August 3, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS View all 2021 events here
Welcome Back Celebration
August 5th | 5-7PM
New Member Orientation
August 10th | 3-4PM
partner event
6th Annual Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit
August 24th | 8-10AM
Distinguished Service Awards
August 31st | 8-9:30AM
partner event
2021 Capital Region Business Forum
September 9th | 8-9:30AM
Annual State of Transportation
September 23rd | 9-10:30AM
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
NOVA Leads: Leadership Enrichment and Development Series
As part of our ongoing commitment to the Northern Virginia workforce and business community, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Northern Virginia Community College to create NOVA Leads, a leadership enrichment and development program tailor-made for next-generation leaders and rising-star employees.

The program's curriculum will be delivered over the course of 8 monthly sessions that will each delve into important business topics ranging from adaptive leadership to managing change and conflict to human resource laws.
 
NOVA Leads is available exclusively to members of the Northern Virginia Chamber and their employees.

The entire program schedule, including topics and dates, is available on our NOVA Leads page. Interested parties are encouraged to complete the form here.
Submit your Distinguished Service Awards application by August 6th
Submit your application and attend the Distinguished Service Awards in person! Unique among events, our Veteran-focused Distinguished Service Awards are presented to individuals, companies, and non-profit organizations in recognition of community stewardship and business leadership. We encourage both members and nonmembers to apply for the 2021 Awards by the August 6th deadline. Help us showcase those businesses that go the extra mile for our Veterans. The awards will be given out in the following categories:
  • Veteran-Owned Business of the Year,
  • Veteran Service Organization of the Year, and
  • Veteran Employee of the Year.

The Distinguished Service Awards will be held in person on August 31st, 8-9:30AM at the Army Navy Country Club located at 1700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202. Register to attend the event here.

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL
UPCOMING EVENTS
Welcome Back Celebration
August 5th | 5-7PM
IN PERSON - WOOHOO!
Join us for the fun--IN PERSON--on August 5th in Alexandria! This is a chance to celebrate finally getting together after a year of staying apart. Mix, mingle, see your old friends and meet some new ones at this Welcome Back Celebration that you won't want to miss. Please join us on Thursday, August 5th for our first post-pandemic event, a celebration to welcome you back again!

This event will be held in the fun and festive indoor/outdoor space at The Garden located at 5380 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria VA 22304. 

Our guidelines for event attendees:
  • This is an indoor/outdoor venue, while indoors, we encourage everyone regardless of vaccination status to wear facial coverings.
  • Unvaccinated and not yet fully vaccinated guests are asked to wear facial coverings at events.
  • We will not be asking for proof of vaccinations. We trust that our members and attendees will make responsible choices.

We can’t wait to see you!
Chamber members will need to register under the Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit - Partner Organization Registration to receive the membership rate. Please contact hsheikh@novachamber.org for the discount code.
partner event
6th Annual Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit
August 24th | 8-10AM
Speakers
  • The Honorable Katie Cristol, Vice Chair, Arlington County Board
  • The Honorable Jeff McKay, Chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
  • The Honorable Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (invited)
  • The Honorable Ann Wheeler, Chair At-Large, Prince William County Board of Supervisors (invited)
  • The Honorable Justin Wilson, Mayor, City of Alexandria

The Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit offers the region’s business leaders the opportunity to hear from our local elected leaders about the economic climate in the region, initiatives they have completed or are undertaking to foster economic growth, and thoughts on how each jurisdiction can work together to improve our regional economy.

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is hosting this summit with premier partner, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and co-hosts, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Loudoun Chamber of Commerce, Prince William Chamber of Commerce, and Northern Virginia Regional Commission.
Distinguished Service Awards
August 31st | 8-9:30AM
The Distinguished Service Awards honor individuals, companies, and non-profit organizations for their service to veterans in the Greater Washington business community. The Awards are presented in recognition of community stewardship and business leadership.

This event will be held at the Army Navy Country Club located at 1700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202. 
partner event
Capital Region Business Forum
September 9th | 8-9:30AM
Speakers:
  • Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC
  • Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia
  • Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland

Moderator: Tony Pierce, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

The Capital Region Business Forum is the only event of the year that brings together the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Governors of Maryland and Virginia for an engaging, substantive conversation on the region’s business environment and top public policy issues. 
Annual State of Transportation
September 23rd | 9-10:30AM
Keynote:
Tyler Duvall, CEO and Co-Founder, Cavnue

Speakers:
  • Nicholas Donohue, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Monica Backmon, Executive Director, Northern Viriginia Transportation Authority
  • Kate Mattice, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission

Moderator:
Robert McCartney, Washington Post

Join the Chamber as we bring together national, state and regional transportation policymakers for our annual State of Transportation! Our keynote this year is Tyler Duvall, CEO and co-founder of Cavnue, a company focused on innovation in transportation. Tyler has held positions throughout the federal government including Acting Undersecretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. The State of Transportation will once again include an all-star panel discussion, moderated by Bob McCartney of the Washington Post, with Kate Mattice of NVTC, Monica Backmon of NVTA, and Nick Donohue, Deputy Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Join us live, in person, at the Chamber's office for this discussion on the future of transportation in the post-COVID world.

MEMBER NEWS
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce congratulates its members for achieving the Disability Equality Index Awards "the Best Places to Work for Disability" Inclusion. Chamber member companies that scored 100%: Accenture, American Airlines, At&T, Booz Allen Hamilton, Bank of America, CapitalOne, Cigna, Comcast. Cox, Deloitte, Dominion Energy, Grant Thornton, JLL, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kaiser Permanente, KPMG, Leidos, M&T Bank, Mitre, Nestle, Oracle, PNC, TD Bank, Uber, United Arlines, United Health Group, Verizon, and Wells Fargo.

Dewberry's Dan Pleasant was named Board Chair of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Learn more here.

Let's face it, your employees are expensive. Learn how to evaluate your talent investments by joining Employment Enterprises, Inc. for our quarterly webinar: "The CEO and CHRO Partnership: Building Value-Driven Talent Strategies". Register here.

Deltek Announces Executive Appointments for Its Global Sales and Services Businesses. Learn more here.
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