Engaging, Connecting and Advancing Milwaukee’s Business Community
MMAC Events
No matter where you are in your career, the field you work in or the role you play, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) provides events designed to help you and your business succeed. Our events provide valuable opportunities to network, learn and stay informed about the latest trends impacting our region.
From large-scale gatherings, like our All Member Meeting, to intimate workshops and roundtable discussions, MMAC’s calendar features dozens of events annually catering to a wide variety of interests and industries. Engage with influential business leaders, connect with peers and gain actionable insights that drive business success.
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SIGNATURE EVENTS
Circle your calendars, these are the events everyone will be talking about. From networking to learning best practices, our signature events are truly one-of-a-kind.
Held every other year, our All Member Meeting gives attendees a snapshot of MMAC’s recent accomplishments and priorities moving forward.
- Audience – MMAC members, elected officials, community leaders
- Held- every other year
MMAC hosts two legislative receptions annually – Madison Night in Milwaukee and Milwaukee Night in D.C. It’s your chance to mix and mingle with our elected officials, community leaders and executives from around the region.
- Audience – Organizational leaders, government affairs and communications professionals, elected officials
- Madison Night – Spring/ Milwaukee Night – Fall
Held annually, our Talent Summit provides human resources professionals and recruiters a chance to gain the latest in best practices with sessions held throughout the day. If you’re looking to level up your current workforce or step up your recruiting game, this is the event for you.
- Audience – Organizational leaders, human resources and communications professionals, recruiters
- Annually – Fall
A weeklong series of high-impact workshops on leadership, management, career growth and more. Sign up for one or all. Free to members.
- Audience – MMAC Members
- Annually – Spring
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
Our member engagement events create meaningful connections, deliver relevant insight and reinforce the value of belonging to a strong, influential business community.
For new members wanting to learn more about the MMAC, or for long-time members who need a refresher on all the benefits available to them, our orientation gives participants a top-down look at everything we have to offer.
- Audience – New MMAC members, members needing a refresher
- Held 5x/year
If you're looking to make new connections in a more casual setting, our Business After Hours socials are just the environment. Held in the area's newest and coolest venues, you'll have the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals from around the region.
- Audience – MMAC members
- 8-10 /year
Closing deals is an artform, and MMAC has just the right events for salespeople looking to sharpen their skills. For the Love of Sales brings those selling your product or service together to network and hear about the latest sales tools and techniques.
- Audience – Small business leadership, sales professionals
- Held quarterly
Geared toward young professionals, FUEL Milwaukee’s Purely Social events provide a laid-back atmosphere for attendees to connect. Held in the region’s most-talked-about venues, these happy hours are the place to see and be seen.
- Audience – Young professionals
- Offered 5x/year
Enjoy America’s pastime while building business connections at MMAC’s annual Milwaukee Brewers Outing. This relaxed, high‑energy event brings members together at the ballpark for networking, food and drinks and creating an easy, memorable way to strengthen relationships beyond the boardroom.
- Audience – Executives, emerging leaders, sales and marketing professionals
- Early summer
Hit the links and build meaningful relationships at MMAC’s annual golf outing. This popular member event combines friendly competition, networking and camaraderie, bringing business leaders together in a relaxed setting that encourages conversation and connection.
- Audience – Executives, emerging leaders, sales and marketing professionals
- Late summer
EDUCATION, TALENT & WORKFORCE
Lifelong learning is a priority, and at MMAC, we’re here to provide access to the most innovative best practices, insights into the trends that are shaping our industries and a front-row seat to the experts driving the narrative.
Held annually, our Talent Summit provides human resources professionals and recruiters a chance to gain the latest in best practices with sessions held throughout the day. If you’re looking to level up your current workforce or step up your recruiting game, this is the event for you.
- Audience – Organizational leaders, human resources and communications professionals, recruiters
- Annually – Fall
Get a front row‑row seat to the leaders shaping our region. These intimate, conversation-driven events provide candid insights, personal perspectives and meaningful dialogue with influential executives and community leaders from diverse sectors.
- Audience – Organizational and emerging leaders
- 4/year
A weeklong series of high-impact workshops on leadership, management, career growth and more. Sign up for one or all. Free to members.
- Audience – MMAC members; session-focus dependent
- Annually – Spring
Recruiters Roundtable brings talent professionals together for open, peer‑driven discussion and provide a space to sound off, ask questions, share insights and crowd‑source solutions to today’s recruiting and talent challenges.
- Audience – MMAC members
- Quarterly
PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY
MMAC takes pride in leading on the issues impacting our region’s business climate. From providing access to our region’s leadership to keeping our members tuned in to the issues shaping their businesses, these events will give you a peek behind the curtain.
MMAC hosts two legislative receptions annually – Madison Night in Milwaukee and Milwaukee Night in D.C. It’s your chance to mix and mingle with our elected officials, community leaders and executives from around the region.
- Audience – Organizational leaders, government affairs and communications professionals, elected officials
- Madison Night – Spring/ Milwaukee Night – Fall
MMAC’s Town Hall series provides members with direct access to elected officials and community leaders for timely, issue‑focused conversations. These forums offer insight into the policies, priorities and decisions shaping our region, creating a space to listen, learn and better understand the forces impacting Milwaukee’s business community.
- Audience – Organizational leaders, government affairs and communications professionals
Karen Powell
Senior Director of Events & Programs
Becky Glass
Events & Programs Manager
Amira Adams
Program Specialist