For education, networking, camaraderie,
Our events bring our business community together.
The Chamber hosts events each week, meaning that there are many opportunities to network with your fellow business leaders. These range from business meetings to large awards shows and all members are encouraged to participate. Scroll down to see what's coming up within the next 45 days or click on the link to the right to see the entire year's events.
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February 7th

Greater Washington Apprentice Network
SPEAKER: Nneka M. Thompson, Digital Skills Enablement, Amazon Web Services
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 1st Tuesday of each month for an Employer Briefing.
Date: February 7th
Time: 2-3PM
Location: Live Virtual Event, Free
February 7th

Young Professionals Meet Up
This is a members-only event
Join us for the first 2023 happy hour meet-up specifically for our business community's Young Professionals. Held at Patsy's American (on the patio by the bar in the back).
Date: February 7th
Time: 4-6PM
Location: Patsy's American, 8051 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182
February 14th

Chamber 101
This informational networking session will teach you about opportunities for engagement across a wide array of industries and subject areas. You'll learn:
- How you can engage a broad spectrum of employees
- How the Chamber's advocacy efforts and communications can support your business
- The best ways for you to connect to the Chamber's base of innovative and influential member companies
and much more. This will be a great opportunity to network with other new members. This is a virtual event and will be provided through Microsoft TEAMS.
Date: February 14th
Time: 12-1PM
Location: Live Virtual Event, Free
February 21st

NOVA DEI Connects
This is a members-only event
SPEAKER: Nathan Carter, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Northern Virginia Community College
The NOVA DEI Connects is an inclusive and collaborative community of members who seek to share, learn, and implement best practices in diversity, equity and inclusion in their employee culture, talent development, and employee recruiting and retention. NOVA DEI Connects welcomes all members interested in advancing their knowledge and understanding of successful DEI strategies to join us and each other in this opportunity. Each month the network will meet via Zoom to speak with a leader who will share their DEI best practices and programs.
Date: February 21st
Time: 2-3PM
Location: Live Virtual Event, Free
February 28th

Northern Virginia Workforce Network
Join us in February as we hear from Tucker Plumlee, Northern Virginia Community College, who will present findings from the Capital Digital Talent research project.
Are you interested in finding innovative solutions to our region’s workforce challenges? Then please join us for the next meeting of the NOVA Workforce Network. The NOVA Workforce Network is an inclusive and collaborative community of workforce professionals and others interested in workforce innovation. Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month. All are welcome to attend.
Date: February 28th
Time: 2-3PM
Location: Live Virtual Event, Free
March 28th

Wellness in the Workforce Part 1: Mental Health's Impact
Keynote: Elizabeth Hughes, Senior Director of Insight Region, Community Foundation
Moderator: Ann Harbour, Director, Government Affairs Virginia, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Panelists:
- Bethany Demers, Mental Wellness Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
- Sandra Shaklan LCSW-C, Innovation Lead, Cigna Health Care
- Dr. Joseph Tasosa, Chief of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente
The mental health of our region's workforce is of the utmost importance to future growth and stability. Along with productivity and safety concerns, our region's employers are viewing mental health care as a boon to employee recruitment and retention--and ultimately the bottom line.
Join us on March 28th for Part 1 of our Wellness in the Workplace Series which will focus on mental health's impact within our business community. During this event, our Keynote, Elizabeth Hughes, Senior Director of Insight Region, Community Foundation, and our panel of experts will discuss innovations within the mental health field before providing mental health awareness and training tools employers can utilize to identify warning signs, address care concerns, and maximize employee well-being. They will also discuss the variety of outside resources such as virtual care available to a company's staff.
This can't-be-missed event is part one in a series. Wellness in the Workforce Part 2: Understanding Obesity's Impact will be held on April 25th. Members who sign up for both events at once will receive a 10% discount.
Date: March 28th
Time: 8:30-10:30AM
Location: VHC Health