The State of American Business Presentation 2024

State of American Business - As a Westmont Chamber of Commerce Member, you are eligible to participate in the 2024 State of American Business on Thursday, January 11, 2024. U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark will promote the innovation and impact of America’s free enterprise system during the annual State of American Business Event. This is the U.S. Chambers biggest annual event that draws a virtual audience of more than 10,000 people from around the world – from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, community leaders, policymakers and journalists, as well as state and local chamber executives and American Chamber of Commerce leaders. Click below to learn more and to register to attend. To participate, please RSVP by using this special link: https://events.uschamber.com/2024soab/4615026?ref=SaveTheDate&utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1&utm_term=20231204_SOAB_Save_The_Date&utm_content=12%2F7%2F2023&fbclid=IwAR3L1kKeq_T1XvHQE1LUgEaoI0WiYXEzKaYrNxbhZOGq9Gxy6WqEUJv5vQA

Here is the agenda for this program:

Opening Remarks

• Lillian Werbin, Co-Owner and CEO, Elderly Instruments – the 2023 America’s Top Small Business Winner

State of American Business 2024

• Suzanne P. Clark, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

AI’s Potential and How It Can Be Responsibly Developed and Used

• Brad Smith, Vice Chairman and President, Microsoft 
• Harold Kim, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

The Business Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, and the Role of Franchises 

• Matthew Haller, President and CEO, International Franchise Association  
• John Bates, Franchisee, College Hunks Hauling Junk, Annapolis MD 
• Nick Friedman, CEO, College Hunks Hauling Junk 

Closing Remarks

• Ashli Watts, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce