Join keynote speaker Dr. Bill Conerly, a business-focused economist with more than 30 years of experience connecting the dots between the economy and business decisions, on Nov. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s State of the Economy event.
The current state of Oklahoma City’s retail industry, especially as it heads into the holiday shopping season, will be examined during a panel discussion as part of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s upcoming forum Nov. 17 at Vast.
As the end of 2021 gets closer, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is already preparing for its Annual Meeting on Dec. 3 when Chamber officials, Chamber members, OKC business and community leaders, and other stakeholders come together for a time of reflection and to think about the future.
Enlighten, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s virtual event that provides networking and practical resources to help boost your business performance, will hold its next event on Nov. 5 with guest speaker Tee Hicks from The Oklahoman. This free event will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Conerly is an online contributor to Forbes and the author of “The Flexible Stance: Thriving in a Boom/Bust Economy.” He also wrote “Businomics,” a book about economics for business leaders. In his keynote presentation, Conerly will examine your company’s opportunities and risks in the evolving business cycle. In addition to Conerly’s remarks, the event will also include a panel discussion from regional economists on the issues that are particularly important to our state.
SpartanNash is a value-added wholesale grocery distributor supplying more than 2,100 independent grocery retail locations throughout the United States as well as a grocery retailer, with more than 145 company-owned stores in nine states. They will be holding a "National Day of Hiring" event in OKC on October 23 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Whether you're a new Chamber member, thinking about joining the Chamber, or have been with us for a while but just want to get more plugged into the business community and the visionaries of OKC, Chamber Connection is for you.
During the Oct. 20 Chamber Forum, slated from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Vast, hear from a panel of local transportation officials discuss the latest news surrounding the regional transit initiatives for the OKC metro. The state of Oklahoma City’s retail industry ahead of the holiday shopping season will be topic for the November forum.
