Emerging Cities Council
The Emerging Cities Council is for selected chamber CEOs that typically run the main chamber in small to mid-sized cities. Members of this group communicate via a group email list and occasional conference calls (archived below). In-person meetings occur regularly, perhaps twice a year. Additional meetings and interchanges may occur at the regional level and can possibly include a senior staff person at the group's approval. Membership in the group is on a case-by-case basis; while many chambers qualify according to the demographics, overall group size hovers around 40.
Demographics for the group include:
- Participants: CEOs
- Chamber membership: Membership of about 1,000
- Community: Population of metro/greater area of 100,000 - 250,000
- Chamber revenue: about $750,000
- Chamber competitive geography: Largest chamber in region to allow for open peer-to-peer dialogue
Emerging Cities Conference Calls/Webinars
2016
- January 2016 - Horizon Report
- February 2016 - Resource Alignment
- March 2016 - Member Service
- April 2016 - Catalytic Leadership
- May 2016 - Horizon Report Wrap Up
- October 2016 - Small Business Support
- November 2016 - POWER 10 Strategic Initiative Webinar
- December 2016 - Open Discussion with Mick Fleming, ACCE President and CEO
2017
- January 2017 - Chamber Benchmarking
- February 2017 - Government Affairs
- March 2017 - Non-Traditional Chamber Revenue Sources
- May 2017 - Create Subculture Executive Search Insight 2017 Webinar
2018
- January 2018 - Strategy for board member search/Engage board in community leadership/board succession planning
- February 2018 - Leadership programs and YP's
- March 2018 - How to effectively engage our member employers and drive E2E conversations (audio not available)
- May 2018 - Chamber’s role in supporting and/or developing local bond and levy campaigns
- August 2018 - Board Goals Group discussion
- September 2018 - Entrepreneurial Operating System
- October 2018 - ACCE Strategic Plan Overview
2019
- January 2019 - Dues Structure Elimination, Tom Baldrige, President/CEO Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
- February 2019 - Workforce Housing/NIMBY Jamboree, Chris Romer, President/CEO Vail Valley Partnership
- March 2019 - Business Leads Fellowship Program - Haley Ast, Manager, Programs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- May 2019 - Leverage Your Foundation to Increase Gross Revenue and Services to the Community - Dave Adkisson, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- June 2019 - Compensation/Bonus Structure - Cathy Burwell, President and CEO, Helena Area Chamber of Commerce
Contact Tenja Young if you're interested in more information.
ACCE thanks Funding Solutions for its support of the Emerging Cities Council.
