2025 brought fewer price spikes than feared, but uncertainty stalled growth across manufacturing. What’s next for 2026? Could fresh momentum finally unlock industrial investment and shake loose the capital spending freeze? Explore what’s ahead.
Well, 2025 didn't go the way a lot of people thought it would. Tariffs didn't lead to huge price spikes, but uncertainty over the future led to stagnation in many parts of the manufacturing world.
So, what's ahead for next year? Is there anything on the horizon to break the capital spending logjam and get investment flowing in the industrial world?
Speakers
Marc S. Robinson, PhD
Managing Partner
Arbalète LLC
Marc S. Robinson, Ph.D., managing partner, Arbalète LLC, is an economist and strategist with more than 30 years of experience advising leaders in multi-national companies, governments, and non-profit organizations. He spent most of his career as an internal consultant for General Motors.
He also served in the White House on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and taught at UCLA and Stanford University. He and his colleague John Jullens publish the applied business strategy newsletter C-Suite.
Dan Cankora
Pricing Economist and Business Consultant
Vendavo
Dan Cankora is a pricing economist and business consultant with Vendavo, a SaaS market leader in B2B pricing, selling and rebate solutions. Dan has worked in various aspects of pricing for over 15 years. He started his career as a field economist, responsible for helping to measure inflation for the federal government.
Before joining the Vendavo team, Dan was a customer at a large, international B2B distributor. He has led pricing teams, developed pricing and sales enablement products, and has a passion for data visualization. Dan has an MBA from DePaul University and a BS in economics from Purdue University.
Ahmed Abdelmeguid
Senior Economist
Oxford Economics
Ahmed Abdelmeguid is a Senior Economist in Oxford Economics, Global Industry Service, working in conjunction with US based industry and macro economists to produce US Industry Forecasts. Before working at Oxford Economics, Ahmed worked for 6 years as an Economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Current Employment Statistics State & Area division.
He holds a degree in Economics and International Relations from Boston University and a Master of Arts in Economics and Finance from American University.
