GBC Steering Committee Launch: BLocal
2026-05-11 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | MD
GBC is working to operationalize BLocal, a regional effort focused on better connecting employer demand and economic growth to stronger local hiring pathways for Baltimore residents. This kickoff conversation is an opportunity for employers — especially major employers with significant hiring needs — to engage early in shaping a more coordinated, employer-informed workforce strategy for the region.
As the work evolves, we are moving from discovery to action. Based on conversations with employers and workforce partners, we will introduce three emerging strategy areas designed to reduce friction in the hiring process, improve alignment between talent supply and employer demand, and create clearer pathways into stable, well-paying jobs.
This session will give participants a chance to:

Hear how BLocal has evolved and where the work is headed.

Learn about the three emerging strategy areas.

Share perspective on what would make workforce supports more useful, responsive, and easier to navigate for employers.

Explore upcoming engagement opportunities for partners who want to help shape implementation.

For major employers, this is a chance to be part of the solution early — helping define the workforce supports, data tools, and partnerships that can better meet real hiring needs across priority sectors. The goal is to build a more connected system that works better for employers and opens more pathways for Baltimore residents into quality jobs.
This kickoff meeting is open to both GBC partners and non-partners. Moving forward, steering committee meetings will be limited to GBC partner organizations.
If you are interested in attending this kickoff meeting and learning more about becoming a GBC partner, please contact partner@gbc.org.

State of the Region — Virtual Briefing
2026-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 | MD
As a follow-up to the unveiling of the Regional Economic Scorecard at the 2026 State of the Region, the Greater Baltimore Committee is pleased to invite our partners and the broader community to a virtual briefing on the key insights shaping the Baltimore Region’s economy.
Originally launched in 2024 to provide a clearer view of investment and growth across the region, the Scorecard offers a data-driven perspective on the trends influencing Baltimore’s economic trajectory. Following its introduction to regional leaders and investors, we are excited to now share these findings more broadly with GBC partners and interested stakeholders.
During this virtual session, we will explore:

Capital flows across the Baltimore Region, including real estate, private equity, and venture activity
Sector momentum – where growth is accelerating and which industries are leading
Foreign direct investment and interstate capital trends shaping the regional economy
Public company data and firm location patterns, including attraction and retention dynamics
What the data signals about where the market is heading and where we should focus next

We look forward to continuing the conversation around the region’s economic future and sharing these insights with the wider Baltimore community.
This briefing will be held virtually.

GBC Steering Committee Launch: Vacant Housing & Community Redevelopment
2026-05-14 08:30 - 10:00 | MD
Join the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) as we convene the business community to discuss Vacant Housing & Community Redevelopment. This steering committee brings together leaders from across sectors to advance investment strategies, promote neighborhood development, and advise GBC on its work to support the City’s work on reducing vacant properties.
This kickoff session will outline our 2026 goals, define the committee’s core functions, and establish our strategy for informing the upcoming redesignation process and feature Meghan McCorkell, Executive Director of Live Baltimore providing an overview of their recent study on the Baltimore City housing market.
Participation Note:
This initial kickoff meeting is open to both GBC partners and non-partners. Moving forward, steering committee meetings will be limited to GBC partner organizations.
If you are interested in attending this kickoff meeting and learning more about becoming a GBC partner, please contact us at partner@gbc.org.

GBC Steering Committee: BWAB (Baltimore Women and Allies Board)
2026-05-14 09:00 - 10:00 | MD
Join the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) as we convene the business community for the Baltimore Women & Allies Board (BWAB). This initiative brings together leaders committed to empowering women and allies to thrive professionally while advancing Baltimore as a national model for workplace opportunity and innovation.
BWAB serves as a platform to elevate best practices, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, and advance strategies that support inclusive leadership, talent development, and equitable workplace advancement.
During this session, we will continue building on initial momentum, share updates on priority areas, and engage participants in ongoing efforts to drive meaningful impact across the region.
Participation Note:
Participation in BWAB is limited to GBC partner organizations. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a GBC partner, please contact us at partner@gbc.org.

Integrating Bold Moves into Your Regional Marketing Campaigns
2026-05-14 14:00 - 15:30 | MD
The Baltimore region has a powerful story to tell — one rooted in reinvention, innovation, and the bold moves that shape progress. Join the Greater Baltimore Committee for a conversation with Resonance Vice President of Strategy Jeremie Feinblatt on how corporate partners and regional stakeholders can connect their own brand campaigns to the broader Bold Moves platform, strengthening the region’s visibility, consistency, and impact.
As Baltimore builds a more coordinated and compelling regional narrative, this event will highlight how partner organizations can amplify their individual marketing efforts while reinforcing a common identity that attracts talent, investment, and opportunity.

UpSurge Momentum: What Drives the Ecosystem Forward
2026-05-19 17:30 - 20:30 | Fearless Club inside CFG Bank Arena, 201 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Baltimore’s innovation economy doesn’t move in a straight line. Every year, we see breakthroughs and bottlenecks, big exits and persistent gaps, founders who landed the big win while others keep fighting for the resources to get there. UpSurge Baltimore takes a clear-eyed look at this state of affairs every year — and, through all the change, find plenty to celebrate.
Join us on May 19 for UpSurge Momentum, our latest annual event at which we’ll highlight findings from the 2026 Greater Baltimore Ecosystem Report. Coming on the heels of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s State of the Region and Investment Summit events, this convening will offer our most comprehensive look yet at the investment trends, startup growth, workforce dynamics, and structural challenges shaping the region’s innovation future.
But data alone doesn’t move a region forward. Partnerships play an outsized role.

That thread runs through this year’s report — and it’s why we’ve partnered up with Flywheel, the Locust Point-based marketing technology company whose trajectory tells you something important about what’s possible here. Acquired by communications giant Omnicom in 2023 for $835 million and working with major brands like Under Armour and McCormick, Flywheel has built the kind of institutional relationships that turn promising startups into enduring companies. They’ll lead a hands-on workshop on leveraging AI to grow your business, and join a conversation about what strategic partnership has done for them — and what it can unlock for you.
We’ll do all of this inside the Fearless Club at CFG Bank Arena— the premium lounge named for one of Baltimore’s tentpole startups, inside another success story for downtown Baltimore’s commercial health.

Inflection Point Healthcare Summit
2026-06-04 08:00 - 19:00 | Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, 200 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
The Inflection Point Healthcare Summit brings together leaders across healthcare, technology, and policy to explore how value-based care and emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, are transforming healthcare delivery. With Maryland’s all-payer model as a national testbed, the summit will focus on how aligned incentives can drive innovation, better outcomes, and sustainable costs.
Maryland is in the midst of the most substantial value-based care experiment in the country, via its all-payer system. This economic model will fund AI and other innovative healthcare technology. As Maryland succeeds, the rest of the country will follow.
Why Attend?

For Health System, Health Plan, and Clinical Leaders: The status quo in healthcare in not sustainable and the Maryland rate setting system creates unique challenges and opportunities. The inflection point summit is an opportunity to learn from your peers, policy makers and innovators about pressures and opportunities to inform your plans for the months and years ahead.
For Policymakers: As representatives of patients and citizens, this is a great opportunity to voice your positions – and pressures – to a curated audience of health system, health plan, business and technology leaders.
For Innovators: This is a unique opportunity to listen and learn about the challenges of enterprise customers and policy makers, and about the unique opportunities afforded by the Maryland model.

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GBC at Three: Impact, Momentum, and What’s Next
2026-06-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Greater Baltimore Committee, 111 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
Join the Greater Baltimore Committee for GBC at Three: Impact, Momentum, and What’s Next, a hybrid impact briefing and casual happy hour for GBC partners and prospective partners. In one session, you’ll get a clear snapshot of three years of progress under GBC’s Multi-Year Agenda—then stay to connect with peers over light refreshments.
Event Overview:
With a clear vision of where we could have the most impact in providing regional leadership, GBC launched our Multi-Year Agenda during our Annual Meeting in May 2023. This guiding strategic framework outlined 12 key initiatives that position our work for the greatest impact, on issues ranging from securing high-quality economic development opportunities to paving the way for transformative transportation and infrastructure investments. The initiatives outlined in our Multi-Year Agenda are designed to catalyze the tremendous collective impact, know-how, willpower, and passion that exists among our 200+ partner organizations.
Over the past three years, GBC has worked with public, private, and civic partners to advance the agenda, achieving measurable impact across all of our core areas of focus.
Led by GBC President and CEO Mark Anthony Thomas and EVP and Chief Strategy Officer Jennifer Vey, GBC at Three offers a concise, accessible briefing on the progress, paired with time for informal networking and conversation with regional leaders, partners, and prospects.
What to Expect:

A focused three-year progress update on GBC’s multi-year agenda
The case for investing in GBC and the Baltimore region now
Q&A and open discussion with GBC leadership
Happy hour-style networking with partners and prospective partners
Light bites and beverages for in-person attendees

Who Should Attend:

GBC Partners who want a clear, engaging look at the impact of their partnership and what’s next
Prospective Partners interested in why and how to join GBC and support regional economic growth

Reserve your spot today. Be part of a brief, high-value look at GBC’s three-year impact, then stay to build relationships with organizations shaping what’s next for the Greater Baltimore region.
