August 17, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS View all 2021 events here
Greater Washington Apprentice Network – September Employer Briefing
September 7th | 2-3PM
partner event
2021 Capital Region Business Forum
September 9th | 8-9:30AM
Advocacy 101
September 20th | 10-11AM
partner event
CONNECTpreneur Networking and Pitch Extravaganza
September 20th | 5–8:45PM
Annual State of Transportation
September 23rd | 9-10:30AM
Top of the Ticket 2021 Gubernatorial Debate
September 28th | 5:30-8PM
REGION-WIDE STUDY
Participate in our Pandemic-Related Workforce Survey
How has the pandemic impacted businesses in our region? What workforce challenges have been the result? A new research project by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Virginia Chamber Foundation along with partner Marymount University’s School of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology aims to find out. Gathered through survey of business leaders, the resulting project research data will be compiled into both a report available to the business community as well as an academic paper. We will share the results and key learnings once the analysis is complete. 

This important research project ties directly into the Chamber’s strategic focus on the greater business community and, more specifically, workforce issues. Employers in the Greater Washington region have long identified workforce as their top business challenge and workforce challenges have become even more acute through the COVID-19 pandemic. This research project will examine the pandemic’s impact on employers in the region, with an emphasis on the economic impact of workforce challenges and add to our body of knowledge and understanding of workforce trends within our region.

Please take a moment to answer a few questions
about how the pandemic has impacted your company and help us complete this important research about our region. 

ADVOCACY UPDATE
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The Northern Virginia Chamber has been busy advocating for greater investment in transit for many years. As we return to the office in greater numbers, we encourage everyone to take advantage of convenient bus and rail options that get you safely to work, on time. For businesses looking for ways to make employees feel safer returning to transit in a post-COVID world, WMATA has created a toolkit to help organizations get their people back on Metro.

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL
UPCOMING EVENTS
Vaccination Requirement: The safety of our members and guests is always of the utmost importance. The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce requires all staff, members and guests who attend our events to be fully vaccinated. All attendees will be asked to provide their physical COVID-19 vaccine card, a photo of vaccination card, or Health Pass by CLEAR. For additional details see the individual registration pages.
Greater Washington Apprentice Network September Employer Briefing
September 7th | 2-3PM
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 first Tuesday of each month for an Employer Briefing.

The featured speakers for the September GWAN Employer Briefing are:
  • Featured Employer: SHRM
  • Featured Resource: Northern Virginia Family Services
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. 
partner event
CONNECTpreneur Networking and Pitch Extravaganza
The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Networking & Pitch Extravaganza! This is our first IN-PERSON event since February, 2020. It's been too long!
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.
Top of the Ticket 2021 Gubernatorial Debate
September 28th | 5:30-8PM
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend the Northern Virginia Gubernatorial debate between Terry McAuliffe (Democrat) and Glenn Youngkin (Republican).

For more than 30 years, the Northern Virginia Chamber has been proud to provide a unique opportunity for the Northern Virginia business community and voters across our region to see the "Top of the Ticket" candidates firsthand as they go head-to-head on the issues that matter most during the region’s most prominent political debate, presented in partnership with George Mason's Schar School of Policy and Government, Northern Virginia Community College, Capital One, and NBC4 Washington.

Highly respected journalist and political commentator, political director of NBC News, and moderator of NBC’s Meet The Press, Chuck Todd, will moderate the debate, which will focus on the critical issues facing Virginia voters. Questions will be posed by News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey, Telemundo 44 reporter Alberto Pimienta, and George Mason University Professor Michael Fauntroy.

This event will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus, 4915 East Campus Dr E, Alexandria, VA 22311

MEMBER NEWS
CareFirst announced Monday, September 16th that all employees will be required to be vaccinated effective November 1st. Read the full announcement here.

Kaiser Permanente is a proud sponsor of the ICCC executive leadership program, which is hosting its first Northern Virginia-specific cohort this year. To nominate a business or to apply for your own business, fill out the linked online form. Nominations are due by September 3rd and applications are due by September 24th. Questions? Contact Samuel Figueroa sfigueroa@icic.org.
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