As the largest regional chamber of commerce in WNY, we bring approximately 4,500 people together each year via an unprecedented number of events, meetings, and workshops. Designed to facilitate networking opportunities, encourage business development, support professional development, and drive business advocacy, there is a BNP event for every member of your organization.
Event Calendar
2022 Capital Conversations with Rep. Lee Zeldin
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
No elected official has more influence on our regional economy than the Governor of New York. As we draw closer to Election Day, the BNP has invited both candidates for New York’s top office – Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin -- to speak.
Get The Results: Employing DEI in WNY - 2022 Assessment results
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us on October 18 to find out as we take a deep dive into the results and explore where Buffalo Niagara employers are today and what progress has been made since 2020.
2022 Manufacturing Council Mtg. - The federal CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Join the Buffalo Niagara Partnership for a Manufacturing Council meeting focused on current supply chain and operations challenges that the Buffalo Niagara business community faces in rapidly changing markets. We will discuss ways to adjust and build ...
2022 D&I Virtual Learning Series: Building a Foundation of Inclusivity Through Cultural Humility
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Continuing the Conversation: Culture Creation - The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is committed to providing learning opportunities that will assist in building stronger, more inclusive environments. This Virtual Learning Series (VLS) is designed for ...
2022 Capital Conversations with Gov. Hochul
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
No elected official has more influence on our regional economy than the Governor of New York. As we draw closer to Election Day, the BNP has invited both candidates for New York’s top office – Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin -- to ...
2022 BN360: YP Guide Launch Party
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Young Professional’s Guide to Networking and Development is your digital directory of professional and leadership development groups in the Buffalo Niagara region – and the Launch Party is your opportunity to connect with these groups in person!
2022 D&I Virtual Learning Series: Creating Environments with Strong Cultures
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
In this session you’ll learn the anatomy of critical conversations, how to have and continue them, and how to build strong environments where employees can feel seen, heard and valued.
2022 BN360: Effective Communication in a Multigenerational Workplace
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This workshop provides insights and tools to help you turn the attitudes and skills each generation brings to the table into powerful performance drivers.
2022 D&I Virtual Learning Series: Cultural Assessment: Evaluate your Progress and Act on your Findings
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Learn about the importance of cultural audits/assessment, and how an organizational assessment will help you understand how to bring the newly learned skills from the previous sessions all together.
Signature Events:
SHRM Credits
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership has officially been named an authorized Recertification Provider by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). With this certification, participants in our qualified educational trainings and other HR-related programming will now have the opportunity to receive Professional Development Credits (PDCs).
Learn more here
From the blog
Understanding Cultural Humility
Anna-Lesa Calvert to present during D&I Virtual Learning Series
Cultural humility. The term may be unfamiliar, but it is a critical component to any organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Speaker Series: Event Planning in Uncertain Times
Event organizers have been left questioning whether their events should go back to being in-person, remain virtual or become something in between. How do you make that decision, especially when there is still so much uncertainty? All events are unique, but the most important thing to do is to consider your audience and be prepared to pivot if you need to. Here are a few tips to help get you started.
7.28.22 Webisode: Creating Career Pathways
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership knows that hiring is the most common pain point amongst all employers right now, and will be for the foreseeable future. We created the Employ Buffalo Niagara Career Pathways Program to help regional companies attract and retain talent in this challenging job market.
2022 D&I Symposium: Meet Bryan Gill, Panelist
The BNP is pleased to welcome Bryan Gill, Head of Global Neurodiversity at JP Morgan Chase as a panelist at our 2022D&I Symposium: DEI at Work. We will be helping you get to know each presenter, panelist, and moderator in the weeks ahead, leading up to the 5th Annual D&I Symposium