Economic Outlook Summit
10th Annual Economic Outlook Summit - Friday, May 19, 2023
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions - Pocono - 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Celebrating the Economic Transformation of the Poconos
The Economic Outlook Summit will be hosted by Kenneth Long, President of East Stroudsburg University.
This year’s theme, Celebrating the Economic Transformation of the Poconos will include presentations on the economic resurgence underway in Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship, tourism, infrastructure, housing, and transportation.
It will also feature the 2023 Pocono Economic Scorecard which includes data on Income/Wages; Employment; Business Climate; Housing; Healthcare; Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; and Education.
Lianna DeSantis, ESU Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, is coordinating the sponsorships for this year’s event. She can be reached at (570) 422-3179 or by email at ldesantis1@esu.edu.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, May 16th, 2023.
We look forward to seeing you at this event!
Summit Agenda
- 7:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Networking
- 8:30 a.m. - Program Begins - Poconos: 10 Year Reflection Video
- 8:40 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks, Kenneth Long, President, ESU
- 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Speaker: Rick Siger, Secretary, PA Department of Community and Economic Development
- 9:30 a.m. - Ryotaro Tashiro, Senior Outreach Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2023 Economic Scorecard Data Presentation
- 10:15 a.m. - Break
- 10:30 a.m. - Mike Kingsella, CEO, Up for Growth, Housing Underproduction in the Poconos
- 11:15 a.m. - Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne County Commissioner’s Video Update & Q&A
- 11:45 a.m. - John Blake, District Director and Economic Development Specialist at the Office of Congressman Matt Cartwright, Amtrak Service to the Poconos-Rail Update
- 12:00 p.m. - Conclusion
Poconos: Four County Region - Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne
- Carbon County Commissioners
Wayne E. Nothstein, Chair
Chris Lukasevich
Rocky Ahner - Monroe County Commissioners
Sharon S. Laverdure, Chair
John D. Christy
John R. Moyer - Pike County Commissioners
Matthew M. Osterberg, Chair
Ronald R. Schmalzle
Anthony Waldron - Wayne County Commissioners
Brian W. Smith, Chair
James Shook
Jocelyn Cramer
For assistance or special accommodations, please contact mpostupack@esu.edu or (570) 422-7920. Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, services for physical, cognitive, visual or auditory assistance.
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- ESU Innovation Center
- Phone:
- (570) 422-7920
- Fax:
- (570) 422-7951 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Economic Development & Entrepreneurship
- Name
- E:
- mpostupack@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-7920
