Our keynote speaker will be Brian Wong, the youngest person to ever receive venture capital funding by TechCrunch and the Wall Street Journal. His accomplishments and leadership, including: Forbes' 30 under 30; the Top 20 Under 20 awards for all of Canada; Business Insider's Top 25 Under 25 in Silicon Valley and 18 Most Important People in Mobile Advertising; Mashable's Top 5 Entrepreneurs to Watch; and the AdAge Creativity Top 50. www.kiip.com

For more information, visit the Business Leadership Program web page.

The US Federal Government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world. In 2015, its spent over $350 billion with small and minority businesses getting over $90 billion of that pie. Small businesses will have the goods and services to sell to the government and make the sale happen, but may not know exactly understand what the process.

Please join USPAACC Midwest Region for its re-launch business networking reception event. Chief Guest & Keynote speaker, Governor Hon. Bruce Rauner

Developing an advocacy agenda is vital to the success of a chamber. As chambers of commerce work to provide meaningful value to their constituents, identifying key policy priorities is an essential skill. The most successful organizations will be those that can effectively communicate those key policy priorities to its members.

Join TAG and USPAACC for a panel of experts to discuss all aspects of this topic and expose the math, myth and mistakes of the H-1B controversy. There has been significant discussion and heated controversy over immigration and of particular importance for the technology industry – the H-1B Visa Program.

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