Description

Join us for our annual Inside Naperville Series, where talented business professionals are transformed into engaged community leaders. Participation in this 5-week series serves to develop participants' knowledge and skills to work together, have a meaningful impact, and find common ground to address community challenges and opportunities. For each session, attendees will meet at various locations all throughout their local Naperville community to immerse themselves with various topics.

• Engage in face-to-face conversations with prominent community business leaders
• Learn from Naperville's influencers & public officials and meet members of local government 
• Awareness of the Naperville community and how to get involved
• Education on the issues, opportunities, strengths, and needs of the community
• Skills to help motivate civic engagement of community members
• Explore economic development in our community 
• Tools to become an emerging leader that will guide the community into the future

The program runs weekly Friday 8:00 am - 9:30 am at various locations

COMMUNITY HEALTH + WELLNESS | Sept 13th 

Hear from our prominent hospital and health institution staff about health trends and developments in the community.

Moderator

Colin Dalough, System Program Director for Government Affairs, Endeavor Health

Panelists

Yvette Saba, President, Edward Hospital

Gina Sharp, President, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health

Katie McGovern, Senior Vice President, Endeavor Health Medical Group

LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Sept 20th

Learn about the inner workings of Naperville's local Government from our esteemed panel of Naperville's Mayor and other movers and shakers that move policies forward in our community. 

Moderator

Kaylin Risvold, President, NACC 

Panelists

Mayor Scott Wehrli

Doug Krieger, City Manager, City of Naperville

Annual Breakfast | Hosted by the NACC Not-For-Profit Committee | Sept 26th

Join us for a fresh take on the Not-For-Profit segment at our Annual Breakfast Hosted by the NACC NFP Committee, Building Better Boards.

Learn how to become involved with a Not-For-Profit Board and how to further enhance an existing one.

Register HERE

Please note: This is not included in your Inside Naperville Series registration.

NAPERVILLE HISTORY | Sept 27th

Embark on a journey through time as we learn about Naperville's history and how it affects Naperville's thriving economy today. Complete with a full tour of Naper Settlement's archives. 

Panelists

Jeanne Schultz Angel, Associate Vice President, Naper Settlement

Christine McNulty, Chief Curator, Naper Settlement

COMMUNITY PROTECTION | Oct 4th

Learn about available wellness programs and services from some of our community facility leaders, as well as protection plans put in place to protect and serve our community.

Panelists

Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis

Lt William Kostelny, Naperville Fire Department

Brad Wilson, Executive Director, Naperville Park District

Nina Menis, CEO & Executive Director, Kids Matter

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Oct 11th

Naperville is an ever-changing and developing community. Hear from the decision-makers that help our thriving business community grow and gain insight into what is coming.

Panelists

Monica Connors, President, Naperville Development Partnership

PRESENTING SPONSORS