The Korea Southeast US Chamber of Commerce

At our Annual Dinner, the Board of Directors presented a donation to the Atlanta Council on International Relations in honor of past Board member and Secretary Angela Levin.

Gregory Miller, chief economist of SunTrust Banks, Inc. speaking on the economic forecast for the year. Sunny with no rain in sight but you never know.

2018 will be a good year with estimated growth of 3.1% says Dr. Donald Ratajczak. Great insight on items such as federal reserve policy, growth, and inflation.

Opening remarks by Consul General Mr. Young-Jun Kim.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS DR. DONALD RATAJCZAK is a leading economic forecaster and currently is Regents Professor Emeritus of Economics at Georgia State University. He previously was Director of the Economic Forecasting Center in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University from 1973 until June 2000 as a professor of economics in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies until he retired in 2000. He provides advice to government and non-profit organizations ...and is on the board of Assurance America, Ruby Tuesday, Inc., Crown Craft Corp., and Citizens Trust Bank. Dr. Ratajczak has developed econometric models for the United States, the Southeast, and several individual states. He currently produces weekly and monthly publications for Morgan Keegan including a weekly economic commentary and forecast and a monthly forecast of short-term national and financial conditions. His commentary on inflation continues to receive prominent attention from the national media. He also contributes articles to several publications. Dr. Ratajczak has been quoted and interviewed extensively by both the print and broadcast media including The New York Times, Journal of Commerce, Business Week, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, The Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, NBC and CNBC. Dr. Ratajczak has received many prestigious forecasting awards including the Annual Economic Forecasting Award for the most accurate U.S. Blue Chip economic forecast during the previous four years, which is the closest thing forecasters have to a national championship. In the past four years he has ranked in the top 5 of 45 prominent economic forecasters in the USA Today survey. Dr. Ratajczak received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College and his Doctorate of economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a Consulting Economist with Morgan Keegan, Inc. from 1975 to the present.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: MR. GREGORY MILLER is Chief Economist with SunTrust Banks, Inc. He completed his graduate and undergraduate Economics degrees at Florida State University and has been a practicing economist, forecaster, and teacher for over 25 years. As SunTrust’s Chief Economist, Mr. Miller forecasts the national economy, particularly its affect on interest rates. He advises corporate and bank boards of directors as well as SunTrust clients. He sits on committees charged... with interest rate setting, corporate investment, and benefits policy. He is a policy advisor for Wealth and Investment Management and Corporate Investment Banking groups. Mr. Miller represents SunTrust in business media, including CNBC News, Bloomberg News, Reuters, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, TheStreet.com and many local news media platforms. Prior to joining SunTrust, Mr. Miller was on the faculty of the College of Business Administration at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Before joining USF, Mr. Miller served two Florida Governors in the Florida State Economist's Office in Tallahassee. In addition to his regular SunTrust duties, Mr. Miller is active in the National Association for Business Economics and the Financial Rountable. Mr. Miller is also a member and past-chair of the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Associationa national group of economists who meet with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to discuss the economy and monetary policy.

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Thank you to our amazing sponsors for the upcoming Annual Dinner on Jan. 25. We're expecting over 140 people, so get your tickets today! http://www.koreaseuschamber.org/annual-dinner.html

From NOLA.com: MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda on Wednesday announced plans to build a huge $1.6 billion joint-venture plant in Alabama that will eventually employ about 4,000 people http://www.nola.com//20/01/alabama_toyota-mazda_plant.html

Sneak peek of entertainment for our upcoming Annual Dinner on Jan. 25, 2018, The Mondo Trio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyc81v4xiXo For more info or to get your tickets, http://www.koreaseuschamber.org/annual-dinner.html.

This just in! Delta has generously donated a domestic roundtrip ticket (estimated value $450) for our upcoming Annual Dinner on Jan. 25, 2018. The ticket will be raffled. Delta offers daily flights from ATL-Incheon. Food for the flights are provided by one of Atlanta's favorite Korean digs, Stone Bowl House- Woo Nam Jeong. For information on registration or sponsorship for our Jan. 25, 2018 Annual Dinner, visit http://www.koreaseuschamber.org/annual-dinner.html... Thank you Delta!

Jan. 25, 2018 Annual Dinner to be attended by Consul General Mr. Kim Young-Jun. The Atlanta Consulate of the Republic of South Korea oversees Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee as well as the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Consulate promotes Korean companies’ business environment in the southeast U.S. and supports the activities of future generations of Korean-Americans. The Consulate also works in partnership with local and state governments in the region. For tickets and information on the Annual Dinner, http://www.koreaseuschamber.org/annual-dinner.html