About The Conference

Did you know that the Inland Empire is the 15th largest labor market in the United States? That it is home to nearly 2 million working residents?

That’s on par with Houston, Atlanta, and Washington DC.

But the IE is different from similarly sized markets in a critical way: It has no ‘downtown’. No ‘urban core’ where jobs are densely located. Instead, jobs are scattered across the region and a huge share of the population drives west daily, to reach the coastal economies where they work.

  • What does this dynamic mean for business creation and economic development in the region?

  • Is the creation of an urban core, dense with jobs, the way to develop and grow the local economy?

  • Would an urban core appeal more to new businesses and do more to expand current ones?

  • What positive or negative impacts might arise for workers and local residents?

  • What are the implications for real estate and real estate development?

  • How would economic development agencies promote an urban core?

  • What are the major impediments to developing one?

Join some of the state’s leading economists and urban planning experts to hear what’s next for the U.S., California, and Inland Empire economies, and for a data-driven discussion about the region’s urban future.

Speakers

When it comes to development, the future doesn’t happen, it is created by today’s decisions.

  • Dr. Christopher Thornberg

    CHRISTOPHER THORNBERG

    Director, Center for Economic Forecasting & Development

    U.S. & California Economic Forecast

  • ROBERT KLEINHENZ

    Executive Director of Research, Center for Economic Forecasting & Development

    Inland Empire Economic Forecast

  • Michael Manville

    Michael Manville

    Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA

    Urban Inland Empire

Take Aways & Benefits

Conference participants receive:

Economic Insights

The 2017 Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference Book, complete with data and graphics illustrating where housing prices, employment, personal income, and other major economic indicators are heading

Regular Updates

Quarterly updates to the forecast by email

Networking Opportunities

The opportunity to network with hundreds of government and business leaders from across the region

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Conference Location

Riverside Convention Center

3637 5th St. Riverside, CA 92501

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