‘Freakonomics’ co-author to speak at Preview 2010

An economics professor and co-author of the best-seller “Freakonomics” along with MGM Mirage Chairman Jim Murren will keynote Preview Las Vegas 2010 in January.

Sponsored by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Preview is an annual economic forecasting and networking event. Preview 2010 will take place Jan. 28 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Cox Pavilion.

Economist Steven Levitt, co-author of the best-selling “Freakonomics” and the just-released “SuperFreakonomics,” is Preview’s keynote speaker.

“Freakonomics” spent more than two years on The New York Times best-seller list, having sold more than 4 million copies around the world in more than 30 languages.

Murren is the chief executive officer of MGM Mirage, which is opening the $8.5 billion CityCenter project in December.

The program will include Rossi Ralenkotter, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Jeremy Aguero, a principal with Las Vegas-based financial consultant Applied Analysis; and Punam Mather, vice president of human resources for NV Energy, who will be the event’s emcee.