2026 Bloomington Business Connections
This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings are open to the public and free to attend. Attendees from different cities are encouraged to attend as well.
2026 Golden Valley & St. Louis Park Business Connections
About this series: This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings held monthly and are open to the public and free to attend.
2026 Minneapolis Business Connections
About this series: This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings held monthly and are open to the public and free to attend.
2026 Minneapolis Business Connections
About this series: This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings held monthly and are open to the public and free to attend.
50th Annual Minnesota Keystone Celebration
This annual Minnesota Keystone Luncheon event celebrates Minnesota's tradition of corporate social responsibility, philanthropic giving and the strong tradition of corporate giving. The program also recognizes three Minnesota Keystone companies in the small-, mid-, and large-sized categories for their innovations in giving. Members of the program give at least two percent of their pre-tax earnings to charitable organizations and are acknowledged for their outstanding giving programs at this event.
Executive Women's Council: Mastering Networking Part 2
You’ve worked on your presence. Now what do you do once you’re in the room? Even confident, successful professionals can walk into a networking event, sit down at a table where they don’t know anyone, and suddenly wonder: Who do I talk to? What do I say? How do I join the conversation—and how do I talk about myself without sounding salesy? In Part 2 of this networking series, The HOW GAL™ Kelly Jahner-Byrne, CSP®, takes the stage for an energetic, interactive keynote designed to move you from simply attending an event to confidently making connections that matter. Forget the canned elevator pitch. Kelly will show you HOW to enter the room with confidence, start conversations naturally, communicate your value, and build relationships that can lead to introductions, referrals, resources, and opportunities. Come ready to participate, laugh, connect—and leave with tools you can use at your very next event, meeting, or business conversation. You’ll Learn HOW To: Walk into the room with confidence — Know how to approach a table, join a conversation, meet someone new, and get past the awkwardness that can keep us talking only to people we already know. Sell yourself without being salesy — Learn Kelly’s PSA approach to clearly and confidently communicate who you are, what you do, and why it matters. Turn conversations into relationships — Make intentional connections, follow up, and create opportunities by focusing on relationships—not collecting business cards. You know how to show up. Now learn HOW to connect, be remembered, and make the room work for you.
Member Event: 2026 State of the Airport Luncheon
The Airport Foundation MSP invites you to attend the State of the Airport Annual Luncheon on Thursday, October 1 at the InterContinental Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The premiere Twin Cities business luncheon - hosted by the Airport Foundation MSP and the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) - brings together more than 600 local business and civic leaders to gain insights on the national air travel industry and the latest developments at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), one of the most influential drivers of the local economy. This year, Brian Ryks, Executive Director and CEO of the MAC will be joined by Guest Speaker Greg Andeerson, CEO of Allegiant who will speak about the Sun Country merger
Member Event: A Culinary Competition
Talent. Creativity. Flavor. One Incredible Competition. Celebrate culinary excellence at the ultimate showdown where chefs bring bold ideas and unforgettable flavors. Our goal of the City of 10,000 Flavors Culinary Competition is to bring people together through a shared passion for food while supporting local chefs, promoting cultural diversity, and encouraging mentorship between seasoned professionals and emerging talent. Through friendly competition, collaboration, and innovation, we aim to strengthen community connections, highlight regional flavors, and create memorable experiences that nourish both body and spirit.
