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New Year's Kick-Off Brunch Presented by Brown & Brown

We look forward to welcoming you to our highly anticipated New Year’s Kick-Off Brunch on Friday, January 16, 2026, at Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) at Nathan Benderson Park.

Join us for a morning of delicious food, great company, and inspiring insights.

Whether you’re here to network, learn, or simply enjoy a wonderful breakfast with our business community, this event is the perfect way to start 2025 on a high note.

Event Details

Date: Friday, January 16 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Location: Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) at Nathan Benderson Park

What to Expect

•    Networking Opportunities – Connect with like-minded professionals and community leaders.

•    Engaging Speaker 

•    Delicious Breakfast Spread: Assorted breakfast pastries, Apple juice, Cranberry juice, Orange juice, Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Traditional frittata: Peppers, onions, and cheddar cheese, Applewood Smoked Pork Bacon, Chicken Sausage, Homestyle Breakfast red potatoes.

Speaker: Sean Snaith

Sean Snaith, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting and a nationally recognized economist in the field of business and economic forecasting.

Snaith is the recipient of multiple awards for the accuracy of his forecasts, his research and his teaching. He has served as a consultant for local governments and multinational corporations such as Compaq, Dell and IBM. Before joining UCF’s College of Business, he held teaching positions at Pennsylvania State University, American University in Cairo, the University of North Dakota and the University of the Pacific.

Snaith is frequently interviewed in international, national and regional media. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Economist and The Guardian and has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business Network, The Nightly News with Brian Williams, Al Jazeera, the BBC and CBC, China Central TV, Sky News, Nippon TV and the Business News Network, based in Toronto.

Snaith is a sought-after speaker known for his engaging and humorous presentations.  He has built a national reputation for his unique ability to explain complex subject matter in a digestible manner. He earned praise from one business editor for having “an uncanny knack of making economics not only understandable but interesting.”

Snaith is a member of several economic organizations and national economic forecasting panels, including The Wall Street Journal's Economic Forecasting Survey, the Associated Press’ Economy Survey, CNNMoney.com’s Survey of Leading Economists, USA Today's Survey of Top Economists, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Survey of Professional Forecasters, Bloomberg and Reuters.

Snaith holds a B.S. in Economics from Allegheny College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.

Don’t Miss Out!

Seats fill up quickly—reserve your spot early to be part of this inspiring morning.

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ed Hill at [email protected].