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2022 Chamber Events
CHAMBER EVENTS
Annual Membership Meeting
Showcasing the official passing of the gavel from the current Board of Directors Chair to the incoming Chair, the Annual Meeting is a signature event for Pensacola’s business community. In addition, awards for Small Business of the Year, Board Member of the Year, and Ambassador of the year are presented. Those “in the know” know the place to be is the Chamber’s Annual Meeting.
Business After Hours
Business After Hours is held quarterly from 5-7 pm. Area businesses can showcase their establishments to the business community while making valuable contacts. Take advantage of networking in a fun and relaxed environment, while developing potential leads and building business relationships at one of our most popular networking events. Admission is free.
Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
You do not want to miss the opportunity to play the private course at Pensacola Country Club with fellow business and community leaders. Forget about the office for a day and treat some clients and potential clients to a round of golf at the Chamber Classic. The Chamber Golf Classic held on Monday, June 11th, 2022, features a 4 person scramble tournament format. Join area business executives for a 12 pm shotgun start at our 18-hole tournament followed by a reception, awards presentation, and great prizes. SCHEDULE: 11 am Registration Opens/ Morning Bar 12 pm Shotgun Start 4 - 5 pm Reception/Award Presentation.
Community Leadership Visit
The Chamber is thrilled to announce the inaugural Community Leadership Visit to Louisville, Kentucky! Over 40 community and business leaders, elected officials, and community activists will visit a comparable city and examine its successes and challenges in hopes of applying takeaways to the Pensacola area.
ConnectHER Women’s Event
The Inaugural ConnectHER event is for women attendees to connect directly with influential women in all sectors of the Greater Pensacola community. This hosted gathering will allow open, productive conversation in an intimate group format, led by influencHERS. These influencHERS will be local, established professional women who have vast experience in a variety of fields. You do not want to miss the chance to attend! ConnectHer is limited to the first 70 attendees!
First Responders’ Food Truck Rally
First Responders risk their lives every day to protect and defend the businesses and citizens of the Greater Pensacola region. This event is to say, “thank you” and to show community-wide appreciation for the hard work and sacrifice they provide to keep our community safe. Event is to be held on September 9, 2022. As a direct display of appreciation, each sponsor of this event is providing entry tickets for the first responders
Good Morning Pensacola Breakfast
The breakfast no one is missing, Good Morning Pensacola, formally known as Gopher Breakfast, attracts an average of 150 business professionals. Good Morning Pensacola is held the first Friday of April, June, August, October, and December at the Pensacola Yacht Club. Join us for a comprehensive update on Chamber and community developments and to celebrate the accomplishments of nonprofits, small businesses, and Chamber volunteers. This is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow Chamber members, recognize the accomplishments of Chamber volunteers and businesses, and get involved in the business community.
Legislative Luncheon
Legislative Roundtables
The Greater Pensacola Chamber is dedicated to connecting our members with their elected officials and informing them on current issues that directly impact their businesses and our community. Quarterly breakfast meetings with a high-quality speaker will be held to educate members on a key policy or current issue. Members will also have opportunities to ask questions at the end of the meeting in a brief, traditional Q & A format. We expect the attendance to be 30-50 of our businesses, community leaders, and public officials.
Legislative Wrap Up
As the voice for the business community, the Greater Pensacola Chamber represents business interests in public policy and civic arenas by tracking legislative issues and advocating for business interests to government officials on the local, state, and federal levels. The annual Legislative Wrap Up briefs over 100 communities on the effects of the recently completed Florida Legislative Session for that year. This event will be on April 6th, 2022, at Pensacola Yacht Club. The program is presented by the Gray | Robinson Law Firm from Tallahassee. Key topics include the newly implemented laws and how they will affect your business.
Military Appreciation Month Baseball Games
Support the Greater Pensacola Area’s local military during Military Appreciation Month in May. The Greater Pensacola Chamber joins forces each year with the Blue Wahoo’s to send 2,000 active-duty military members to a baseball game with their families. Help them enjoy a night off in beautiful downtown Pensacola.
Military Family Expo
The Greater Pensacola Chamber is thrilled to announce the Inaugural Military Family Expo! This expo will offer booth spaces and include break-out sessions on health, finance, real estate, education, and more. Our goal is to provide military families with local community information on events, education, health, finance, religious services, childcare, and recreation. The expo will be held in May 2022.
Northwest Florida Days State Capitol Visit
Join over 50 community and business leaders for the Chamber trip to Tallahassee. This trip allows Chamber members to network with policy makers, leaders, and local leadership. This event is designed to advance the Chamber’s State legislative agenda and provide an opportunity for Chamber members to meet key leaders in State government. Local business and elected leaders who participate will find it to be an excellent opportunity to network with other community leaders and familiarize themselves with the Capitol and our critical State issues.
Do not miss out on our signature sell-out event at the Pensacola Blue Wahoo’s Stadium! The Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards celebrates Greater Pensacola’s visionary entrepreneurs, business and civic leaders, and exemplary corporate citizens in an elite evening. The top business and community leaders in the Greater Pensacola Area are in attendance. Awards to be given include: • Business Leader of the Year • Professional Leader of the Year • Community Leader of the Year • Emerging Leader of the Year • Advocate of the Year • Leader in Education Award • Spirit of Pensacola Award • Pioneer Award.
Seminar Series
The Chamber offers a seminar series that provides unique professional development opportunities around top areas of business, including customer service, marketing, social media, public speaking, and sales. Held in intimate settings, 100 attendees exchange ideas and learn common best practices from various thought leaders and subject matter experts.
SIGNATURE “STATE OF” SERIES OF EVENTS
State of the Economy
Join us for the inaugural State of the Economy! In March 2022, attendees heard directly from experts on trends in the local and national economy.
State of Education
A countywide update on progress, issues, and priorities regarding public education. State of the Education is slated to be held in August 2022.
State of Inclusion
State of Inclusion is the newest event to this series. The State of Inclusion follows up after the region-wide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) survey that is open for local businesses to participate through the month of April 2022. The event will be held in May 2022 to highlight our region’s progress towards diversity, inclusivity and equity. Attendees will gain further insight from a panel of community leaders on their experiences with DEI.
State of the Military
With a $9 billion a year economic impact and supporting 75,000 jobs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, the military is the leading driver of the local economy. Learn more about Naval Air Station Pensacola and the vision for the base at the Chamber’s State of the Military. This event will be held in November 2022
Summer Camp Expo
This event was created to help the parents in the community connect with local summer camps and programs in a central location. This event will be held on April 9, 2022 at the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.
Toast of the Town
World-class wines, fine foods, handcrafted beers, and spirits all await you at Toast of the Town. Mark your calendars for December 2022 and plan to join us to meet the chefs, distillers and brew masters who will be on hand to share their toasts and tastes with you. Pensacola’s best restaurants and chefs will be participating and showcasing their culinary delights.
