff and the Financial Crisis
Every generation has its investing disasters, some due to fraud and some due to excessive optimism. Every generation also has its successes, which seldom make headlines. Dr. Conerly has simple, actionable guidelines for sound investing. He has no financial interest in any of the advice that he gives, so he’s both knowledgeable and unbiased. Unlike most economists, his education included graduate level study of finance. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1999.
The Next Decade: What Businesses Should Do TODAY to Prepare for Tomorrow
Dr. Bill Conerly is an expert on what business leaders should do right now to create a more profitable business future. Bill looks at the big changes we can expect in the next decade – demographics, globalization, finance, and technology – avoiding speculation as much as possible. Instead, he relies on business history, current trends and comprehensive research to make his forecasts. At every step he connects future scenarios with action plans that leaders should put in place now. Specifics are adjusted for the particular audience.
Business Planning in an Uncertain Economy (half-day seminar)
The external environment of a business is hard to predict: what will the economy do, how will technology change, what impact will new laws have on business? The solution is not to give up on planning, but to incorporate a flexible stance in the company’s strategic and operational plans. Dr. Bill Conerly helps participants draw upon their own expertise and experience to learn the keys to developing plans that will enhance growth while also protecting companies against downside risks. This half-day program works with small groups or with large audiences so long as the seating arrangement allows discussion within six-person groups.
The Economic Outlook: New Opportunities and Risks in the Evolving Business Cycle
Dr. Bill Conerly presents his evaluation of the current state of the economy and his forecast for the next two years. He drills down to the sectors most relevant to the audience members, allowing them to see how their own business environment will change. Using common-sense language and real-world examples, he presents what business leaders need to know to thrive in the coming years. This presentation is tailored to the industry or region of the audience and always includes his well-known sense of humor.
Business in an Uncertain Economy: The Best Strategies for Profitability in an Ever-changing World
Dr. Bill Conerly provides business leaders with the tools that they need to manage in an uncertain economy. He first presents the economic outlook with an emphasis on the risks that lie ahead. He then offers business leaders specific methods for dealing with this uncertainty. This unique presentation builds on Dr. Conerly’s expertise in economics as well as his many years of experience helping businesses navigate uncharted economic waters.
Freedom and Prosperity: The Case for Optimism
In this substantive and inspiring keynote, Bill explains the mechanism for economic growth around the world. Drawing insights from Nobel economists, historians and modern commentators, Bill connects economic and political freedom with economic performance. He ends with a surprising burst of optimism about the fate of the world over the coming decades. He illustrates it all using a few statistics and many stories.
What We Have Learned About Investing from Enron, Bernie Madoff and the Financial Crisis
Every generation has its investing disasters, some due to fraud and some due to excessive optimism. Every generation also has its successes, which seldom make headlines. Dr. Conerly has simple, actionable guidelines for sound investing. He has no financial interest in any of the advice that he gives, so he’s both knowledgeable and unbiased. Unlike most economists, his education included graduate level study of finance. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1999.
The Next Decade: What Businesses Should Do TODAY to Prepare for Tomorrow
Dr. Bill Conerly is an expert on what business leaders should do right now to create a more profitable business future. Bill looks at the big changes we can expect in the next decade – demographics, globalization, finance, and technology – avoiding speculation as much as possible. Instead, he relies on business history, current trends and comprehensive research to make his forecasts. At every step he connects future scenarios with action plans that leaders should put in place now. Specifics are adjusted for the particular audience.
Business Planning in an Uncertain Economy (half-day seminar)
The external environment of a business is hard to predict: what will the economy do, how will technology change, what impact will new laws have on business? The solution is not to give up on planning, but to incorporate a flexible stance in the company’s strategic and operational plans. Dr. Bill Conerly helps participants draw upon their own expertise and experience to learn the keys to developing plans that will enhance growth while also protecting companies against downside risks. This half-day program works with small groups or with large audiences so long as the seating arrangement allows discussion within six-person groups.
The Economic Outlook: New Opportunities and Risks in the Evolving Business Cycle
Dr. Bill Conerly presents his evaluation of the current state of the economy and his forecast for the next two years. He drills down to the sectors most relevant to the audience members, allowing them to see how their own business environment will change. Using common-sense language and real-world examples, he presents what business leaders need to know to thrive in the coming years. This presentation is tailored to the industry or region of the audience and always includes his well-known sense of humor.
Business in an Uncertain Economy: The Best Strategies for Profitability in an Ever-changing World
Dr. Bill Conerly provides business leaders with the tools that they need to manage in an uncertain economy. He first presents the economic outlook with an emphasis on the risks that lie ahead. He then offers business leaders specific methods for dealing with this uncertainty. This unique presentation builds on Dr. Conerly’s expertise in economics as well as his many years of experience helping businesses navigate uncharted economic waters.
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