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lansingchamber.org                                                                  CALENDAR OF EVENTS


        April 2023

                   POLICY & REGULATORY SERIES: THE              Cost: The program is offered at no cost for Lansing

          4/4      FUTURE OF BUSINESS AND A.I.                  Regional Chamber members and $25 for future members.
                   Tues., April 4 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
                   Lansing Regional Chamber, 500 E. Michigan              MEMBER MIXER
                   Ave., Suite 200, Lansing                       4/11    Tuesday, April 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
                                                                          Consumers Credit Union, 6935 South Cedar
        Artificial Intelligence isn’t a thing of the future anymore.      Street, Lansing
        More and more companies are using AI either for
        automation or to allow their employees to achieve more   Consumers Credit Union is pleased to invite you to raise
        complex goals. Learn more at the Policy & Regulatory    a glass and cut the ribbon at our first office in Lansing
        Education Series led by Emily Wisniewski and Taylor Gast,   a 4:30 p.m.! Join the Consumer’s team for afternoon of
        attorneys at Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC.          networking, refreshments, tours and a showcase of the
                                                                latest in banking technology.
        Cost: The program is offered at no cost for Lansing Regional
        Chamber members and $25 for future members.             Cost: The program is offered at no cost for Lansing
                                                                Regional Chamber members and $25 for future
                   LANSING ECONOMIC CLUB                        members.

          4/6      Thurs., April 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
                   Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center,                     ATHENA WIN PROFESSIONAL
                   219 South Harrison Road, East Lansing         4/20     GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT:
                                                                          HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLNESS
        Learn more about the goals of the MSU Athletics                   Thursday, April 20 from 8 to 9 a.m.
        Department and the current state of MSU Athletics from            Lansing Board of Water & Light REO Town
        Alan Haller, vice president and director of athletics at          Depot, 1201 South Washington Ave, Lansing
        Michigan State University during the Lansing Economic
        Club on Thursday, April 6. The conversation will be     Please join us for the ATHENA WIN Professional Growth
        moderated by Audrey Dahlgren, sports director, WLNS.    & Development event, focusing on taking a holistic
                                                                approach to wellness. Featured presenter, Joy Wagner,
        Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost for Lansing Economic   human resources manager at Granger Waste Services,
        Club members, $55 for Lansing Regional Chamber          will lead a discussion on meeting mental, physical and
        members and $75 for future members. A table of eight is   spiritual goals, to help reach a place of better self-care.
        $425.                                                   She will also discuss wellness in the workplace, including
                                                                easy ways to jump start a program for your organization.
                   BUSINESS EDUCATION SERIES:
          4/11     CREATING AN ASYNC-FIRST                      Cost: The program is offered at no cost for ATHENA WIN
                   WORKPLACE CULTURE IN 2023                    members and $25 for future members.
                   Tuesday, April 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
                   Lansing Regional Chamber, 500 E. Michigan              DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
                   Ave., Suite 200, Lansing                      4/26     SERIES: EVERYDAY PRACTICES
                                                                          FOR CREATING A CULTURE OF
        Synchronous meetings are complicated to coordinate;               INCLUSION & BELONGING
        schedules are hard to align, and bouncing from call to            Wednesday, April 26 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
        conference room to task time can be disruptive to teams.          Lansing Regional Chamber, 500 E. Michigan
        As a global leader of communication solutions, TechSmith          Ave., Suite 200, Lansing
        wondered how they could create a new internal strategy of
        having “fewer, better meetings” for everyone? So, TechSmith   During the program, Dr. Vernon A Woodley, P.h.D,
        conducted a month-long asynchronous-first experiment    diversity, equity and inclusion specialist at Lansing Board
        with two primary objectives: to better understand async   of Water and Light, will define what we mean by diversity,
        workflows and communication, and to reboot TechSmith’s   equity and inclusion. Next, Dr. Woodley will articulate why
        own meeting culture and communication. In this session,   DEI matters to every organization. Finally, Dr. Woodley will
        Emmie Musser will share what we learned and best        identify 12 everyday actions that every employee can take
        practices to positively impact employee satisfaction, job   to help create a culture of inclusion in their workplace.
        attitude, productivity, and innovation. Not all meetings can
        or should be replaced, but identifying which ones can and   Cost: The program is offered at no cost for Lansing
        how to replace them will offer your organization greater   Regional Chamber members and $25 for future
        flexibility and productivity and more dedicated “think” time.  members.

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