Tuesday: Robert Travis Scott, of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, will moderate the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s mayoral forum at Baton Rouge Magnet High School’s auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the event will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Get more information. Registration is appreciated, but not required.
Wednesday: Women & Wine, Baton Rouge’s business and social network for women, will gather from 5:30-7:30 p.m at Bergeron’s City Market, 8200 Jefferson Highway. Women & Wine meets on the third Wednesday of each month to help women network, build new relationships and reconnect old ones. There are no dues or fees to participate.
Thursday: WAFB Chief Meteorologist Jay Grymes will moderate a mayoral panel discussion hosted by the Sales & Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Events Association and the Baton Rouge Lodging Association from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Belle of Baton Rouge, 103 France St. Grymes will pose questions to candidates participating in the panel discussion about pressing community issues. The luncheon is free to SME members and costs $35 for guest. Register and get more information.
Thursday: Dive into the patent process with Tech Park Academy and PatentDive CMO/chief evangelist Grant Lange. Lange will deliver a presentation called “Diving into Patents with PatentDive,” where he’ll explore ways to protect ideas. He’ll offer tips on patent design, ways to connect with other patent seekers, patent pitfalls to avoid and tech tools to help navigate the patent process. Registration and lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to noon with the presentation to immediately follow from noon to 1 p.m. Register and get more information.
Thursday: The Rouge Collection is hosting a mayoral debate at 7 p.m. at Champion Medical Center, 7855 Howell Blvd. The conversation will focus on north Baton Rouge. Topics will include economic development, health care, crime, police reform, education and traffic. Get more information.
Nov. 1-2: Registration is still open for the Center for Planning Excellence’s 2016 Smart Growth Summit. The forum, which focuses on sustainable planning and development in the Southeast, is taking place from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. One-day registration costs $125 and two-day registration costs $175. Current students and faculty can pay $35 for an academic registration. The price for one-day continuing legal education is $175 while two-day continuing legal education costs $225. Get more information on the summit and registration.
Nov. 15: Jeff Cherry, executive director of Conscious Venture Lab and the Conscious Venture Fund—an early stage business accelerator and venture capital firm—is the keynote speaker for Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s Big Think. His presentation—titled “Can Conscious Capitalism Transform our Cities?”—focuses on the idea that social and economic justice are not inextricably related, and that the lack of a connection is a major contributor to America’s societal ills. He believes in a more inclusive form of capitalism that can transform society as a whole. BRAC’s Big Think is sponsored by Waitr, KPMG and the Louisiana Research and Technology Foundation. Registration, networking and lunch is from 11-11:45 a.m. The presentation will begin at 11:45 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $35 for BRAC members and $45 for nonmembers. Register and get more information.
Nov. 16: She Geauxs!, a daylong women’s leadership conference, will offer professional development and engagement on such topics as early career women, community leadership, women in leadership and female entrepreneurship. Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by a welcome and keynote session featuring Dima Ghawi, an international speaker and business consultant. Fleurty Girl CEO Lauren LeBlanc is the luncheon keynote speaker. Fees are $125 for the general public, $100 for LSU faculty and staff, and $50 for students. Get more information and register here.
The Business Report planner is open to events of general interest to the Capital Region business community. Items must be submitted no later than noon the Friday before the event occurs. Email Alexandria Burris with information.
