Monday, August 25, 2014

GPCC Events

9/4 Corporate Speed Networking »

9/16 Business Before Hours at The Hard Rock Café »

9/17 Chamber Day in Washington D.C. »

9/17 Trends in Equal Employment Policies Every Business Should Be Practicing »

9/24 Doing Business with the PA Turnpike and SEPTA »

Arts & Business Council

9/22 Zero to One with Peter Thiel, Co-Founder of Paypal »

Sponsorship Opportunities

10/7 State of Manufacturing »

11/7 Non-Profit of the Year Excellence Award »

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Corporate Speed Networking

Join us and meet one-on-one with up to 20 other professionals at this exclusive program series to network, refer and exchange leads with other small to mid-size businesses. Attendees are seated face-to-face and given four minutes each to exchange business cards before rotating to the next open seat. The process continues until attendees are able to meet as many people as possible in 80 minutes.

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Thursday, September 4
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Program

At the Chamber
200 South Broad Street
Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102

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Business Before Hours at The Hard Rock Café

Join us at Business Before Hours for a morning of networking at The Hard Rock Café. Make new contacts and business connections at this networking event offered free to Chamber members. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to expand your network!

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Tuesday, September 16
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Program

Hard Rock Café
1131 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Chamber Day in Washington D.C.

Join us as we connect Greater Philadelphia's business leaders with the region's congressional delegation for a full day of insightful meetings in our nation's capital. Develop relationships with key congressional members and Chamber participants as we advance the business community's agenda in Washington, D.C.

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Wednesday, September 17
6:30 – 6:55 a.m.
Registration at 30th Street Station
6:55 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Round Trip Travel & Program

United States Capitol
Capitol Visitor Center
Washington, DC 20515

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Trends in Equal Employment Policies Every Business Should Be Practicing

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is taking employers to task. Between its newly-enacted Strategic Enforcement Plan and other workplace-related initiatives, the EEOC is ensuring that companies are abiding by the anti-discrimination laws that the agency is required to enforce.

Join EEOC presenter Mary Tiernan, who manages the Philadelphia District Office's outreach and public affairs program and Eric Meyer, a management-side employment lawyer, to learn about where the commission is focusing its efforts, including areas such as social media and background checks and the best practices your business, large or small, should implement to avoid agency scrutiny.

Presenters:

• Eric Meyer, Partner, Labor and Employment Group, Dilworth Paxson LLP
• Mary Tiernan, Program Analyst, Philadelphia District Office's Outreach and Public Affairs Program Manager, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Wednesday, September 17
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Program

At the Chamber
200 South Broad Street
Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102

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Doing Business with the PA Turnpike and SEPTA

Supplier Network Workshop

Join us to learn first-hand about business opportunities with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and SEPTA in the Greater Philadelphia region. Attendees will discover real contract opportunities as a result of the passage of Act 89, a comprehensive $2.4 billion investment in Pennsylvania's transportation infrastructure. Representatives from their purchasing departments will share their company's goals and procurement requirements with attendees.

Speakers to Date:

• Jack Christensen, Director of Facilities, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
• Joe Serbu, Senior Engineering Project Manager, Construction, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
• Dominic Venezia, Business Compliance Officer, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

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Wednesday, September 24
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Program

At the Chamber
200 South Broad Street
Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102

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Zero to One with Peter Thiel,
Co-Founder of Paypal

Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and the first outside investor of Facebook, will join the Arts + Business Council on to discuss his new book Zero to One: Notes on a Start-up or How to Build the Future.

Thiel argues that every moment in business happens only once, so we must strive to create something new rather than imitate or improve on the success of the past. The next breakthrough startup won’t be another Facebook or Apple. Instead, startups must pioneer unknown territories; producing real value for themselves, their investors and future generations.

Zero to One asks founders to contemplate seven key questions before undertaking a new venture. These include taking a close look at your people, technology and timing; with the idea that getting one of these wrong at the outset can doom a startup before it's even begun. The event will also feature a panel of local experts discussing their own experiences as they relate to Zero to One.

Panelists to Date:

• Jon Gosler, Founder of Market Atlas and Partner, Third Cohort Capital
• Richard Vague, Managing Partner, Gabriel Investments

Moderator:

• Zack Seward, Editor in Chief, Technical.ly

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Monday, September 22
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Program

Franklin Institute
Franklin Memorial Hall
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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10/7 – State of Manufacturing

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the first program in our “State of” series where we will explore what initiatives have been put in place to support the region's manufacturing growth strategy. Attendees will learn how Greater Philadelphia is responding to the opportunities and challenges facing manufacturing in our region.

11/7 – Non-Profit of the Year Excellence Award

A sponsorship opportunity is available to sponsor our 2015 Non-Profit of the Year Award winner at the 32nd Annual Excellence Awards. The awards acknowledge the accomplishments of small businesses and the contributions they make to our regional economy.

For more information about these or other event sponsorship opportunities, contact Tara Orio at torio@gpcc.com or 215-790-3819.