Kansas Chamber and Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce host trip to meet Kansas delegation and business leaders.
Business leaders from across Kansas and various sectors recently traveled to Washington, DC to meet with the state’s congressional delegation and national organizations to discuss issues and policies important to Kansas businesses.
The meetings were part of the 2022 Congressional Fly In hosted by Kansas Chamber and Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce.
U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann and Sharice Davids as well as Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall provided congressional briefings and answered attendee questions, according to Kansas Chamber President & CEO Alan Cobb.
“We had a jam-packed three days featuring business advocacy updates, breakout conversations, and congressional briefings,” Cobb said. “This year’s issue sessions focused on international trade, finance, and federal barriers to growth.”
Sessions and conversations featured some of the nation’s most insightful business leaders:
- Michelle Bekkering | National Engagement Director | U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
- Allison Bender Dentons | US LLP
- Neil Chatterjee | Senior Advisor | Hogan Lovells
- Anne Dewvall | Associate Vice President | Kansas Global Trade Services
- Ron Eidshaug |Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs | U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Jonathan Gold | Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy | National Retail Federation
- Zoe Gruber | Assistant VP | ESG & Governmental Affairs, Security Benefit
- Brian Hooks | Chairman and CEO | Stand Together
- Derek Johnson | Senior Vice President | Stand Together
- Paul H. Kupiec | Senior Fellow | American Enterprise Institute
- Jessica Lucas | Vice President | Watkins Public Strategies
- James Redstone | Society of Human Resource Management
- Colin Reed | Co-Founder | South and Hill Strategies
- Andrew Shaw Dentons | US LLP
- Kenneth D. Simonson | Chief Economist | Associated General Contractors of America
- Jill E. Sommers | Senior Advisor | Patomak Global Partners
- Dan Spuller | Director of Industry Affairs | Blockchain Association
- Jordan Stoick | Vice President, Government Relations | National Association of Manufacturers
- Dilawar Syed | Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs | State Department
- Dale N. Tasharski | Deputy Director General of the U.S. & Foreign | Commercial Service
Other highlights included a U.S. Capitol Evening Tour and visit with aerospace manufacturers Bell Flight. Attendees also enjoyed social gatherings at the Observatory at America’s Square and Ad Astra Night Dinner at the Anderson House.
