06-25-09 Keizai Society Special Networking

  • Keizai Society Special Networking
    “Recession and Recovery: Where are we now?”

    Co-sponsored by Union Bank of California
    Speaker:
    Keitaro Matsuda
    Director of Economic Research
    Union Bank of California
    Time: Thursday, June 25, 2009
    6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Reception
    7:00 – 7:20 p.m. Program
    7:20 – 8:30 p.m. Networking
    Location: Union Bank Sunnyvale Office
    495 South Mathilda Avenue
    Sunnyvale, CA. 94086
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    Presentation Files: US Economy and Financial Market Outlook
    米国経済の見通し
    BTMU Focus USA Monthly
    Washington D.C. Palitical and Economic Report
    BTMU Fous USA Topics

    Come and join us for an evening of networking opportunities! In these difficult economic times, it’s important to meet people in your field and stay in contact with them. Enjoy a glass of wine or a bottle of beer while discussing topics of interest with new acquaintances and friends.

    We have also invited Mr. Matsuda from Union Bank to speak about the present economic situation. He will address the recession and the chances of a possible recovery and its likely timing. He has twenty years of experience in watching and analyzing economic trends and developments. His expertise will give us insight into the situation as it is today and how it will possibly develop in the near future.

    Keitaro Matsuda
    Keitaro Matsuda is Director of Economic Research for Union Bank of California (www.unionbank.com), a commercial bank headquartered in San Francisco, California. As the only bank economist based in the state for Union Bank, Mr. Matsuda monitors economic trends and developments for the bank management and its customers, primarily focusing on the economies of California and the Pacific Northwest. He also tracks economic trends in Asia and the Pacific.

    Mr. Matsuda has more than 20 years of experience in the United States with Union Bank and its parent company, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Limited (BTMU). He is a member of the Economic Advisory Committee for the American Bankers Association. Mr. Matsuda received his MBA from Stanford University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Tokyo. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Union Bank is the 25th largest bank in the United States, based on assets. The bank has 336
    branch offices in California, Washington, and Oregon; two international offices; and facilities in six other states.

    The bank’s holding company is UnionBanCal Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BTMU and a part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., one of the world’s leading financial companies with assets of $1.4 trillion as of September 30, 2008.