Next Week
2023 Business Excellence Awards
March 7 | 5:30-8pm
Riverhouse Convention Center
Online Registration: $75 per Person
At the Door: $85 per Person
Online registration closes on March 2
at 5pm — Reserve your seats today!
The nine award recipients have been announced and we are thrilled to celebrate their inspiring achievements!
Join us on March 7 for the award ceremony and celebration while enjoying appetizers and drinks, plus networking with Bend’s business community.
Register Now
View Award Recipients
Membership 101
Maximizing Your Membership
March 14 | 10-11am
Free to Attend | RSVP Required
This upbeat, interactive orientation is designed to help new, current and prospective members learn how to utilize their membership for maximum effectiveness.
Come prepared to introduce yourself and meet other business professionals.
Learn More
What’s Brewing
Breaking Barriers for
Women in Business
MARCH 16 | 5-7:30pm
Tetherow Pavilion
$25 Members | $40 Non-members
We will focus on identifying the challenges and barriers that many women face at various stages of their career development, from grade school all the way up to executive leadership positions.
We’ll have plenty of time for networking — plus bites and beverages provided by Deschutes Brewery and AVID Cider.
Featured Speakers
Luann Abrams
Founder and CEO of CEOX
Lisa Keown
Career and Technical Education Coordinator for Bend High
Laura Breit
CEO and Managing Principal of Colbreit Engineering
Jess Orozco
SVP of Sales at Platform.sh
Learn More
Commerce & Coffee
March 23 | 8-9:30am
Furnish Hope Warehouse
Free for Members | $10 Non-Members
Registration Required
Come extend your professional network at Furnish Hope while enjoying coffee from Thump and morning bites from Great Harvest. The best part? It is free to attend for members! Non-member pricing is $10.00 per person.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Kernutt Stokes and our featured non-profit, Sleep in Heavenly Peace!
Learn More
Ribbon Cutting
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Services Center
March 23 | 3-5:00pm
1036 NE Fifth Street, Bend
Free to Attend
Please join us for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the formal opening of Council on Aging’s new Senior Services Center.
The event will be from 3 to 5pm with the ribbon cutting ceremony taking place at 3:15pm. Light bites and drinks will be provided.
Learn More
Bend YP DevLab
Emotional Intelligence: What it is, Why it’s Important & How to Grow it
March 23 | 5-8pm
Tetherow Pavilion
$30 Members | $40 Non-Members
Free for YP Passport Holders
Join Bend Young Professionals and Brett Larson for our first Devlab of 2023.
In this session, we will define emotional intelligence and share data as to why it is critical to success, not just for leaders but for individual contributors as well.
Learn More
