• October 14 – Ted Wheeler, State Treasurer
• September 9 – Kimberly Branam, PDC Deputy Director
• August 12 – Ruth Miles, Oregon Small Business Assistance
• July 8 – Representative, Jeff Reardon
• June 10 – Tri-Met General Manager, Neil McFarlane
• May 13 – Tim Williams, Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television
• April 8 – Char Shinn, Oregonian’s Credit Union – Judy Shiprack, County Commissions (cancelled)
• Mar 11 – Shirley Craddick, Metro Commissioner
• Feb 11 –Heather Hoell, Executive Director – Venture Portland
• Jan 14 –Christian Kaylor, economist with Workforce Oregon

2014 Past Programs:

• Nov 19 – Gayla Jennings – Community Outreach and Information Assistant, Office of the Portland City Ombudsman – Summary of city departments with jurisdiction over small business services
• Oct 15 – Small Business Healthcare (Obamacare) Update – Karen Kane, Insurance Solutions NW
• Sep 17 – Secretary of State, Kate Brown!
• Aug 20 – Portland Business Alliance – Marion Haynes, VP Govt Affairs
• Jul 16 – Metro Commissioner Carlotta Colette – Willamette Falls Project
• Jun 18 – Large Business Panel Discussion (Future of East Portland)
• May 21 – Steve Novick – PDX Transportation & Safety Update
• Apr 16 – Multnomah County Chair candidates’ debate
• Mar 19 – PDC – Micro Enterprise Funding
• Feb 19 – Kevin Minkoff, CPA – Micro and Small Business Taxation
• Jan 15 – Commercial Development for East Portland Business Growth – Ted Gilbert

2013 Past Programs:

• Nov 13 – PDC’s Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative
• Oct 9 – Business Association Roundtable
• Sept 11 – Mayor Charlie Hales
• Aug 14 – Earl Blumenauer / Willie Smith Aide Cancelled – GEAC Chamber Thinktank
• July 10 – Oregon Legislative Wrap Up with Senator Rod Monroe, Senator Chuck Thomsen, Representative Jeff Reardon and Representative Lew Fredrick.
• June 12 – Obamacare!  Panel discussion with Kevin Minkoff, CPA discussing business tax credits and tax penalties related to health insurance, and a representative from Oregon’s Health Co-Op discussing “Cover Oregon,” Oregon’s health care exchange.
• May 8 – John Jackley – Director, Business and Social Equity – Portland Development Commission
• Apr 10 – Judy Shiprack – Multnomah County Commissioner, District 3
• Mar 13 – Ryan Deckert, President, Oregon Business Association
• Feb 13 – Bernie Bottomly, VP Govt. Affairs and Economic Development Portland Business Alliance
• Jan 9 – EPAP Update – Nick Sauvie and Lore Wintergreen

You too can sponsor some or all of the remaining GEAC Chamber meetings.  For $100 per meeting (to cover our advertising the event and refreshments at the meeting) you’ll receive plenty of promotional consideration, like what you see above.