To register, click here.

Mark your calendar now to attend the 2022 State of the City presented by the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau in partnership with the City of Walnut Creek.  Join us virtually as we hear Mayor Matt Francois give the business community an update on Walnut Creek’s priorities for the upcoming year and beyond.

Left to right: Laura Ling, Juliette Goodrich

East Bay Women's Conference

The 17th annual East Bay Women's

Conference wasn't the typical sold-out event this year. Held as a hybrid event, the Chamber worked with sponsoring organizations John Muir Health, Stanford Children's Health, and Kaiser Permanente to ensure the health of all those participating in the conference. On Monday, March 7, there was an undeniable energy in the air as the hotel began to fill with so many familiar faces, the exchanges of hugs, and a resounding appreciation of being back together again in the San Ramon Marriott ballroom. KPIX 5 anchor Juliette Goodrich returned as the event emcee. The last time Goodrich took the stage was March 5, 2020, now a full two years into the pandemic and its lockdowns.

Following a personal and heartfelt video welcome from Maria Shriver, award-winning journalist and author Laura Ling shared her story of spending five months of a 12-year sentence in a North Korean prison. And how a simple act of kindness years earlier may have been the major factor in her dramatic release. The event also featured Karissa Kouchis, a national speaker for Tony Robbins. Kouchis led the audience through a series of transformational exercises and shared strategies on how to live a more authentic and fulfilling life. The day-long event included a variety of breakout sessions by experts on topics on how to reduce the anxiety of public speaking, negotiation, improving networking skills, strengthening leadership skills, among others. Attendees also enjoyed shopping in the lively EBWC Marketplace, where thirty exhibitors showcased their products and services. The traditional end of the day reception allowed everyone the chance to mingle, enjoy a selection of Darcie Kent Vineyards wines, and win some fabulous prizes! Be sure to visit the EBWC page on the Chamber website next week for a photo gallery. To watch the on-air video produced by KPIX, click here.

and information about the Candidates, click here.

The event will also be live-streamed to the East Bay Leadership Council's YouTube page.

Promote your business or organization while pouring beverages to attendees over the festival weekend. Chamber provides the booth and wine/beer. You provide the staff and branding/decorations.

registration form, click here.

Questions? Contract Shawn Filardi at sfilardi@walnut-creek.com or (925) 934-2007.

 Event Sponsorships

 Promote your product or service directly to festival attendees from your company branded 10 x 10 Commercial Exhibitor Booth Space.  

As space is limited and sells out quickly, please contact Shawn Filardi for an application. sfilardi@walnut-creek.com | (925) 934-2007

Leadership Contra Costasm

Coordinated by the

click here.

LCC application is available here.

Please note: Applicants will be scheduled for interviews prior to the program kick-off in September 2022.

For more than three decades, Leadership Contra Costasm has brought together a group of 30 strangers from across the Contra Costa region and asked them to step out of their everyday lives, open their everyday minds, and imagine a better Contra Costa region—and their role in creating it.

If you are an LCC alum interested in serving on a committee to help deliver these programs, please reach out to Walnut Creek Chamber President & CEO Bob Linscheid

 at bobl@walnut-creek.com.

Bay Area nonprofit White Pony Express (WPE) invites help in collecting medical supplies, non-perishable food items, and new high-quality clothing to aid the more than one million civilians who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

WPE welcomes new volunteers to help host food and clothing drives, raise funds to purchase boxes and pay for shipping, and help sort, package, and label boxes. Executive director Eve Birge states, "At WPE, the careful way our volunteers handle, pack, and deliver items is important as it conveys our respect and love for those we serve. If ever there was a time these refugees need to feel loved, respected, and cared for, this is it."

WPE is working with non-profit and business partners to ship items to trusted organizations serving the refugees streaming into neighboring countries like Poland. To learn more, click here.

Last year, Walnut Creek Chamber Members took BEST OF honors in 13 categories!

Best of the East Bay 2022 Voting is Now Open! Each year, Diablo magazine recognizes local businesses and services that make the East Bay the best! Show your support for your favorites in the categories below and look for the winners in our July 2022 issue and online at diablomag.com. Click here.

Say hello to friends in the business community. Build new business contacts. All members & non-members are welcome at this FREE event. For complete details and to register, click here.

Register here.

MARCH BASH

 Golden Jubilee Celebration at

Free to Chamber members.

This year marks 50 years of the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek!  We will celebrate at the garden with a gathering of Chamber Staff, Chamber Ambassadors and members to network and connect in this beautiful spot in Walnut Creek.  See you there!

The Luxury Collection Walnut Creek

Betty Bolah-Roul,

Ecoelectro Marketplace LLC

For information on other happenings, visit the Chamber website calendar.

These member businesses are all looking for team members. Click here.

Hot Off the Press, click here.

List your events, job opportunities, and press releases on the Chamber website. If you need assistance, contact Linda Vesneski at lvesneski@walnut-creek.com.