Join us for a presentation from Bank of America on the economic outlook for an economic forecast for 2025, including rates, markets at a macro level globally, US, and local to the Philadelphia region. There will be a focus on current market conditions affecting entrepreneurs in the greater Philadelphia region.   This discussion will focus on entrepreneurs as they navigate potential business opportunities, challenges, and threats over the next year. Attendees will have the opportunity to get their questions answered and actively participate in this engaging and informative discussion.

Meet our Speaker:

Marcus Adams, CIMA®, CSRIC® Managing Director Market Investment Executive

Marcus Adams is a Managing Director and Market Investment Executive at Bank of America Private Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this role, he is responsible for leading a team of investment professionals who provide world class tailored investment advice in Pennsylvania and Delaware. He helps deliver an exceptional client investment experience and ensures all risk controls are met to ensure responsible growth at the firm.

Adams has more than 20 years investment experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he served as a senior portfolio manager serving the needs of high-net worth families, business owners, and endowments and foundations. Adams is also part of Bank of America’s Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment & Retention Committee.

Prior to joining Bank of America Private Bank, he served as senior investment strategist at Wells Fargo Private Bank helping give him experience and insight into the wealth management needs of high-net-worth families, business owners, endowments and foundations. And previously, he was a senior portfolio officer with Bank of N.Y. Mellon.

Marcus Adams obtained a Master of Business Administration in finance from The McDonough School at Georgetown University, a Master’s of Science in management from Kettering University, and a Bachelor of Science in industrial & systems engineering from The University of Southern California. Marcus is a CIMA® professional, focusing on investment management consulting and has also earned the Chartered SRI Counselor™ designation, awarded by The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp.

All Philadelphia100 Forum events are open to current members. Qualified CEOs, Philadelphia100 applicants, Philadelphia100 winners, and Goldman Sachs 10KSB Alumni are welcome to attend up to 2 events before becoming a member.

**Members Only Event**

We are pleased to announce that the Philadelphia100 Forum is hosting a private dinner at Zahav with special dishes from James Beard award-winning chef, Michael Zolomonov. Join us for this Flavor Odyssey Dinner, where we’ll navigate through a spectrum of savory dishes.

This is not part of the regular Philadelphia100 programming year, but we are offering this to our members and sponsors only, at the discounted price of $100 per person for a 4-course private meal and 2 drinks included. It is going to be capped at 30 people so don’t wait to register for this exclusive opportunity to eat, drink and network with your fellow members.

Join the Philly100 members for their Annual Spring social and bowling challenge. This Spring event is also a new member drive, so we encourage members to bring a guest at no charge who meets the eligibility for membership. There will be great food, drinks, and terrific networking.

Qualified CEOs are entitled to bring one guest!