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Member survey feedback leads to new event programs
Our members are extremely important to us. In fact, it’s what drives us to grow and improve as an organization. At the end of the day, if our members aren’t satisfied with the program and services we deliver, we’re not doing our job as an organization.
Over the past few months, we surveyed you – our members – to find out what we are doing well, and what we can improve on to make your experience as a Chamber member better. Your feedback is important to us, and we promise to do our best to make our organization a vital partner in your business growth and success.
After looking at what you told us, it became obvious what we need to do – nearly 60 per cent of the people we surveyed asked for more ways to develop your business. With this in mind, we’ve introduced a number of new programs and services to meet your needs.
Learn more about these new initiatives.
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Terry Campbell - President of the Canadian Bankers Association
Friday May 25, 2012
7:15 am – 9:00 am
Calgary Chamber – ENMAX Ballroom
100 6th Avenue SW
Since the global financial crisis banks have been subject to intensifying regulation. These efforts have raised questions as to whether these moves strike the right balance between stability and competition or have they gone too far – perhaps even inadvertently adding more risk into the financial system.
Join us for a conversation with Terry Campbell, president of the Canadian Bankers Association, for an in depth look on how banks will continue to serve communities across Alberta while working to ensure that the growing list of domestic and international regulations doesn’t limit how they meet the needs of customers in the future.
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Business After Hours
Wednesday May 23, 2012
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Calgary Chamber – ENMAX Ballroom
100 6th Avenue SW
Business After Hours is one of the best networking opportunities in the city. These mini-trade shows give Calgary Chamber members the opportunity to display their products or services, discover new businesses and network with other people in Calgary’s business community. These events typically attract 10 to 15 exhibitors, and anywhere from 120 to 200 guests.
Interested in exhibiting? Interested in networking?
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Government relations for a small business
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Thursday May 31, 2012
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Calgary Chamber – ENMAX Ballroom
100 6th Avenue SW
The government relations landscape has changed. No longer is it a place where business can voice their concerns on issues affecting their business directly to government. Instead they need to form coalitions with other like-minded businesses to make their voice heard.
Join us for a breakfast with Jason Hatcher, partner with Spotlight Strategies, one of Alberta’s premier boutique government relations and communications consulting firms. Over the past four years, Hatcher has been part of the team responsible for managing the last two winning provincial election campaigns. He also has extensive experience helping organizations develop government advocacy strategies, and will touch on the following topics:
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Building coalitions with other businesses to leverage the power of numbers to get your voice heard
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Using the proper channels to influence government decision-makers and legislative action
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Planning information campaigns to create awareness about issues affecting your business
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Connect for Lunch networking event
Wednesday June 13, 2012
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
DeVry Institute of Technology
Room 201
2700 3rd Avenue SE
The format for this groundbreaking event differs dramatically from other networking events. Before each event, attendees are encouraged to contact us to tell us about their business, their challenges, and the type of people they’d like to connect with to overcome these problems and grow their business. With this information, we get to work placing people at each attendees table who will meet their networking needs. This – quite simply – is focused business networking at its best!
Ranil Herath, president of the DeVry Institute of Technology, will also share insights on everything from how to properly pitch yourself at a networking event to how to use social media networking tools and how to build business relationships that last for life.
Only 60 spots are available for this member only event.
Hurry and book today.
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Sandra Peterson – CEO of Bayer CropScience
Friday June 1, 2012
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Fairmont Palliser – Crystal Ballroom
133 9 Avenue SW
Sandra Peterson is one of the top female executives in the world.
Over the past 20 years, Peterson has worked across six diverse industries in high-profile positions that saw her running entire divisions for global brands such as Whirlpool, Nabisco and Merck-Medco. Throughout this time, she launched several new product lines and took on the challenge of launching new business units and building profits.
In 2010, Peterson became CEO of Bayer CropScience, one of the world leaders in crop production and seed technologies.
Join us for an informative conversation with this high level CEO who sets the global direction of a $10-billion company with a global workforce of more than 20,000 people.
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