BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240801T160000Z DTEND:20240801T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Business Advocacy Speaker Series: U.S. Chamber of Commerce DESCRIPTION:The Business Advocacy Speaker Series monitors legislation\, environmental statutes\, and political issues of concern that may impact the business environment in Irvine and neighboring cities. Speakers provide insight on issues and projects affecting businesses\, members\, and residents in greater Irvine. \n\n\n\nJennings Imel is vice president of the Western Region in the Government Affairs Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The office is responsible for legislative and political grassroots activities in Arizona\, California\, Hawaii\, Nevada\, and Utah in support of the Chamber's national public policy goals. \n\n\n\nBefore joining the U.S. Chamber in 2013\, Jennings worked in Washington\, D.C.\, at the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress and at the public affairs firm Mercury\, Clark & Weinstock. Earlier\, he worked in the California State Assembly and managed and worked on several successful congressional and state legislative campaigns\, mostly in Southern California. \n\n\n\nJennings received a master's degree in international affairs from The George Washington University and bachelor's degrees in political science and German from the University of California\, Riverside. \n\n\n\nBusiness Advocacy meetings are for Greater Irvine Chamber members only. Registration is required. \n\nIf you are a representative of a government agency\, please email Marcella Avilez. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Business Advocacy Speaker Series monitors legislation\, environmental statutes\, and political issues of concern that may impact the business environment in Irvine and neighboring cities. Speakers provide insight on issues and projects affecting businesses\, members\, and residents in greater Irvine. \;
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Jennings Imel is vice president of the \;Western Region \;in the \;Government Affairs \;Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The office is responsible for legislative and political grassroots activities in Arizona\, California\, Hawaii\, Nevada\, and Utah in support of the Chamber&rsquo\;s national public policy goals. \; \;
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\nBefore joining the U.S. Chamber in 2013\, Jennings worked in Washington\, D.C.\, at the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress and at the public affairs firm Mercury\, Clark &\; Weinstock. Earlier\, he worked in the California State Assembly and managed and worked on several successful congressional and state legislative campaigns\, mostly in Southern California. \; \;
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\nJennings received a master&rsquo\;s degree in international affairs from The George Washington University and bachelor&rsquo\;s degrees in political science and German from the University of California\, Riverside. \;
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\nBusiness Advocacy meetings are for Greater Irvine Chamber members only. Registration is required. \;
\nIf you are a representative of a government agency\, please email Marcella Avilez. \;

\n LOCATION:Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce 36 Executive Park\, Suite 100 Irvine\, CA 92614 UID:e.856.24771 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260415T215002Z URL:https://app.greaterirvinechamber.com/events/details/business-advocacy-speaker-series-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-24771 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR