BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201015T190000Z DTEND:20201015T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:226th Annual Meeting & Annual Business Leadership Awards Virtual Celebration DESCRIPTION:226th Annual Meeting & Annual Business Leadership Awards Virtual Celebration\n\nOctober 15\, 2020\n\nThe Business Community Perseveres\n\n\n\nCo-presented by: \n\n \n\n\n\nAwards Presenting Sponsor: \n\n\n\nSee more event sponsors below\nThe 226th Annual Meeting of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce was postponed in April due to Covid-19. Since the pandemic hit\, the business community has faced the pandemic by innovating\, responding to changing customer demands\, protecting the health of customers and employees\, making difficult decisions\, and ultimately preserving through historic conditions. Combining the Annual Meeting with our Annual Awards\, we will use this virtual event to recognize the determination and resilience of our business community. It includes an update on the State of the Chamber\, the election of new board members for the GNHCC board of directors\, including recently elected Vice-Chair\, Howard K. Hill\, the presentation of the Corporate Heritage Award\, to the University of New Haven\, as it celebrates 100 years of service.\n\n\n\nThis year?s online event will feature a conversation with Yale New Haven Health CEO\, Marna Borgstrom. The Annual Business Leadership Awards component of the program will recognize individuals and businesses that have exhibited exceptional leadership skills and are active in the business community. We will honor businesses in the following categories: Technology & Innovation\, Small Business\, Community Partnership\, Legislative Leader\, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership\, and our Chamber Volunteer of the Year.\n\n \n Announcing THE NEW EQUITY & INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY AWARD! \n\nClick Here \n\n \n\n CONGRATULATIONS! 2020 Business Leadership Awards Honorees\n\nAlumnus of the Leadership Center Award: Jill Cretella\, Chief Administrative Officer\, Marrakech\, Inc.\n\nSmall Business Leadership Award: Claire's Corner Copia\, New Haven\, CT\n\nAchievements in Manufacturing Award: Brook & Whittle\, LTD\n\nChamber Volunteer of the Year Award: Mary Ellen Cody\, Dean of Development & Community Partnerships\, Gateway Community College\n\nLegislative Leadership Award: Honorable Toni N. Harp\, Former Mayor\, City of New Haven\n\nDeveloper Investment Award: The Glendower Group\, LLC\, New Haven\, CT\n\nTechnology Innovation Award: Yale School of Public Health\n\nEquity & Inclusive Opportunity Award: TBD\n\n\n\nAll participants will be registered for a chance to win this year?s event grand prize which will feature the best food\, entertainment\, and rooming available in New Haven. In order to promote our local businesses\, after the online event\, we will have several meetup locations across New Haven. Each site will have a pre-registration process and limited capacity in order to maintain social distancing.\n\nDon?t miss this year?s event. It?s not just another webinar. It will be the place for the entire regional business community to recognize the tremendous challenges we have faced this year and the way business has persevered ? and why we will continue to be successful.\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Corporate Heritage\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n \n \n \n\n Speaker Sponsor:\n \n \n \n \n\n Government Officials Sponsor:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prize Sponsor:\n \n \n \n Manufacturing Award Sponsor:\n \n \n \n Technology Innovation\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n\n \n \n \n Developer Award Sponsor:\n \n \n \n \n\n Volunteer of the Year\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n\n \n \n \n Small Business Leadership\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n\n \n\n \n\n New Haven Affairs & Yale Properties\n\n Yale University\n \n \n \n\n Alumnus of the\n\n Leadership Center\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n\n \n \n \n Legislative Leadership\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n\n \n\n of Connecticut\n \n \n Equity & Inclusive Opportunity\n\n Award Sponsor:\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n Print Sponsor:\n \n \n \n Event Sponsors:\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Trophy Sponsor: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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