BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260210T173000Z DTEND:20260210T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 Annual Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber will host the 90th Annual Membership Meeting\, celebrating the achievements of 2025 and setting the stage for a strong 2026. We will recognize individuals and organizations whose efforts have made Madison County an even better place to live\, work\, and thrive.\n\n\n\nThe program will include the induction of our new Chamber leadership and a keynote address by Steve Lerch. We will also present the Distinguished Service Award\, the Chamber's highest individual honor.\n\n\n\nJoin us for this special event a great opportunity to connect with fellow business and community leaders as we look ahead to the year to come.\n\n \nKEYNOTE SPEAKER\n\n\n\n\nSteve Lerch\n\nFORMER GOOGLE EXECUTIVE AND INNOVATION EVANGELIST\, GLOBAL ADVOCATE FOR DRIVING MEANINGFUL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH PEOPLE-CENTERED INNOVATION\n\n\n\nSteve Lerch is an award-winning international public speaker\, consultant\, and former Google Executive\, and has become a highly respected voice in the world of digital strategy\, marketing\, consumer behavior\, and innovation.\n\n\n\nWhile at Google\, Steve served as a digital strategy advisor to prominent brands like GoPro and Roku\, respected nonprofits like the YMCA and Save the Children\, and even major branches of the Federal Government\, like the Census and FEMA. He spent years helping hundreds of organizations better understand their customers\, tell more compelling stories\, and leverage data more strategically.\n\n\n\nIn addition to building digital marketing strategies\, Steve also served as a Culture and Innovation Evangelist during his time at Google. In this role\, Steve was one of the first voices heard by hundreds of new employees\, teaching them about the important cultural building blocks that drive innovation and that have led to Google's success.\n\n\n\nSteve leverages his nine years at Google serving as a digital strategy consultant to dozens of the world's most well-known brands to bring independent consulting services to companies of all sizes and across all industries. He offers an outside perspective on a company's vision and strategy\, challenges organizations to evolve past strategies\, and helps brands embrace a digital-first world. His many areas of focus include marketing\, digital/web/social strategy\, customer insights\, attribution\, strategic planning\, and team dynamics.\n\n\n\nWhen on a stage\, Steve's high-energy style perfectly blends humor\, inspirational stories\, and actionable advice\, which makes him a perfect choice for larger\, more aspirational keynote addresses as well as more specific breakout and education sessions. Steve is obsessed with data\, patterns\, and trends\, but believes data isn't useful when it's boring. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nThe Huntsville/Madison County Chamber will host the 90th Annual Membership Meeting\, celebrating the achievements of 2025 and setting the stage for a strong 2026. We will recognize individuals and organizations whose efforts have made Madison County an even better place to live\, work\, and thrive.
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\nThe program will include the induction of our new Chamber leadership and a keynote address by Steve Lerch. We will also present the Distinguished Service Award\, the Chamber&rsquo\;s highest individual honor.
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\nJoin us for this special event &mdash\; a great opportunity to connect with fellow business and community leaders as we look ahead to the year to come.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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\nSteve Lerch
\nFORMER GOOGLE EXECUTIVE AND INNOVATION EVANGELIST\, GLOBAL ADVOCATE FOR DRIVING MEANINGFUL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH PEOPLE-CENTERED INNOVATION
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\nSteve Lerch is an award-winning international public speaker\, consultant\, and former Google Executive\, and has become a highly respected voice in the world of digital strategy\, marketing\, consumer behavior\, and innovation.
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\nWhile at Google\, Steve served as a digital strategy advisor to prominent brands like GoPro and Roku\, respected nonprofits like the YMCA and Save the Children\, and even major branches of the Federal Government\, like the Census and FEMA. He spent years helping hundreds of organizations better understand their customers\, tell more compelling stories\, and leverage data more strategically.
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\nIn addition to building digital marketing strategies\, Steve also served as a Culture and Innovation Evangelist during his time at Google. In this role\, Steve was one of the first voices heard by hundreds of new employees\, teaching them about the important cultural building blocks that drive innovation and that have led to Google&rsquo\;s success.
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\nSteve leverages his nine years at Google serving as a digital strategy consultant to dozens of the world&rsquo\;s most well-known brands to bring independent consulting services to companies of all sizes and across all industries. He offers an outside perspective on a company&rsquo\;s vision and strategy\, challenges organizations to evolve past strategies\, and helps brands embrace a digital-first world. His many areas of focus include marketing\, digital/web/social strategy\, customer insights\, attribution\, strategic planning\, and team dynamics.
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\nWhen on a stage\, Steve&rsquo\;s high-energy style perfectly blends humor\, inspirational stories\, and actionable advice\, which makes him a perfect choice for larger\, more aspirational keynote addresses as well as more specific breakout and education sessions. Steve is obsessed with data\, patterns\, and trends\, but believes data isn&rsquo\;t useful when it&rsquo\;s boring.
\n \; LOCATION:VBC Saturn Ballroom See on Google maps UID:e.2112.17775 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260518T173809Z URL:https://cm.hsvchamber.org/events/details/2026-annual-membership-meeting-17775 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR