Wednesday February 4, 2015
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
The Hyatt Regency
700 Centre Street SE

Volatile oil prices are a challenge for every Alberta business. Entering 2015, prices are dramatically lower than expected but what should Albertans expect next?

Robert Johnston, CEO of Eurasia Group will present his global perspective on whether we exit 2015 at $50/barrel or $100/barrel.

The Calgary Chamber will also be swearing in Robert J. Hawley, Partner at PwC as the 2015 Calgary Chamber Board Chair.

Join us for this special celebration, and this very timely conversation on the risk our city faces from the state of the current global energy market.

The Calgary Chamber recognizes that an inadequate supply of housing at all levels of affordability is a threat to our overall competitiveness, and for that reason, progress on the secondary suites issue has been a policy priority for our membership.

On December 15th, City Council is scheduled to review a new proposal to create a streamlined mechanism for the approval of secondary suites applications here in Calgary. This an opportunity to take a meaningful step forward on the issue and we would strongly encourage you to lend your support.

Please contact Director of Policy Justin Smith at jsmith@calgarychamber.com or 403 750 0405 to learn more about how you can help make this a reality.

Tuesday January 13, 2015
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Delta Bow Valley
209 4th Avenue SE

While many economic outlook discussions focus on the big picture, this event is designed to help small- and medium-sized business owners make good decisions in planning for 2015.

You won’t want to miss  two of Canada’s leading economists, Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist for ATB Financial and Pierre Cléroux, Chief Economist for BDC,  deliver their entrepreneur- centric economic forecast for 2015.

Find out what to expect in 2015.

• Inside (Calgary Chamber member) Square's winning PR strategy
• Amazon's many businesses: Here's a map to keep It all straight
• The art and science of giving and receiving criticism at work
• Making smarter use of your smart phone can make your life a lot easier
• Google can now tell you’re not a robot with just one click

Wednesday January 21, 2015
7:30 am – 10:00 am
Calgary Chamber
600, 237 8th Avenue SE

Alberta continues to be one of the most robust mergers and acquisitions (M&A) markets in North America for middle-market companies. However, the M&A process and current market conditions can be unfamiliar to many business owners.

Shane Dunn, a Calgary-based Mergers and Acquisitions Partner at EY, will provide a comprehensive overview of how the M&A process works from beginning to end, for both buyers and sellers.

Learn about the current state of the M&A landscape in Alberta and what it means to your business.

One of Twitter’s long-standing goals has been to allow people to search through every Tweet ever published. Twitter made this possible with the recent release of a powerful Twitter search engine. While in the past you could only retrieve Tweets that were up to two weeks old, now you can retrieve Tweets as far back as Twitter’s inaugural year, 2006.

So what do the new Twitter search engine capabilities mean for your business? 

Thursday January 15, 2015
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
The Palliser Hotel – Ballroom
133 9th Avenue SW

Canada’s Finance Minister Joe Oliver will be in Calgary for a pre-budget consultation – hearing from Albertans about their ideas to create jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity.

Minister Oliver will be speaking to Calgary's business community to outline his priorities for the next phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the government’s plan to return to balanced budgets and continue growing the economy.

Join Finance Minister Joe Oliver for an update on the financial state of our nation.

Air Canada is Canada's largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. It has been voted the number one airline in North America for five years in a row in the World Airlines Awards. 

This holiday season, Air Canada wanted to give Canadians living abroad one of the best gifts imaginable - so it surprised them with a trip home. 

Check out the video and follow their stories at #ACgiftofhome.

Let the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and UPS help you save time and money this holiday season.

As a member of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, you can save up to 30% with the UPS Members Benefit Program, even if you already have an account! 

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There are no costs or minimum shipping requirements to take advantage of your UPS Members Benefit Program.

ICD strives to lead and demonstrate the value of excellence in directorship and enlightens directors to anticipate, influence, and meet boardroom challenges.

Their upcoming breakfast panel on December 16, looks at how boards are often confronted with having to make difficult decisions on contentious issues or on matters of material significance to the company. 

Join ICD's panel of seasoned leaders as they speak to their experiences and explore ways that Boards build consensus on issues.

These Prestige members have shown a substantial and unwavering commitment to supporting the work of the Calgary Chamber. We thank our Prestige members, Suncor, TELUS and Nexen, for helping to make Calgary a better place to live and work for all.