Events

WMC Foundation is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and area chambers of commerce across Wisconsin to host a statewide civics competition. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades wrote essays and competed in regional bees in partnership with local chambers of commerce. The winners of these bees are competing for a chance to represent Wisconsin at the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., this fall.

The Future Wisconsin Project, a program of WMC Foundation, addresses our state’s long-term systemic, economic challenges. With partner representation from business, government, and education, this program seeks to bring all stakeholders of the economy to the table to develop solutions we can all implement. For the first year, the project will include an executive retreat for business leaders.

Our Focus on Manufacturing Breakfast will highlight important issues facing manufacturers in 2022! Our keynote speaker will be WMC President and CEO, Kurt Bauer. His remarks will provide a comprehensive overview of the year ahead, the effects of this past year’s national and state public policy, and an economic outlook on the trends expected to impact manufacturers in 2022.

His keynote remarks will be followed by a reaction panel of Wisconsin manufacturing executives facilitated by WMC Vice President of Membership & Partnerships, Wade Goodsell. The panel will discuss lessons learned from last year’s challenges and things to watch in 2021, workforce best practices and Wisconsin’s long-term economic competitiveness.

All proceeds from the outing benefit the WMC Foundation’s Wisconsin Business World program. Founded in 1982, Business World has taught over 55,000 Wisconsin high school students about business, entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system.

The Women in Business Forum is a thoughtfully curated luncheon focused on leadership and insight among women executives and emerging leaders.

This gathering is an opportunity for family business owners and executives to convene, benchmark and share best practices on timely topics such as: governance, succession planning, family office, family meetings, philanthropy, geopolitics and economic outlook.