The Engage Indiana Series is a year-long, statewide series of events conducted in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce.

CONVENE Engage Indiana convenes Indiana’s business executives, education and philanthropic leaders and community leaders to discuss how communities are breaking down barriers to partner in building Indiana’s future.

CONNECT Each event features a keynote address by Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and a panel of regional leaders moderated by Gerry Dick, host of IBJ Media’s Inside INdiana Business television program.

ADVANCE Regional and statewide economic development trends will be highlighted with particular attention on retaining and attracting the jobs of the future. To that end, regional talent development, education, housing, health, and quality of life initiatives will take center stage.

Tuesday, August 1

Century Center, 120 Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, South Bend, IN 46601

Networking: 11:30 am; Program: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Keynote Speaker: Bradley B. Chambers, Secretary of Commerce, State of Indiana

Panel Moderator: Gerry Dick, Division President, Inside INdiana Business

Panelists:
Jacqueline Barton, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Specialized Staffing
Coley Brady, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Alliance RV
Karrah Herring, JD, Chief Equity, Inclusion & Opportunity Officer, Office/Cabinet of Governor Eric J. Holcomb
Levon Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce
Kristopher Priemer, Tech Entrepreneur and Partner, Momentum Entrepreneurship Hub
Jill Scicchitano, Chief Operating Officer, South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership

Please use this link to register for event. https://www.ibj.com/events/2023/engage-south-bend-elkhart