Tuesday: U.S. Rep. Garret Graves will speak about current issues facing Congress during the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker luncheon at noon at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Highway. The event is open to registered Republicans, guests and members of the media. Lunch costs $17.50. The event is sponsored by the Louisiana Republican Assembly and the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tuesday: Gov. John Bel Edwards is the keynote speaker for the ninth annual Business and Industry Leaders Luncheon, hosted by the Istrouma Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Doors open at 11 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza ballroom, 4728 Constitution Ave. All proceeds from the event will benefit youth development in the Istrouma Area Council’s Boy Scout troops. Tickets for the dinner are $250 per person. Table sponsorships are $2,500. Get more information.
Tuesday: John Spencer, a former middle school teacher turned author and expert on creativity and design thinking in education, will speak as part of the Foundation for East Baton Rouge School System’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Spencer, author of Launch: Using the Design Thinking Process to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student, will discuss how teachers can use a design thinking framework to help spur creative thinking in their students. Spencer will speak from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. Register and get more information.
Wednesday: Joe Accardo, Ports Association of Louisiana executive director, is the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge’s noon lunch meeting at Drusilla Place Catering, 3482 Drusilla Lane, Suite D. Accardo will deliver a presentation titled “Louisiana Ports—The Industry that drives Louisiana’s Economy.”
Wednesday: She Geauxs!, a women’s leadership conference planned for November, is offering a pre-conference networking session from 6 to 8 p.m. at Blend, 304 Laurel St. The gathering will focus on leadership during tragedy and self-care during disasters, and there will be a celebration of Cajun Rosies—a group of female volunteers who provided lunches to those working on flood-damaged homes and cleaned flood-soaked clothes. The session costs $20. To register, send an email to chseproed@lsu.edu.
Thursday: Louisiana Executive Education will hold its annual LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses dinner and presentation in the banquet rooms of the L’Auberge Casino Hotel, 777 L’Auberge Ave. The event honors the 100 fastest growing Tiger-owned or Tiger-led businesses in the world. Honorees will be available for interview at 5 p.m. with a dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m., at which time the 2016 honorees will be listed from 100th to first. See the list of LSU 100 Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses. This event is invite only.
Thursday: The Baton Rouge Growth Coalition’s 2016 Good Growth Awards will take place from 6-9 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd. The biannual event honors professionals in the real estate development industry who are “raising the bar” for development in the Baton Rouge area. 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.
