The 2025 forum will examine the impacts driven by population growth, an influx of energy-intensive businesses, extreme weather and more on North Carolina's energy landscape. Sessions will focus on energy affordability, workforce demands, and infrastructure reliability and resiliency.

Join us for the next Making Connections — at an evening hour! — to dive into the state budget proposals currently on the table, explore how federal decisions shape our state funding and everyday lives, and get tools to activate your networks. Together, we can work to ensure our budgets reflect the real priorities of people and communities. We will be joined by Sally Hodges Copple, Public Policy Analyst at the NC Budget & Tax Center, along with some of our partners in this work.

The Activate Good Triangle Businesses for Good Summit unites purpose-driven professionals to discuss how businesses can achieve meaningful social impact while maintaining success. This year’s theme, “Beyond the Bottom Line—A Workforce for Good,” highlights strategies for fostering employee engagement and strengthening community impact.

The small business landscape is rapidly evolving, marked by growing challenges like access to capital, evolving customer expectations, risk management, and technological advances, including artificial intelligence, all while navigating economic uncertainty. This Small Business Day event will feature an expert panel sharing perspectives on the current landscape, and successful small business owners discussing how they’re navigating today’s environment.  

Join your Triangle-based sustainability peers for an afternoon of discussion and community. Programming will include a panel of experts and practitioners exploring the unique challenges—and opportunities—of the moment we now find ourselves in, as well as strategies for how to move forward. This will be followed by snacks, beverages, and robust conversation.  

The NC Chamber is thrilled to host this year’s Government Affairs event again. Join us for a reception-style evening of networking with the state’s legislative leaders and decision-makers, NC Chamber leadership, and fellow guests. Attendees will have opportunities to hear from elected officials on issues crucial to the business community’s future.

Start 2025 with purpose and momentum — join us at our annual Economy for All event to help set the tone for the work ahead.  

At such a critical time in our state and nation's history, we have a unique opportunity to gather with other advocates and community members in the fight for economic freedom for all.  

Provide attendees with an update on regulatory and legislative developments impacting clean energy in North Carolina and nationally.

The theme of this year’s conference is "Innovating for People, Planet, and Profit." For two decades, SBSI has brought together forward-thinkers, change-makers, and industry leaders from across the Southeast. Explore groundbreaking strategies, actionable insights, and transformative ideas that prioritize equity, sustainability, and economic progress.

The Institute for Emerging Issues invites you to the 2025 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Energy, on February 19, 2025, at the NC State University McKimmon Conference and Training Center in Raleigh.

Following the 2024 elections, the Newly Elected State and Local Officials Breakfast allows you to meet newly elected members of the N.C. General Assembly representing our region and Raleigh City Council as they begin the work of creating policy that impacts business and quality of life locally and across the state. This is an excellent way to make face-to-face connections with policymakers and influence their decisions by sharing your business point-of-view.

Join the NC Chamber, industry experts, and NCDEQ officials for a deep-dive exploration of pressing regulatory issues, legislation, and policy decisions currently impacting the air, water, waste, and natural resource arenas. This event connects attendees with policy makers to build their network of resources.

Exciting in-person event at McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC, USA! B.E.S.T. Conference 2025 is an annual gathering for all workplace safety experts, emergency planners, and responders of all types. Immerse yourself in a dynamic environment filled with must-have training, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities.

The North Carolina Justice Center is presenting its 2025 Legislative Agenda, which unpacks the opportunities presented by the 2025 legislative session.

Raleigh Climate 4WARD Monthly Member Meetup to meet other climate professionals and like-minded individuals passionate about combatting climate change and using technology and innovation to fight for Team Planet.

No pitches, powerpoints or panels. Just People, Planet, Pint/s.

Your local meetup is a great place to start your journey or continue learning, and meet diverse people to chat about life and how we can sustain it. Every job is a climate job, so come along and learn about how you can take action, as well as what is going on locally.

The event will include a presentation on the tax credit market from our hosts at EY, a panel discussion with speakers spanning multiple sectors of the local clean energy economy, opportunities for attendees to ask questions, and ample time for networking with complimentary drinks and appetizers provided.

On Saturday, December 14th Leaf & Limb is hosting their 4th Annual Community Appreciation with native saplings provided by Project Pando!

Energy and utility organizations are seeing more and complex challenges since the inception of the energy industry. They are trying to shift to variable renewable energy resources on decades old infrastructure, while extreme weather events are occurring more frequently - all while trying to keep costs for consumers low. Join Brittany Stone, Energy Industry Solutions Director from Method, and Dave Goddard, Chief Digital Officer at Hitachi Energy, as they discuss the challenges the energy industry is facing and the opportunities AI can bring to the table.

Join NCSEA for a deep dive webinar covering the order and what it means for the electricity sector in North Carolina TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 20, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET. We’ll cover various facets of the order and highlight what’s next as we look to usher in the next era of electricity generation in North Carolina. 

Let’s start talking about the values of our tech. What are the biggest contributors to energy consumption? How can we seek to make educated purchases? And what should we be doing to track these effects and make improvements in the short and long-term? Join Marit Digital for insights and conversation on your digital direction.

This event highlights more than 50 IoT and technology demos and is a great opportunity to learn from and network with industry professionals in various technology verticals!