FIA has 9 luncheons per year. These luncheons typically fall on the second Thursday of the month except July and December where we do not have a luncheon and October where we have the Fairfax Festival instead of a luncheon.
Luncheons are usually held at a business in the Fairfax District. We have a variety of speakers and topics. In 2017, our speakers included Greg Kindle – President of Wyandotte Economic Development Council, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, KC Legend, Johnny Rowlands – Storm Chasing, Wyandotte County Appraiser Kathy Briney, Diane O’Byrne – The 4 Languages of Business, Esther George – President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mike Tabman – Retired FBI Agent – Business Risk in the E-World, Joe Reardon – former Mayor and current President CEO of the Kansas City Chamber, WyCo/KCK County Administrator Doug Bach.
Attendance averages 60 to 70 at each luncheon.
April Luncheon: L to R: Allan Bush (Alpha-Omega GeoTech) Mike Dale (Environmental Works) Steve Fitzgerald (Environmental Works)
If you are not a member and would like to check out the FIA, please join us! Guests are allowed to attend 3 luncheons before joining.
Luncheon Videos
Playlist with videos from the luncheons.
Calendar of luncheons: Below, you will find the calendar for luncheons.
Speaker: Mayor Sly James
Topic: TBD
Sponsor: Neff Packaging Systems
Location: Neff Packaging Systems
RSVP for luncheons: Click here to register.
Questions? Contact Melissa Clark, FIA Executive Director at execdir@fiakck.org
If you are pre-paid or have questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at Rachel.Chambers@ergon.com
Speaker: Danica Rome / Wyandotte Economic Development
Topic: Workforce Today
Sponsor: TBA
Location: TBA
RSVP for luncheons: Click here to register.
Questions? Contact Melissa Clark, FIA Executive Director at execdir@fiakck.org
If you are pre-paid or have questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at Rachel.Chambers@ergon.com
Speaker: Congressman Kevin Yoder (tentative)
Topic: Washington Update
Sponsor: TBA
Location: TBA
RSVP for luncheons: Click here to register.
Questions? Contact Melissa Clark, FIA Executive Director at execdir@fiakck.org
If you are pre-paid or have questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at Rachel.Chambers@ergon.com
Speaker: Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree
Topic: Conviction Integrity Unit, Community Liaison Board & Community Outreach
Sponsor: TBA
Location: TBA
RSVP for luncheons: Click here to register.
Questions? Contact Melissa Clark, FIA Executive Director at execdir@fiakck.org
If you are pre-paid or have questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at Rachel.Chambers@ergon.com
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
Sponsor: TBA
Location: TBA
RSVP for luncheons: Click here to register.
Questions? Contact Melissa Clark, FIA Executive Director at execdir@fiakck.org
If you are pre-paid or have questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at Rachel.Chambers@ergon.com