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Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries. As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation, and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries. As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries. As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC Hur, who was appointed the 48th United States Attorney for the District of Maryland in April, previously served as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. In that role he was a member of the department’s senior leadership team and the top aide to Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. Hur served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Maryland from 2007 to 2014, where he prosecuted gang violence, firearms offenses and narcotics trafficking, as well as white-collar offenses. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hur served as Special Assistant and later Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, where he handled counterterrorism, corporate fraud and appellate matters. In addition to his service with the Department of Justice, Hur was a litigation partner with a major law firm in Washington, D.C., where he represented companies and individuals facing criminal and regulatory enforcement actions before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies, as well as related civil litigation. Hur began his legal career as a law clerk for the late William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, and Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude with highest honors, from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he served as Executive Editor of the Stanford Law Review. If you go: When: Wednesday, October 17, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: $45 members This event is open to GBC member companies and employees of GBC member companies. A 72-hour cancellation notice is required for refund. For event and sponsorship information, contact Event and Business Development Manager Lisa Byrd at 410-727-2820. Breakfast Sponsor: Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries. As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries. As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction. What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Hear from: Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Member individuals: $30 Non-Member individuals: $45 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges. The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important. The Breakfast Briefing will also cover: Hear from: Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries. As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country. Additional speakers to be announced. When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Member individuals: $35 Non-Member individuals: $50 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date. John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10 Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Program: The Northeast Maglev VPC WSP Patron: Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards! For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland. The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230 Cost: Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Southwest Airlines The official airline of the GBC Signature: Legg Mason LifeBridge Health MedStar Health University of Maryland Medical System Platinum: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Bronze: Comcast Johns Hopkins Medicine Supporting: McCormick & Company, Inc. Exhibit: Baltimore Business Journal The Daily Record Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities. Additional event information and speakers will be announced. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Cost: Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10 Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10 To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice. For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820. Event Sponsors: Ambassador: Baltimore Development Corporation Signature: AT&T Baltimore Business Journal BGE Legg Mason University of Maryland Medical System The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Patron: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Kaiser Permanente Johns Hopkins Medicine Loyola University Maryland VPC Exhibit: The Daily Record Southwest Airlines Co. The official airline of the GBC
Upcoming Events
October 2, 2018
8:00 am - 10:00 am
October 10, 2018
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group who has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long term partnerships with both small and large companies in a wide variety of industries.
October 11, 2018
7:30 am - 9:30 am
October 17, 2018
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Join the Greater Baltimore Committee for a conversation with United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur, who will discuss the role of the United States Attorney in Maryland. Hur will also offer his perspective on the role of the United States Attorney and his vision for the office.
November 14, 2018
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
December 5, 2018
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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GBC Events
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| SOLD OUT: Newsmaker Breakfast: The Expanding Role and Importance of Community Colleges 7:30 am SOLD OUT: Newsmaker Breakfast: The Expanding Role and Importance of Community Colleges @ Greater Baltimore Committee Sep 5 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am  This event is now sold out. Join regional business leaders for a conversation with Dawn Lindsay, President of Anne Arundel Community College, Sandra Kurtinitis, President of the Community College of Baltimore County, Dianna Phillips, President of Harford Community College, and Kate Hetherington, President of Howard Community College. Left to right: Dawn Lindsay, Sandra Kurtinitis, Dianna Phillips and Kate Hetherington The four female presidents will discuss the extraordinary and critical role that community colleges have in educating and training the workforce. The … Continue reading | ||||||
| Economic Outlook Conference – September 2018 7:30 am Economic Outlook Conference – September 2018 @ Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel Sep 13 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 am  Join the Greater Baltimore Committee for its annual Economic Outlook Conference, which this year will focus on “The Future of Work” and the impact of artificial intelligence, robots in the workplace and their interaction with human workers, attitudes of Gen Z workers and how we are educating the workforce for the jobs of the future. Hear from: Dr. Robert L. Caret, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, will focus … Continue reading | ||||||
Join health care and regional business leaders for a conversation about what employers can do to help manage employee opioid addiction, including alternative methods to treat pain and suggestions for how to avoid addiction.
What is the burden of opioid abuse on employers? What are the best practices for employers in managing opioid abuse? How effective are multi-modal pain management and opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain for reducing opioid abuse? What role do Human Resources departments and health insurance/workers compensation policies play in managing the abuse? Learn the answers to these questions and more.
Hear from:
Dr. George Apostolides, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Dr. Stephen Fisher, Medical Advisor to the CEO, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company
Gaye Fortner, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare 21 Employer Coalition
Denise Galambos, Vice President of Human Resources, BGE
Keith Mills, Sports Anchor/Reporter, WBAL
When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018; 8 a.m. registration, 8:30-10 a.m. program
Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Cost:
Member individuals: $30
Non-Member individuals: $45
To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice.
The odds are high that anyone who is involved in business development will interact with others who are different from them. These differences can cause relationships to stagnate, disappear or grow depending on how you proactively address the challenges.
The featured speakers will explore a self-discovery process to assess whether or not you are aligning your current business development/networking strategy to what the environment calls for and why it’s important.
The Breakfast Briefing will also cover:
- Social networking and why everyone needs to be “in the game”
- Dealing with “No” and determining why this is not such a negative word
- Learning why prospects raise their defenses when it comes to being sold and how to establish trust, comfort and confidence
Hear from:
Chris McDonell, President of McDonell Consulting Group, has more than 25 years of experience in sales and executive leadership, on how to be an effective networker who creates new, while retaining current, business relationships. McDonell has lived and worked around the U.S. for some of the world’s leading financial corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Associates. McDonell has been with Sandler Training since 2008 and has formed successful long-term partnerships with small and large companies in a variety of industries.
As an executive in the corporate world, he has led large sales, operation and management teams to reach and surpass business goals on a continual basis; and has hands-on experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, marketing, operations, and sales, having trained and coached thousands of sales professionals, sales managers and senior level management of both large and small companies across the country.
Additional speakers to be announced.
When: Wednesday, October 10, 2018; 7-:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program
Where: Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202
Cost:
Member individuals: $35
Non-Member individuals: $50
To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice.
The Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Transportation Summit will focus on “Our Neglected Transportation Infrastructure.” Hear from the following distinguished panel of transportation experts about how our transportation infrastructure, both nationally and in Maryland, is in need of maintenance, repair and expansion and what it will take to bring our transportation assets up to date.
John Bennett, Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers
Michelle Pourciau, Director, Department of Transportation, City of Baltimore
Kevin Thompson, Director, Transportation For America
When: Thursday, October 11, 2018; 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program
Where: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Cost:
Members: $75 individuals, $700 table of 10
Non-Members: $150 individuals, $1,500 table of 10
To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice.
For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820.
Event Sponsors:
Ambassador:
Southwest Airlines
The official airline of the GBC
Program:
The Northeast Maglev
VPC
WSP
Patron:
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.
Join us for the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2018 Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards!
For more than 15 years, the GBC has been recognizing, through its Bridging the Gap Awards, exceptional minority and women-owned businesses and majority businesses and executives who nurture the development of minority businesses in Greater Baltimore and Maryland.
The GBC’s Bridging the Gap initiative works to advance greater Baltimore’s business culture by creating an atmosphere for majority and minority and women-owned businesses to succeed and form mutually-beneficial partnerships. The Bridging the Gap initiative strives to equip businesses with the tools and support to develop such collaborations.
Additional event information and speakers will be announced.
When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018; 5:30 p.m. registration, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, 6:30 p.m. program
Where: Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, 1525 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230
Cost:
Members: $75 individuals, $700 block of 10 tickets
Non-members: $100 individuals, $900 block of 10 tickets
To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice.
For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Event and Business Development Manager.
Event Sponsors:
Ambassador:
Baltimore Development Corporation
Southwest Airlines
The official airline of the GBC
Signature:
Legg Mason
LifeBridge Health
MedStar Health
University of Maryland Medical System
Platinum:
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore
Bronze:
Comcast
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Supporting:
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Exhibit:
Baltimore Business Journal
The Daily Record
Join us for the 44th Annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards! For more than four decades, the Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards has honored deserving companies that have engaged in specific activities or projects that have significantly benefited the Baltimore community and are outside of the business’s regular mission or day-to-day work or activities.
Additional event information and speakers will be announced.
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2018; 11:30 a.m. registration; noon lunch and program
Where: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Cost:
Members: $90 individuals, $850 table of 10
Non-members: $125 individuals, $1,250 table of 10
To be eligible for a refund the Greater Baltimore Committee requires a 72-hour cancellation notice.
For event and sponsorship information, contact Lisa Byrd, Director of Events and Business Development, at 410-727-2820.
Event Sponsors:
Ambassador:
Baltimore Development Corporation
Signature:
AT&T
Baltimore Business Journal
BGE
Legg Mason
University of Maryland Medical System
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Patron:
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Kaiser Permanente
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Loyola University Maryland
VPC
Exhibit:
The Daily Record
Southwest Airlines Co.
The official airline of the GBC