Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce 59th Annual Meeting to be held on November 17, 2016

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Oct. 26, 2016 - PRLog -- The Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce's 59^th Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites, Brookfield, Wis. The event will start with a networking reception and silent auction followed by luncheon and speaker.

Keynote speaker for the event will be Tim Sheehy, President of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), who will talk about the importance of regional collaboration and its impact on economic development in our region. Tim will also highlight the work of M7 in Waukesha County. For more than 150 years, the MMAC has been serving area businesses as a private, not-for-profit organization. Today MMAC represents approximately 1,800 member businesses with 300,000 employees in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties and beyond.

Carol White, President and CEO of GBCC said, "We are pleased to have Tim speak on such an important topic for our region. Our sponsors for this event show how regionalism really plays a role for all of us – Irgens is based in downtown Milwaukee and working on one of the major projects in Brookfield; Network Health is based in Menasha and recently opened an office in Brookfield; Winter, Kloman, Moter & Repp, S.C. is a regional CPA/Accounting firm with offices in Watertown, Oconomowoc and Brookfield. What more confirmation do you need that we must recognize the value of looking beyond our own backyard?"

To register to attend the event, please go to www.brookfieldchamber.com and click on the Annual Meeting event link on the home page. Event is $40 per person and $350 for corporate table sponsorship for eight. Nonmembers are $55 per person. For more information, please contact Carol White, President & CEO, at 262-786-1886 or carol@brookfieldchamber.com.

The Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce is the largest membership business organization in Brookfield, representing the interests of business in Brookfield and the surrounding area.  The Chamber also recognizes the value in creating collaborative partnerships with other chambers in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. These partnerships expand the reach, influence, and visibility of the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and provide additional benefits to its membership.