Quad Cities Chamber Annual Meeting + Business, Innovation & Leadership Sessions
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
11:00 AM - 6:30 PM CDT
Annual Meeting
Registration and doors open: 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Program: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker:
Rebecca Ryan- Futurist, Economist, Owner of Next Generation Consulting
Business, Innovation, & Leadership Sessions
Track 1: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Track 2: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
After-Party: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Fees/Admission
$75 per person Annual Meeting Luncheon: Members & Non-Members
$125 per person Annual Meeting + Business, Innovation & Leadership Sessions
$65 per person Business, Innovation & Leadership Sessions Only
$1000.00 Annual Meeting Host Package: includes a table of 10, two tickets to the Business, Innovation & Leadership Sessions, company logo in rolling PowerPoint at event ad on table signage, and an e-newsletter ad for your business.
**Cancellation Policy - If you need to cancel your registration, you must do so more than 72 hours prior to the event date in order to receive a full refund**
Contact Information
563-823-2690
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Description
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING LUNCHEON IS NOW CLOSED.
*If you need registration assistance please call Alisha Espey at 563-823-2651. This is a seated event, walk-ins will not be accepted.
Online registration for the Business, Innovation & Leadership Sessions will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21. Walk-ins for the sessions are welcome. The package rate will not be available after Tuesday - any walk-ins will be charged $65 to attend.
If you knew the future, what would you do differently? If you could choose the future, what would you want - for yourself, your family, your organization and our Quad Cities?
Join futurist, economist and longtime friend to the Quad Cities Rebecca Ryan, who'll take us on a journey to the future. What trends can we anticipate - and how can we think like a futurist so that we can be innovative and strategic about helping our region leapfrog the competition and become next-gen ready.
New in 2018!
The Quad Cities Chamber Business, Innovation & Leadership Sessions brings together great minds in workplace culture, entrepreneurism, community leadership, and disruptive technology, all with the goal to deliver you with takeaways to inspire and grow your business.
Sessions:
Track 1: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Track 2: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
After-Party: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (TaxSlayer Center)
Concert at Bass Street Landing: 7:00 p.m.
Kick-off Alternating Currents festival weekend with The Candymakers at the Moline Centre Summer Concert Series
Track 1:
Fishing for Whales: Site Selectors Share How Regions Compete for the Next Big Investment
Featuring: Minah Hall, Managing Director - True Partners, Carol Henderson, Senior Director - Cushman & Wakefield, John Longshore, Senior Consultant - Global Location Solutions and Chris Schastok, Vice President - CBRE
The Future of Manufacturing Technology:
Featuring: Heather Ashton Manolian, Manufacturing Research Leader & Center for Industry Insights, Deloitte Services LLP
Customer Experience Automation: How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are Disrupting the Customer Journey
Featuring: Jaimy Szymanski - Kaleido Insights
Beyond Diversity: The Business Case for Inclusion
Featuring: Claudia Schabel, President, Schabel Solutions
Track 2:
Ignite Change through Social Entrepreneurism:
Featuring: Kimberly Bryant, Founder, Black Girls Codes
Capitalize on Change: Using Disruptive Technologies to Drive Business Growth
Featuring Craig Sutton, Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Tami Hedgren, Factory Manager, Deere & Company; Lee Spooner, EON Reality; Andy Cook, Co-Founder, Motion Raceworks; Carol Woten, VP, Sales & Marketing, Genesis Systems Group
Hack Your Culture: Building a High-Performance Workplace
Featuring: Robert Richman, Culture Architect and Customer Experience Expert, Co-Creator of Zappos Insights
How to Raise Money for Your Startup:
Featuring: Steve Grubbs, CEO, VictoryVR
Want to learn more about the session options available? Click here to review the full descriptions.