Monday, June 5, 2023

It seems the only certainty around the economy today is uncertainty. However, expert insight and frank discussion can equip transportation decision-makers with information to plan with more confidence and hard data.

For the Economic Update at Canada's Logistics Conference 2023, attendees can look forward to hearing from Royce Mendes, CFA, Managing Director & Head of Macro Strategy at Desjardins Capital Markets. You'll get Mr. Mendes' analysis of current trends and what he expects in the months ahead. 

Topics will include recession & prospects of recovery, inflation, interest rates & the Canadian dollar and more.

The session will conclude with an open Q&A, in which attendees can ask specific questions to Mr. Mendes.

About the speaker

Royce Mendes, CFA
Managing Director & Head of Macro Strategy
Desjardins Capital Markets

Royce Mendes recently joined Desjardins in 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Finance degree from the Smith School of Business, the business school affiliated with Queen’s University in Kingston. Royce also holds the CFA designation.

Before joining Desjardins, he held the role of Executive Director, Economics, at CIBC Capital Markets, where he led the firm’s efforts in monitoring and forecasting the Canadian economy, a team judged to be the most accurate by many independent polling firms in recent years. Previously, Royce held the positions of Portfolio Manager for Canada’s Foreign Exchange Reserves, Associate Editor for the Bank of Canada’s Financial System Review publication, and Principal Researcher in the Bank of Canada’s Financial Markets Department. Prior to that, he worked as an Equity Research Analyst at a Toronto-based hedge fund.

Mr. Mendes has been a top-rated speaker at previous CITT events Canada's Logistics Briefing 2022 and Canada's Logistics Conference 2022.