Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Partnership 2020 Hosts Our Biggest Celebration of the Year

Amy Liu, vice president and director of Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and the Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy, speaking to the sold-out crowd at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Celebration at Nissan Stadium. Photo courtesy of Kerri Woo photography.

With a sold-out crowd of nearly 500 attendees at Nissan Stadium’s West Club, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted our biggest celebration of the year. A celebration of the year’s wins, a tribute to the members and investors who help the Chamber accomplish its mission of creating economic prosperity by facilitating community leadership and recognition of the business and community leaders making an impact on the region was the focus of this year’s celebration.

The celebration recognized Nashville’s tremendous economic growth over the past decade. With this growth comes opportunities to expand economic opportunity for more Middle Tennesseans. Amy Liu, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and the Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy, shared a broad vision of economic development that can deliver growth, prosperity and inclusion for all our residents. To access Amy Liu's presentation, please click here. 

Spirit of the Region awards were given to six individuals who are propelling the region forward by devoting their time and energy to helping advance key regional priorities. Award recipients included former Governor Bill Haslam, Milton Johnson, Renata Soto, Jerry Williams, Nick Zeppos and posthumously David Williams II. “Since 2008, the Chamber’s annual awards have honored individuals and companies that have contributed the most toward our organization’s purpose of creating economic prosperity by facilitating community leadership,” said Ralph Schulz, President and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. “These individuals embody the Chamber’s brand promise to belong, engage, lead and prosper while helping position Middle Tennessee for continued success.”

PNC Bank served as the Presenting Sponsor of this event and is an important partner of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. PNC was one of the founding members of Partnership 2000 and has been a consistent contributor to the economic growth of the Nashville region. 

You can read more about the Spirit of the Region award recipients, the Chamber’s accomplishments and the work of its members and investors in this year’s annual report. For additional coverage on the event, please click here. 

If you’d like to become a member, you can find more information about membership here.