Serena Williams to Headline 40th PA Chamber Annual Dinner

The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry is serving an ace for the biggest event of the year!

The greatest tennis player of all-time and international trailblazing icon Serena Williams will be the keynote speaker at the 40th PA Chamber Annual Dinner on October 7, 2024, in Hershey, PA.

Many know Serena Williams for her incredible tennis career, including 23 major (Grand Slam) women’s singles titles—the most in the Open Era—and four Olympic Gold Medals. But off the court, she has overcome adversity, fought for social justice reforms, and launched a successful business career.

Sponsorships are now available for this premier event! Put your business in the spotlight. But don’t wait – these limited high-value sponsorships sell fast! To learn more, contact Carly Dubetsky at cdubetsky@pachamber.org, or 717.720.5566.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to Speak at 40th PA Chamber Annual Dinner

Pennsylvania is the center of the political universe – no state in the nation matters more than the “Keystone State” in 2024. To help underscore Pennsylvania’s political importance, we are excited to announce that U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) will speak at the 40th PA Chamber Annual Dinner on October 7!

Currently in his third term, Senator Rubio is one of the most effective and influential legislators in Washington, D.C. The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Senator Rubio kept millions of small businesses afloat during the pandemic lockdowns through the historic Paycheck Protection Program, expanded the child tax credit for working families, and is leading efforts to strengthen America’s national security at home and abroad. The Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked Rubio as the most effective Republican and the Lugar Center ranked him as one of the most bipartisan senators.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm to Speak at
40th PA Chamber Annual Dinner

PA Chamber members are the first to know that U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm will speak at the 40th PA Chamber Annual Dinner at the Hershey Lodge on Monday, October 7, 2024!

Secretary Granholm will highlight Pennsylvania’s diverse energy assets and their role in building a secure, more dynamic, energy-efficient future in the global economy during remarks and Q&A at the dinner. 

Secretary Granholm was sworn in as the 16th Secretary of Energy on February 25, 2021. She is leading DOE’s work to advance cutting-edge, diverse energy technologies. She also oversees DOE’s core missions of promoting American leadership in scientific discovery, maintaining the nuclear deterrent and reducing nuclear danger, and remediating environmental harms.

Prior to her nomination as Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm was elected Governor of Michigan, serving two terms from 2003 to 2011. After two terms as governor, Jennifer M. Granholm joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley as a Distinguished Professor of Practice in the Goldman School of Public Policy, focusing on the intersection of law, clean energy, manufacturing, policy, and industry. 

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