Building a More Equitable Loudoun Economy
The Loudoun Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Committee is proud to present its first DEIA Summit, featuring Keynote Speaker Jason Wright, President of the Washington Commanders.
This summit will focus on the theme of “Building a More Equitable Loudoun Economy” and will address many of the challenges facing minority-owned businesses and will offer guidance to help every company improve their diversity and inclusion performance.
Jason Wright, who also Co-Chairs the Greater Washington Partnership’s Inclusive Growth Strategy Council, will kick things off, followed by a second Keynote presentation by Rick Wade, Senior Vice President for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who leads the U.S. Chamber’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative (EOI). Focusing on employment, entrepreneurship, education, and criminal justice, the EOI advances public and private sector solutions to help close opportunity gaps. Additionally, there will be two panel discussions focused on supplier diversity, access to capital, workforce and accessibility. We hope you decide to join us for this inaugural event on October 12th.
Featured Panelists:
- Threase Baker, Abbtech
- Sam Clarke, Equality Loudoun
- Beth Erickson, Visit Loudoun
- Alice Frazier, BCT-The Community’s Bank
- Christopher “CJ” Gross, Ascension Worldwide
- Tim Holtz, Stryker Spine
- Lisa Kimball, The Arc of Loudoun
- Cheryl Middleton, Loudoun County Procurement
- Angela Mitchell, ARM Consulting
- Buddy Rizer, Loudoun Economic Development
Event Timeline:
- 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Event Registration & Networking
- 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome, Keynote Speaker: Jason Wright, President, Washington Commanders
- 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Panel I – “Inclusive Capital and Sourcing” with audience Q&A, short break
- 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Short Break, Keynote Speaker: Rick Wade, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel II – “Inclusion in the Workplace” with audience Q&A + Conclude
The Loudoun Chamber strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including those with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Event Manager, Ashley-White Brothers, awbrothers@loudounchamber.org.
Keynote Speakers
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Jason Wright
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Rick Wade
Sr. Vice President, U.S. Chamber of CommerceSignature Sponsor
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Diversity Sponsors
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Spotlight Sponsor
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Summit Sponsor
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Accessibility Sponsor
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Panel Sponsor
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Inclusion Sponsors
- ARM Consulting
- CEO Consulting Group
Equity Sponsors
- Backflow Technology
- Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
Photography Sponsor
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- Table of 10 at the Summit
- Opportunity to offer remarks and introduce the keynote speaker at the Summit
- Logo recognition on all print and electronic marketing materials promoting the Summit
- Logo recognition on the electronic sponsor recognition presentation at the Summit
- Company logo featured in post-event email sent to all attendees
Signature Events
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Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards
The Loudoun Chamber will celebrate its 57th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards in early 2025. We will honor top community leaders as well as celebrate the success of the 2024 Board of Directors Chair, Angela Mitchell, owner of ARM Consulting LLC. We will also welcome our 2025 Board and the new Chair Scott Loftis, of Atlantic Union Bank. Stay tuned for more information.
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Annual DEIA Summit
The Loudoun Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee is proud to present the 3rd Annual DEIA Summit in the Fall of 2024. Stay tuned for event speakers and details! View 2023 Event Photos
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Chamber Classic
On Monday, August 19, 2024, the 42nd Annual Chamber Classic will be held at The Club at Creighton Farms. This event has been Loudoun County’s premier business golf tournament for four decades. The Chamber Classic offers our sponsors tremendous marketing exposure and an incomparable day of golf on this Jack Nicklaus-designed course. View the Event Page
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Small Business Awards
For 30 years, the Loudoun Small Business Awards have been the most prestigious honors celebrating the best small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations in our Loudoun community. We hope you join us in the Fall of 2024 to congratulate finalists and winners in 9 categories, including the top prize, at the 2024 Small Business of the Year. Winners are announced in front of a live audience of Loudoun’s top business and community leaders. Stay tuned for 2024 Event Info! 2023 Event Photos
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Valor Awards
On April 18th, the Loudoun Chamber honored 118 of our community’s real-life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous, often lifesaving actions at the 39th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards. Event Photos
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State of the Loudoun Market
The Loudoun real estate market has rarely experienced the number of challenges and opportunities it does today. It is difficult to make sense of these current market conditions and their impact on economic conditions. On June 26, 2024, the Loudoun Chamber is bringing together the region’s top economic and real estate experts to examine how the economic and cultural forces influencing this market will impact your business.