Virtual Events Archive​

    Virtual Events Archive

    Convene and connect - remotely!
    The Chamber is finding new ways to continue providing our members and the community with events and briefings to keep Oakland informed and connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. From Town Halls with the Mayor to Small Business Administration webinars, you can peruse an archive of selected event recordings and materials online.

    Event Feature: Small Business Council Re-Launch

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    April 22, 2022

    Event Feature: Access to Capital Panel & Workshop

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    March 16, 2022

    Event Feature: Business License Tax Blue Ribbon Task Force Update

    A recording of the event is available below.

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    Event Feature: Oakland's Industrial Lands Work
    October 6, 2021 

    Inside Oakland: Election Post Mortem- November 13, 2020

    The session is available here.

    Briefing: State of the Economy II – May 13, 2020

    The session is available here.

    Metro Chamber Town Hall – April 22, 2020

    Mayor Libby Schaaf and incoming City Administrator Ed Reiskin spoke to a members-only gathering of businesses and nonprofits on April 22. The video is available here.

    Briefing: State of the Economy I – April 14, 2020

    The Chamber’s economist Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics gave a presentation on April 14 about what the COVID crisis is likely to do to our economy and how and when it might recover. The session is available here.

    Inside Oakland: Assistant City Administrator LaTonda Simmons – Oct 23, 2020

    The session is available here.

    Town Hall:Compassionate Encampment Management – Oct 15, 2020

    The session is available here.

    Economic Resiliency Roundtable: State of Education – Oct 14, 2020  

    The session is available here.

    Economic Resiliency Roundtable: Business License Tax: Fact or Fiction? Sept 30, 2020 

    The session is available here.

    Inside Oakland: Councilmember Loren Taylor – Sept 25, 2020  

    The session is available here.

    All Chamber Town Hall: Reopening, Public Health and Business – Aug 20, 2020

    The session is available here.

    Stimulus for Small Business

    On April 9 the Chamber hosted a webinar with Julie Clowes, Director of the Small Business Administration District Office, to help small businesses and nonprofits navigate the federal stimulus package and other options. Both Chamber members and nonmembers can view the recorded webinar here and access the slides here.

    Community Impact Committee: From Words to Action: A Practical Guide to Operalizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Sept 17, 2020 

    The session is available here.

    Community Impact Committee: Defining and Navigating the New Normal – May 20, 2020 

    The session is available here.

    115th Annual Meeting and Awards Brunch

    Video of the Metro Chamber’s 115th Annual Meeting – conducted this year via Zoom – can be seen here, with the program starting at minute 20:55. 

    East Bay Women in Leadership – Oct 2, 2020

    The session is available here.