YEP Hamilton is excited to bring to you an event focused on Politics and Politicians in Hamilton. With Hamilton accomplishing so many wonderful things and with many more high-stake and profitable options for our City on the horizon; YEP Hamilton wanted to sit down with two very influential politicians to talk about how we can help council ensure Hamilton is ready to be the bigger and better city it is slated to become. The topic of politics is important for young professionals in Hamilton because it is directly related to our quality of life now and in the future, with issues surrounding LRT, jobs, poverty, night life, green space being directly influenced by the politicians vote. So come out on August 10, grab a cool, refreshing drink and learn more about how we can help improve and influence our City’s political system!
We are grateful and excited to have two prominent political figures take the time to chat with us on Wednesday August 10 about how we can help influence Hamilton’s City Council and work with our local government to build a better, more cohesive city:
1) Larry Di Ianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton, Independent Consultant, Host on Cable 14 http://www.larryformayor.com/about.asp

2) Jason Farr, Ward Two Councillor, City of Hamilton, http://www.jasonfarr.com/

Location: The Hamilton Conservatory of the Arts, http://www.hcarts.ca/
For this event we will have the following agenda.
7:00 – 7:30 – networking

• 7:30 – 8:00 – Intro + Learn about the each politician’s respective job.  What factors have contributed to their success?  What is Hamilton doing Right? What is Hamilton not doing now, what does it have to do to realize its potential?

• 8:00 – 9:00 – Questions from young professionals to the politicians. Q and A along with conversation about topics like public transportation presence in Hamilton, communicating with our City Council, how we can effectively and efficiently get our message and wants and desires across and what we can do to help push the city to the next phase of success and other items from earlier in the evening.

If you have a question you would like YEP Division Chair, Joe Accardi to ask in the first session to make sure there is time, forward it to me and I will include it in the agenda.
In order to maintain a conversational atmosphere, we only have 30 spots available. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience, as we are booking on a first come, first served basis. In your RSVP please provide your name and company name, and the industry you best align with. It will be interesting for the executives and ourselves to see what industry representation we have. Attendance is at no charge.
We are looking forward to another successful night to get those business questions answered, help develop our careers, engage our leaders, network and generate ideas to push Hamilton to its full potential. Hope to see you all out there.

YEP Hamilton is excited to bring to you an event with a focus around The Media.  Garnering media attention, finding the best media contacts and building media relations are very essential but often elusive tasks for many businesses.  Even if your business is not one that needs the spotlight of the media, this evening is important for us as a group of young professionals to understand what makes news in our community and to learn how we can be a part of telling “Good News” stories for the City of Hamilton.

We are grateful and excited to have two prominent media personalities take the time to chat with us on Wednesday May 11 about how we can begin to build positive media relationships as a group and as individuals:

1) Paul Berton, The Hamilton Spectator, Editor-in-Chief

Paul Berton is editor-in-chief of The Hamilton Spectator. He was editor-in-chief of The Free Press in London, Ontario, where he served on several boards and committees. He has a degree in journalism from Carleton University and a degree in English and history from the University of Western Ontario. He is the inventor of a board game called Eye Know.

2) Amanda Blitz, CHCH News

Amanda Blitz is a videographer with CHCH News, as well as a reporter, producer and anchor.  She’s also a finance and corporate lawyer that has practiced in London, England and Toronto, Canada.  Amanda got her Masters from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism where she received honours. While in New York she took on a prestigious internship working at NBC’s Dateline.  Amanda has always found a way to be connected to the journalism world, whether it was while she was a lawyer as a legal analyst for Canwest’s Global News Morning show or during law school, as an intern for Talk Radio News Service in Washington, D.C.

Amanda has lived all over the world including Japan and Australia, but now calls Hamilton home.  While at CHCH she has covered everything from the federal and municipal elections, Russell Williams’ sentencing in Belleville and reporting from the front lines of protests for the G20.  In February she hosted a one hour special called Spotlight on Sundance 2011 and last year produced and reported a series called Blitzing Through Summer.

Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton Boardroom, 123 King St. W., Hamilton

Please note: the AGH closes at 7pm, so attendees coming after 7 will have to go to the AGH’s entrance on Summer’s Lane and have the security buzz them in.

For this event we will have the following agenda.

• 7:00 – 7:30 – networking
• 7:30 – 8:00 – Intro + Learn about the each media personality’s respective company and industry.  What factors have contributed to their success?  What is Hamilton doing right now? What is Hamilton not doing now, that it must, to realize its potential?

• 8:00 – 9:00 – Questions from young professionals to the media personalities. Q and A along with conversation about topics about media presences in Hamilton, media engagement, the use of social media to get the word out about business, social media and traditional forms of media working together in Hamilton, business development, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, and other items from earlier in the evening. .

In order to maintain a conversational atmosphere, we only have 25 spots available. Please RSVP  at your earliest convenience, as we are booking on a first come, first served basis. In your RSVP please provide your name and company name, and the industry you best align with. It will be interesting for the executives and ourselves to see what industry representation we have. Attendance is at no charge.

We are looking forward to another successful night to get those business questions answered, help develop our careers, engage our leaders, network and generate ideas to push Hamilton to its full potential. Hope to see you there