Description

This Executive Series Luncheon will be a joint event with the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS). It will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in the Schaumburg Ballroom at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel.

Topic: TRENDS & FORECASTS FOR THE US DOMESTIC ECONOMY 

Presented by Guest Speaker: Dr. Christopher Kuehl, Founder/Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel

Address: 1511 North Thoreau Drive Schaumburg, IL 60173

Timeline:

• 11:45 AM: Registration opens
• 12:30 PM: MARS Luncheon & Keynote Speaker - Dr. Christopher Kuehl, Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence
• 1:45 PM: Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break

Cost:

• Luncheon Only: $99/person
• MARS Winter Meeting Early Bird Registration (until 12/12/2025): $395/person
• MARS Winter Meeting Regular Registration (12/13/2025 until 1/11/2026): $450/person

Speaker Bio:

Chris Kuehl (pronounced Keel) is a Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence and one of the co-founders of the company in 1999. He has worked with a wide variety of private clients and professional associations in the last twenty four years. He is the Economic Analyst for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and writes their bi-weekly publication, Fabrinomics, which details the impact of economic trends on the manufacturer. He also serves as economic analyst for CPA societies, banker's organizations, construction associations and a wide variety of industrial groups.

Chris is a writer/editor for the Flagship, distributed all over the world by business organizations and he is a writer/analyst for the Strategic Intelligence System. He makes over a hundred presentations each year to business and industry associations in the US and overseas. He serves as a resource for the media and for many trade publications.

Chris has a doctorate in Political Economics and advanced degrees in Soviet Studies and Asian Studies and was a professor of international economics and finance for over 15 years prior to starting Armada, teaching in Russia, Estonia, Hungary, Singapore and Taiwan.

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