EPISODE SUMMARY In the Prevedere CEO Virtual Fireside Chat series, Rich Wagner is joined by industry thought leaders to discuss the challenging economic landscape and how external data and AI will help shape the future of planning and forecasting. In this episode, Rich Wagner had the opportunity to ask Dr. Barry Keating, faculty member in the Business College at the University of Notre Dame, about how COVID-19 has impacted enterprise companies and their ability to forecast and plan. With more than 40 years of teaching forecasting, Dr. Keating brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to help business leaders adapt to the current economy and what to expect for the future of forecasting. ABOUT SPEAKERS Rich Wagner is the founder and CEO of Prevedere. He launched Prevedere to provide companies worldwide the ability to significantly improve financial forecasts, projections, and reporting capabilities by including global external data. His career spans more than 20 years of technology innovation and leadership, providing extraordinary value to global enterprise companies. Dr. Barry Keating a faculty member in the Business College at the University of Notre Dame. He has been teaching forecasting for over 40 years.