RTA chairman to headline Newsmakers' Forum panel
Regional Transportation Authority Chairman Kirk Dillard will headline a panel of local business executives at the next Daily Herald Business Ledger Newsmakers Forum, "Business & Economic Outlook 2016."
The forum will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Drake Oak Brook Hotel, 2301 York Road, Oak Brook.
In addition to Dillard, panels include Dan Wagner, senior vice president of government relations for the Inland Real Estate Group who also serves this year as president of the Chicago Realtors Association; Elliot Richardson, CEO of the Small Business Advocacy Council; and James Hamilton, partner in Weiss & Co., LLP.
The event begins at 11 a.m. with a mini-business expo. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. and the panel discussion will begin at 12:15 p.m.
Register for the event online at dhbusinessledger.com. Seats are $45 and include lunch.
Members of partnering associations receive a registration discount.
The promotion code for members of the Maywood Chamber to receive a discounted ticket is CHA.
The deadline to register for the event is Friday, Nov. 27.
The Newsmakers Forum is sponsored by The Northern Illinois University College of Business, Weiss & Co., LLP, AM 560 The Answer, and the Small Business Advocacy Council.
Marketing partners are the Management Association, the GOA Regional Business Association, the Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce, and MRA - The Management Association,
For more information about the event, call Jim Elsener, manager of business development for the Business Ledger, at (630) 955-3593 or jelsener@dailyherald.com.
The Business Ledger, a sister publication to the Daily Herald and part of the Daily Herald Media Group, is the leading provider of business news and information about businesses and the economy in suburban Chicago.