The 115th Annual Meeting
The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce will hold its 115th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The event is the premier gathering of the year of local business leaders and is a celebration of the good work that has been accomplished in our businesses and community.
The 115th Annual Meeting will feature keynote speaker Mike Walsh. Walsh is a futurist and the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. He advises leaders on how to thrive in the current era of disruptive technological change.
The event launches the one-year term of the incoming Chair of the Board of Directors, Alex Ramirez, USA Media TV. Ramirez will take over the Chamber’s top volunteer position Oct. 1, following 2020-21 Chair of the Board Dan Doyle, Lloyd Companies. Also at the meeting, the Chamber will share priorities for the coming year and acknowledge the contributions of retiring directors.
The 115th Annual Meeting is sponsored by Champion Sponsors Avera Health and Sanford Health. Advocate sponsors are Eide Bailly, LLP; The First National Bank in Sioux Falls; First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; ISG; Lawrence & Schiller, Inc.; and Xcel Energy. HenkinSchultz Creative Services is the Creative Partner.
The Chamber’s Annual Meeting is traditionally the year’s largest gathering of local business leaders. This year’s event, similar to the one held in 2020, has a limited number of tickets available. Tickets will go on sale September 10. The cost is $100 per person or a table of six for $600.
Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. He advises leaders on how to thrive in the current era of disruptive technological change. Mike’s latest book, The Algorithmic Leader: How to be smart when machines are smarter than you, offers a hopeful and practical guide for reinventing leadership and organizations. Mike’s other books include Futuretainment, published by Phaidon and The Dictionary Of Dangerous Ideas. Each week he interviews provocative thinkers, innovators and troublemakers on his weekly podcast, ‘Between Worlds’. A true nomad, Mike travels over 300 days a year worldwide, researching trends, collecting innovation case studies and presenting on the future of business.