Workforce Network

March 28th | 2-3PM | Virtual, Free

SPEAKER: G. Bryan Slater, Secretary of Labor, Commonwealth of Virginia, will present on the recently passed workforce consolidation bill and the next steps in ensuring our workforce efforts in Virginia run efficiently while maximizing business resources.

Are you interested in finding innovative solutions to our region’s workforce challenges? Then please join us for the next meeting of the Workforce Network. The Workforce Network is an inclusive and collaborative community of workforce professionals and others interested in workforce innovation. Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month. 

Greater Washington Apprentice Network

April 4th | 2-3PM | Virtual, Free

SPEAKER: Debby Hopkins

Director, Workforce Initiatives

Appteon, Inc., who will be talking about the advantages of working with an intermediary to build an apprentice program. An apprenticeship intermediary is an organization with the capacity, expertise, and network to help businesses successfully create, launch, and expand apprenticeship programs. 

The Greater Washington Apprentice Network (GWAN) brings together employers, academic institutions, public and private sectors. Employers gain access to best practices from organizational peers, sources of prospective apprentice candidates, support services, academic institutions, and training resources. The GWAN meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month for an Employer Briefing.

Young Professionals Spring Meet Up Members-Only

April 4th | 4-6PM | Patsy's American, Free

The Chamber is pleased to invite you to the Spring meet-up specifically for our business community's Young Professionals. Join us for happy hour at Patsy's American at the Bar in the Back.

* Registration is free, you're on your own for drinks.

Chamber 101 Members-Only

April 11th | 12-1PM | Virtual

This informational networking session will teach you about opportunities for engagement across a wide array of industries and subject areas. You'll learn:

• How you can engage a broad spectrum of employees
• How the Chamber's advocacy efforts and communications can support your business
• The best ways for you to connect to the Chamber's base of innovative and influential member companies

and much more. This will be a great opportunity to network with other new members. This is a virtual event and will be provided through Microsoft TEAMS.

DEI Connects Members-Only

April 18th | 2-3PM | Virtual

SPEAKER: Demola Sholagbade, Vice President & Head of Diversity and Inclusion, ICF.

DEI Connects is an inclusive and collaborative community of members who seek to share, learn, and implement best practices in diversity, equity and inclusion in their employee culture, talent development, and employee recruiting and retention. NOVA DEI Connects welcomes all members interested in advancing their knowledge and understanding of successful DEI strategies to join us and each other in this opportunity. Each month the network will meet via Zoom to speak with a leader who will share their DEI best practices and programs.

Wellness in the Workforce Part 2: Understanding Obesity’s Impact on the Workforce & How to Combat It

April 25th | 11:30AM-1:30PM | The St. James

Keynote: Lydia Wang, Medical Account Associate Director, Novo Nordisk

Moderator: Ruth Williams-Brinkley, President, Mid-Atlantic Region Kaiser Permanente

Panelists:

• Christina Gallagher, Senior Center Administrator, George Washington University
• Kyle Russell, CEO, Virginia Health Institute
• Craig Dixon, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The St. James

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, and progressive disease that affects over 30% of Virginia's adult population and continues to grow in prevalence. It acts as a driver for a multitude of other serious health conditions and has been linked to $147 billion dollars in annual medical costs within the US alone. Despite these staggering numbers and the disease's impact on both our population and businesses, comprehensive care for obesity faces barriers in the form of stigma, bias, perception, and access to care.

Join us at The St. James on April 25th for Part 2 of our Wellness in the Workplace Series which will focus on the impact obesity has on our business community before covering ways to combat it. During this event, our Keynote, Lydia Wang, Medical Account Associate Director, Novo Nordisk, and our panel of experts will discuss what role organizations can play to support this serious, complex, and chronic condition with a profoundly negative impact on health and quality of life. 

C-Suite Roundtable By Invitation, Members-Only

May 3rd

Our next Roundtable will be held over lunch on May 3rd and will feature Todd Marks, Founder, CEO, & President of Mindgrub Technologies.

Get ready to ignite your curiosity and broaden your horizon as we present an electrifying fireside discussion on Artificial Intelligence! Join us for lunch at the prestigious Tower Club in Virginia as the Chamber dives into the exciting world of AI and its numerous applications. Be a part of a thought-provoking conversation on how ChatGPT, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation are transforming industries.

If you would like to add your name to our C-Suite Roundtable list, please contact Carmen Sevilla, Chamber Senior Manager, Member Engagement, at csevilla@novachamber.org.