Event Agenda
2024 Program
Program details will be released as they become available.
Program subject to change
Wednesday, October 16
5:00-7:00PM
Welcome Reception
*Registration includes admission to the Welcome Reception, on Wednesday, October 16 at the Madison Club, 5:00-7:00pm
Program subject to change
Thursday, October 17
8:00AM
Registration & Networking
9:00AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10am
Leadership Strategies of a U.S. Marine
Kevin Hermening
Retired U.S. Marine & Iran Hostage Crisis Survivor
9:55AM
Washington and the World: The New Geopolitics of Great Power Competition
John Sitilides
National Security Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute; & Former State Department Diplomacy Consultant
10:40AM
Networking Break
11:00AM
2024 Bipartisan Election Preview
Donna Brazile
Former DNC Chairwoman
Reince Priebus
Former RNC Chairman
11:45AM
Lunch
12:45PM
CEO Fireside Chat
Kurt Bauer
President & CEO, WMC
Chris Drees
President & CEO, Menasha Corp.
1:15PM
U.S. Senate Candidate
Eric Hovde
Wisconsin Businessman
1:35PM
Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Award
presented by Johnson Financial Group
1:50PM
Closing Remarks
2:00PM
Adjourn
Business Day
Details
Early Bird (Now- September 30th)
Individual: $160
Table: $1,200
Regular (October 1st– 17th)
Individual: $185
Table: $1,400
The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club
Rate: $189
The Park Hotel
Rate: $189
Contact Wade Goodsell for information on sponsorships.
Business Day
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Speaker Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold SponsorS
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Copper Sponsors
Special thanks to our 2024 WMC Chamber Partners for their commitment to our events and programs throughout the year!
Adams County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism • Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center • Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce • Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce • Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce • Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce • Clintonville Area Chamber of Commerce • Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce • De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce • DeForest Windsor Area Chamber of Commerce • Delafield Chamber of Commerce • Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce • Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce • Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce • Envision Greater Fond du Lac • Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce • Forward Janesville • Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce • Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce • Greater Green Bay Chamber • Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce • Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce • Hartland Chamber of Commerce • Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce • Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce • Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau • Jefferson Chamber of Commerce • La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce • Lodi & Lake Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce • Madison Black Chamber of Commerce • Marinette Chamber of Commerce • Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry • Menomonie Chamber of Commerce • Merrill Area Chamber of Commerce • Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce • Middleton Chamber of Commerce • Milton Area Chamber of Commerce • Monona East Side Business Alliance • Mosinee Chamber of Commerce • Mt. Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce • Muskego Chamber of Commerce • New Berlin Chamber of Commerce • New London Area Chamber of Commerce • North Shore Chamber of Commerce • Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce • Portage Area Chamber of Commerce • Portage County Business Council • Poynette Chamber of Commerce • Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce • Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce • Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce • The Chamber (Greater Menomonee Falls & Sussex Area) • The Chamber of Manitowoc County • Tomahawk Regional Chamber of Commerce • VISIT Lake Geneva • Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce • Waukesha County Business Alliance • Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce • Wausau Chamber of Commerce • Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce • West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce