Thursday, June 23, 2016
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Stampede Conference Centre
20 Roundup Way SW

This unique, world-class conference was created to help you revolutionize your business and inspire the change our city needs to build a bigger and brighter future.

You'll hear from some of the world's most successful and inspirational speakers on how they transformed their business and their industries, including international innovation pioneer and New York Times bestselling author, Peter Diamandis. 

As a Chamber member, buy one ticket for $99 and you'll get a second one for free until June 1st!

Clear your schedule, you’ll want to join us for the entire day.

Friday, May 27, 2016
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Calgary
700 Centre Street SE

As collaboration among provinces steadily increases on a host of pressing economic and national policy challenges, the relationship between Alberta and Ontario is of critical importance. 

This Friday, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will discuss Ontario’s long-standing and important relationship with Alberta, and how both provinces can collaborate effectively to support each other’s economic growth.

Don't miss your chance to hear insights from the leader of one of Alberta’s most important partners.

Given the number of emergencies that have occurred in the past two years in our community, many Calgarians are surprised to hear there is no way for you to receive an automatic alert to an emergency in your area on your mobile device. However, there is currently an opportunity to change that.

Until May 30th the Calgary Emergency Management Agency is asking you to support them in telling the CRTC that you want emergency management agencies across the country to be able to send citizens emergency notifications directly to their mobile devices.

Learn how a Wireless Public Alerting System could help you and your family during an emergency.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bow River Barley Mill
201 Barclay Parade SW

For many of us, people aren't part of the business, they are the business. Your employees count on you to lead by example in celebrating the small wins, staying focused on the why of your company, and building an atmosphere they want to show up to every day.

At this upcoming edition of Fast-Growth Champions, learn best practices for recruitment, retention and engagement as well as insights and trends from industry leading HR decision makers.

Join us for an after-work cocktail, a slider, and maybe even a deep fried pickle, at this fantastic evening of networking, fresh ideas and inspiring stories.

The Ian Anderson Committee Chair of the Year award recognizes an exemplary leader who demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the Chamber by taking an active leadership role in policy committees, and advancing the advocacy of the Chamber, one of our most important roles.

We had the opportunity to sit down with this year’s award recipient, Courtney McVie, to hear about why the Chamber is her organization of choice to volunteer with.

Read more about Courtney and all that she does to make Calgary the best place to live, work and do business.

Do you know an outstanding small business that blows you away with how awesome they are? Every year, in the third week of October, we shine a light on the vibrant community of small but mighty business owners in our city with the Small Business Week Calgary Awards and Expo.

Help us celebrate these unsung heroes by letting us know who you think should be recognized for their valiant efforts. Currently we are accepting nominations and applications for businesses that are doing incredible things.

Head to SBWYYC.com to nominate a local small business you love today!

Thursday, May 26, 2016
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Calgary Chamber
600, 237 8th Avenue SE

During economic instability, when budgets are shrinking, the ability to stay lean and  properly manage cash flow, plays a significant role in the short- and long-term success of a business. 

In a panel-style Resiliency Workshop focused on managing your cash flow, you'll learn:

• What the three biggest cash flow mistakes are, and how to avoid them
• How to motivate and manage the sales and business development teams in a downturn

Join us as industry leaders share their tips, tricks and traps of cash management, and learn how to raise cash, manage it and how to make sure you don’t run out.

• The best digital companies are set up to never stop innovating
• 5 ways to save your middle managers from burnout
• Polite ways to decline a meeting and not look like a grump
• What to do when your small business is about to be audited
• 4 ways to stay motivated and grow your business

Thursday, June 2, 2016
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cru Juice Mount Royal
816 16th Avenue SW

Please note that Business After Hours are members-only events. If you are not a Calgary Chamber member, please contact us at membership@calgarychamber.com.

At this edition of Business After Hours, network with some of Calgary's finest professionals as you sample all of Cru Juice's blends and gain an insider education on the benefits of juicing, cleansing, superfoods, and eating real and raw. Cru Juice will also be launching their new Cru at Work corporate juice subscription and delivery program. 

Join us for an exciting evening of mixing, mingling, sipping and tasting. 

Twitter is known for having a 140 character limit on each tweet and anyone who has crafted one has at some point lamented "Oh, if only I had one more character to add in a photo." Soon, that will change.

In the coming months Twitter is going to be changing what counts towards your 140 characters in a tweet. For instance, @names in replies and media attachments (like photos, GIFs, videos and polls) will no longer “use up” valuable characters. This means your business will be able to post messaging on the platform without compromising meaning or value in order to include a link or photo that could boost engagement.

Read Twitter's full blog on the coming updates to find out exactly what these changes will include.

Thursday, June 2, 2016
8:30 am – 11:30 am
Calgary Chamber
600, 237 8th Avenue SE

They say some of the best business deals in Calgary are made during Stampede. With Stampede just around the corner, get prepared and focused to connect with your next new great client by learning from sales industry experts at our latest edition of Speed Mentoring. You will get to engage with sales rockstars like:

• Hamish Knox, President, Sandler Training in Calgary
• Craig Elias, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Bow Valley College
• Teri Lang, Membership Sales Exec., Calgary Chamber
• Kevin Morihira, Owner, PeakPDC

Join us to learn the skills you need to build your client base and take your business to the next level.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Heritage Pointe Golf Club
1 Heritage Pointe Drive

The Calgary Chamber's annual Leaders Classic presented by TELUS is more than just a golf tournament. It's an occasion that brings our city’s top executives, influential community leaders and politicians together in a fun and relaxed setting to build business relationships, and contribute to the work that makes our city a better place.

Unrivaled in its fantastic food, prizes and superior golf, the Leaders Classic is all about escaping the confines of the office, having some fun, and making connections on and off the green.

Join us for Calgary’s most prestigious golf tournament.

Founded in 1974, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (pronounced moh-er) is a privately owned, independent investment firm, managing over $30 billion in assets for a broad range of individual and institutional investors across all major investment strategies.

Mawer's investment approach is systematic, disciplined and grounded in common sense. Some may even call it boring. But as they say "we like boring, it works."

Learn more at Mawer.com.

If you're a Calgary Chamber member and haven't already signed up for the UPS Members Benefit Program, now is the time. Here are the five top reasons to join:

• You can save 30% on outgoing small package shipments, 25% on imports, and savings start at 75% on freight.
• Automatic Daily Pickup and UPS On-Call Pickup are free.
• UPS's expertise, resources, and technologies can help support your international trade needs.
• You can streamline your shipping with My UPS or Worldship.
• UPS offers a wide range of air, ground and freight shipping options to fit your needs.

Click here to start saving on your shipments or call 1-800-MEMBERS (1-800-636-2377).

These Champion members have shown a substantial and unwavering commitment to supporting the work of the Calgary Chamber. We thank our Champion members: ATCO Group, Cenvous Energy, Encana, ENMAX, Imperial and Shell Canada, for helping to make Calgary a better place to live and work for all.