Dr. Kuehl Fall 2025 Economic Update

What Integrators Should Expect as We Close Out 2025

NSCA members know that Dr. Chris Kuehl doesn’t pull punches. Since NSCA’s chief economist addressed the NSCA Community during the 2025 Business & Leadership Conference, a lot has changed. Economic headlines have only gotten more complex. Between ongoing trade tensions, inflation uncertainty, global instability, and shifting market demand, integrators are looking for clarity—and context.

Dr. Kuehl returns with a sharp, systems integrator-focused economic update designed specifically for the NSCA Community. He’ll help us separate the noise from the signal and understand what it all means for your business in Q4 and beyond, offering insight on:

• The real impact of tariffs: Will trade restrictions continue to pressure product availability or lead to pricing adjustments?
• Supply chain stabilization—or setbacks?
• The evolving labor landscape: Updates on wage pressure, subcontractor availability, and productivity gaps.
• Commercial construction outlook for 2026: What’s in the pipeline—and what may stall.
• Emerging verticals: Sectors showing resilience—and those hitting the brakes.
• Global conflicts and their ripple effects: What global tension means for integrators.
• Business and consumer confidence: What current sentiment tells us about spending on technology and capital projects.
• Q&A with Dr. Kuehl: Bring your questions—he’s ready.

Known for his candid, no-spin perspective, Dr. Kuehl has spent years analyzing trends through a direct lens on our industry. If you want clarity on how macroeconomic forces may shape our market, don’t miss this.

Sponsored By

Speaker

Dr. Chris Kuel
Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence

Kuehl is pronounced Keel, like the bottom of a boat.

Dr. Chris Kuehl is a Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He provides forecasts and strategic guidance for a wide variety of corporate clients around the world. He is the chief economist for several national and international organizations: Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, National Association of Credit Management, Finance, Credit and International Business and the Business Information Industry Association. He is also the economic analyst for several state accounting societies: Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Kansas.

Prior to starting Armada in 1999, Chris was a professor of economics and finance for 15 years, teaching in the US, Hungary, Russia, Estonia, Singapore and Taiwan. He holds advanced degrees in economics, Soviet studies and East Asian studies.

Chris is the author of Business Intelligence Briefs and Executive Intelligence Briefs, both publications from Armada. He is also responsible for the Credit Manager’s Index from NACM and Fabrinomics from the FMA.