IN-PERSON | CEO Series with Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce CEO Joe Reardon!
The CEO Series is back! Initially established in 2001, the CEO Series will allow members and guests to connect with Kansas City CEOs as they share their leadership journeys and walk away with insights from their business experience and the latest business trends. Whether you want to learn how to enhance your own personal and professional performance or simply just hear from the best in the business, you will not want to miss this!
Join us August 27th for lunch at Union Station, as we hear CEO, Joe Reardon.
Joe Reardon, former Mayor/CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, is President and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, the area's oldest and only regional chamber of commerce. Reardon assumed his post on March 1, 2016.
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Currently serves on the KC2026 Executive Committee, the group of sports executives, government officials and civic representatives from across the region that delivered a strategic vision for securing the 2026 World Cup - the largest event in Kansas City history in collaboration with many key stakeholders, including proposed training sites, hotel partners and Fan Fest locations.
- Co-led the successful 'Better KCI' business-focused campaign for a new airport, speaking to more than 100 businesses and organizations.
- Convened the Public Safety Coalition of 15 business, civic, and interfaith organizations that work together to improve public safety outcomes; this included putting together 7 citywide community listening sessions for the Kansas City Police Chief search.
- Serves on the Board of Directors for the American Chamber of Commerce Executives, a group of 9,000 chamber of commerce executives leading more than 1,300 chambers, tourism bureaus, and economic development agencies nationwide.
- Organized the Chamber's August 2019 Governors Summit where Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a Memorandum of Understanding which formally ended the economic incentive border war between their two states, a longtime priority issue for the Chamber and regional leaders.
- Established new Chamber initiatives focusing on workforce development, supporting small businesses, inclusive prosperity, crime and violence, and diversity and inclusion.
During his two terms as Mayor/CEO, Reardon, led the successful effort to bring Google high-speed fiber to his community in a competition that included more than 1100 cities across the nation and Sporting Park Soccer Stadium opened as the state-of-the-art home of Sporting Kansas City.
Prior to his appointment as President/CEO of the KC Chamber, Reardon served as President and CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the $86-million public transportation authority serving the KC region.
Among his accomplishments at the KCATA:
- Reardon developed a seamless regional transit system by negotiating and implementing strategic partnerships to manage service in Johnson County and Independence.
- Successfully negotiated and entered into a Cooperative Agreement with Jackson County to acquire the 17-mile Rock Island Rail Corridor for future public and transit use.
- Developed the first of its kind public/private partnership to deploy Bridj, an app-based micro-transit system in Kansas City. He also currently serves on the Kansas Early Childhood Education taskforce, appointed by Governor Laura Kelly.
As an Adjunct Professor at Rockhurst University, Reardon developed and co-taught an MBA level class on regionalism, an interdisciplinary course focused on the political and economic aspects of metro areas, with Kansas City as a case study. A lawyer by training, Reardon also served as a Partner at McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, PA, where he focused on economic development, public/private partnerships, and digital infrastructure projects.
Date and Time
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
11:30 am - Arrival, mingle and enjoy lunch
12:00 pm - Program begins
1:00 pm - Event ends
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Location
IN-PERSON AT UNION STATION
30 W PERSHING ROAD, UNION STATION BOARD ROOM
KANSAS CITY, MO 64108
Fees/Admission
FREE for CX Members
1 Voucher for CX Partners
$35.00 for Non-members
No refunds.
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Contact Information
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