
Economic Outlook Summit
Save the Date - May 16, 2025 at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
The 12th Annual East Stroudsburg University Economic Outlook Summit is scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2025 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions - Poconos. The Summit will feature presentations on the economic resilience of the Poconos: Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties, a region that attracts more than 30 million visitors annually and generates an economic impact of $4.3 billion.
The following highlights of the 11th Annual Economic Outlook Summit can be found on the Pocono Economic Scorecard page and include the following video presentations:
- Kenneth Long, President, East Stroudsburg University, Opening Remarks
- Tarun Chopra, Vice President, Integration Executive, IBM
Balancing Ethics and Innovation: How to Harness Generative AI for Business Transformation
- Ryotaro Tashiro, Senior Outreach Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Pocono Economic Scorecard Data Analysis
- Jennifer Gilburg, Deputy Secretary Technology and Entrepreneurship, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Governor’s Economic Development Plan for Pennsylvania
- Matt Christopherson, Director, Business and Consumer Research, National Association of Realtors, Washington, D.C., Housing Statistics and Real Estate Market Trends
- Entrepreneur Showcase: Meet Pocono Entrepreneurs
- Facilitators: Patrice Dume, Director, ESU Business Accelerator and Entrepreneurship; George Boudman, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Stourbridge Project
- Carbon County- Jerry McAward, Owner, Lehighton Outdoor Center
- Monroe County - Olga Diachuk, COO, Mosqitter
- Pike County- Chris Morgan, Owner, M&S Septic Services. Morgan Excavation Services, Back Road Brewery and Restaurant
- Wayne County - Jason Deron, Owner, Fly Leaf Printing
- Eliot Hamlisch, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Amtrak
Poconos: Four County Region - Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne
- Carbon County Commissioners
Wayne E. Nothstein, Chair
Mike Sofranko
Rocky Ahner - Monroe County Commissioners
John D. Christy, Chair
Sharon S. Laverdure
David C. Parker - Pike County Commissioners
Matthew M. Osterberg, Chair
Ronald R. Schmalzle
Christa L. Caceres - Wayne County Commissioners
Brian W. Smith, Chair
James Shook
Jocelyn Cramer












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