2017 VIP Event: Income Equality in Florida

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Join us for lunch with Mark Wilson, President & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce.

Hard working Floridians are climbing the ladder of opportunity and creating prosperity for themselves, their families and their communities. Competition for the best private-sector products and services has allowed them to compete for higher wages, better benefits and upward mobility.

While those pushing so called “income equality” use talking points to tear down job creators and malign Florida’s wage earners, we should instead focus on the real issue – how to extend prosperity and opportunity to more, especially those stuck in the cycle of generational poverty.

We can make generational poverty a thing of the past and the American Dream of economic freedom a reality. When Floridians have more opportunity, Florida wins!

Mark Wilson serves as president and chief executive officer of Florida’s largest and most influential business advocacy organization. Wilson leads the substantial political, lobbying, grassroots, and economic research operations of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

Wilson also serves on the Board of Directors of Florida Association of Chamber Professionals, Enterprise Florida, Leadership Florida, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Chamber Foundation, and the Council of State Chambers, as well as serving as an active member of the Florida Council of 100, the U.S. Chamber’s Committee of 100, and the American Chamber of Commerce Executives.

A native of Illinois, Wilson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and has earned the national designation of Certified Chamber Executive (CCE). Prior to joining the Florida Chamber in 1998, Wilson served as vice president of the Chicagoland Chamber and previously served with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

This is a joint event with the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.