MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Calling all first-years to attend the orientation Breakfast on Thursday, March 19 from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. in the KC Chamber Board Room to recap everything you learned at one of our information sessions or networking socials. Meet with your fellow classmates and learn everything you need to know from second-year Steering Committee members and Chamber staff. Headshots will be taken, so come picture ready!

Join us for our Pinnacle 2026-2027 Kickoff Social on Wednesday, March 25, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at UMB Bank. This will be the first opportunity for the Classes of 2027 and 2028 to meet and connect. 

Retreat is April 8-10 at Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, NE. A more formal agenda with details to follow.

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSION

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Centurions Leadership Program is a two-year program focused on building community awareness through civic opportunities and on community issues that affect Greater Kansas City. The mission is to prepare a representative cross-section of the community’s emerging leaders for their role in shaping the future of Greater Kansas City. Interested professionals around the Greater Kansas City region can attend our next information session on Friday, March 13 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at BOK Financial to learn more about the program. Register here >>

PINNACLE SECOND-YEARS | BOWLING NIGHT

Kick off your second year with us at our very first social event on Monday, March 9 from 6-10 p.m.! Join your fellow second-year members for a fun, laid-back evening at the bowling alley—partners and families are welcome. We’ll have pizza provided, so come hungry, and drinks will be available for purchase at the venue. Register here >>

CENTURIONS GROUNDS FOR RECONNECTION

Join us on March 19 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Equal Minded Cafe for coffee, conversation, and reconnection! Whether it’s been months or years since you’ve last caught up, let’s gather over good coffee and even better company. Register here >>

PINNACLE KICKOFF SOCIAL & ART TOUR

Are you an art lover? UMB has offered a private tour of their extensive art collection at 4 p.m., prior to the Pinnacle Kickoff Social beginning on March 25. Register here >>

WELCOMING & BELONGING SYMPOSIUM SERIES: BIG SONIA VIEWING WITH SPECIAL GUEST REGINA KORT

Join the Apex Welcoming and Belonging Committee for a viewing of Big Sonia, a documentary featuring the life of Sonia Warshawski, one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors, with special guest Regina Kort, Sonia’s daughter. Sonia Warshawski (91) is one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors in Kansas City and one of the only survivors there who speaks publicly about her wartime experience. Her story must never be forgotten. Register here >>