WRISE Chicago Chapter

Sponsorship now open for the 2025 Annual WRISE & Wine Tasting and Fundraiser! Now in its eleventh year, this exclusive wine tasting and networking event features hand-selected wines (and one beer!) that are sustainably produced and made by women winemakers and brewers. All proceeds from the event support the ongoing mission and core programs of WRISE, including sought-after solar and wind fellowship programs. These fellowships provide aspiring renewable energy professionals from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to participate in North America’s largest industry trade shows. Together in 2024 we raised $112,000 to support WRISE National’s programming, fellowships, and mission. We are gearing up for another great event in March 2025, near International Women’s Day! Will you join us as a featured sponsor? Sponsorship demonstrates your company’s leadership in the industry and commitment to advancing the role of women and nonbinary individuals. Your contribution to WRISE will not only highlight your company in front of a key industry audience, but proceeds will support WRISE National programs. To learn more, download our sponsorship prospectus, which outlines sponsorship levels and benefits: https://lnkd.in/gFD7fubX Then email our team at chicago-sponsorships@wrisenergy.org and we will follow-up with next steps. Thank you for your consideration! #WRISEWine #winetasting #WRISEChicago #womeninenergy #womeninrenewableenergy #womenintech #womeninengineering #womeninleadership #womeninstem #womenofsolar #womenofwind #solarenergy #windenergy #solarpower #windpower #empoweredwomen #empoweringwomen #sustainability

2024 WRISE Leadership Forum: Takeaways & Social Register here: https://lnkd.in/gwU-i_3m   Join the WRISE Chicago Programs, Education & Networking Committee for a discussion with Elise Scott, Margaret Tamm, Aasiyah Green, and Cassie Waldorf, highlighting key takeaways from the 2024 WRISE Leadership Forum. A social hour will follow, and light refreshments will be provided. All WRISE Chicago members and prospective members are welcome. The event will take place in the Invenergy Innovation Center at 1 S. Wacker Dr, Chicago, on the 20th Floor. Many thanks to Invenergy for hosting this event.

Brew up connections at our WRISE Chicago Coffee Hour! Thursday, November 7, 2024 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. CT Goddess and the Baker, Riverfront 225 North La Salle Street, Chicago IL 60601 RSVP here: bit.ly/WRISECoffee11724 Are you a current or aspiring renewables professional in the Chicago area? On Thursday, November 7 from 7:30 – 8:30 am, stop by WRISE Coffee Hour, a casual networking event hosted by the WRISE Chicago Chapter. Come meet other renewables professionals, and learn how to stay connected through WRISE membership. This free event is open to members and prospective members — coffee and pastries will be provided.

WRISE Chicago Coffee Hour: Join the WRISE Chicago Chapter for a casual hour of networking for prospective and current members. Tuesday, August 27, 2024 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. CT Goddess and the Baker, Riverfront 225 North La Salle Street, Chicago IL 60601 RSVP here: bit.ly/WRISECoffee82724 Are you a current or aspiring renewables professional in the Chicago area? On Tuesday, August 27 from 7:30 – 8:30 am, stop by WRISE Coffee Hour, a casual networking event hosted by the WRISE Chicago Chapter. Come meet other renewables professionals, and learn how to stay connected through WRISE membership. This event is open to members and prospective members. This is a free event where coffee and pastries will be provided.

WRISE Chicago Book Club Final Session Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Harold Washington Library Center Meeting Room 7N5 on the 7th floor 400 S State St, Chicago 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. CT Join fellow WRISE members in learning more about the climate crisis and coming together to build a community, through reading and discussion. We will be reading and discussing All We Can Save, an anthology, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson. Come learn and engage in conversation on the climate movement, solutions, and more! We hope to see you at the Harold Washington Library Center tomorrow evening.

The WRISE Chicago Chapter would like to invite all members and prospective members to a networking happy hour! bit.ly/WRISE-NRF Thursday, August 8, 2024 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. CT 237 North Aberdeen Street Chicago, IL 60607 Hosted and Sponsored by: Norton Rose Fulbright WRISE Chicago Members: FREE | Not-Yet-Members: $10 Capacity is limited, please register today: bit.ly/WRISE-NRF Speed Networking: 6:15 – 7:15 p.m. You can choose to join us for a speed networking session — a faster-paced way to connect with each other. We will meet in small groups, with the size to be determined based on number of people who participate. You are not required to participate, but we would love for you to join us! Please indicate your interest in participating during the check-out process: bit.ly/WRISE-NRF

Join fellow WRISE members in learning more about the climate crisis and coming together to build a community, through reading and discussion. Register here: bit.ly/WRISEbookclub Session 4 Tuesday, July 23, 2024 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. CT  We will be reading and discussing All We Can Save, an anthology, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson. Drop in and attend the sessions when you can! Readings will be assigned in a total of 6 sessions, with an email sent out after a session concludes, so you can join whichever weeks you are available without having to worry about catching up. Discussion will center around specific selections from different chapters each week. Come learn and engage in conversation on the climate movement, solutions, and more! Save the dates for the next WRISE Book Club meetings: Session 5: 8/6/24 @ 7:30-8:30 am  | Virtual via Zoom Session 6: 8/20/24 @ 7:30-8:30 am | In-person, location TBD

Are you a current or aspiring renewables professional in the Chicago area? Please join us for a casual networking event hosted by the WRISE Chicago Chapter. Come meet other renewables professionals, and learn how to stay connected through WRISE membership. Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. CT Goddess and the Baker, Riverfront 225 N La Salle St, Chicago, IL 60601 This free event is open to members and not-yet-members, and coffee and pastries will be provided. Please RSVP today, and we hope to see you there! bit.ly/WRISECoffee51424

Thank you so much to our wonderful Programs Committee led by Abigail Hartzell, to our panelists Ellen Frank-Miller, PhD, Julia Kimmerly and Laura Neumeister Wright and moderator Selena Evans, and to Invenergy for hosting this invigorating panel discussion in their Innovation Hall!

WRISEing Trends in Renewable Industries: Registration closes Tuesday! Grab your seat here: bit.ly/WRISEingTrends The WRISE Chicago Chapter cordially invites you to a panel discussion followed by a networking reception. Thursday, April 18, 2024 6:00 – 7:30 pm CT @invenergy | Innovation Hall One South Wacker Drive, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 Our esteemed panelists will share insights into: Market trends: VPPAs and beyond Development : climate education/misinformation Supply chain/workforce WRISE Chicago Members: FREE Not-Yet-Members: $10 Registrants will receive a QR code that will need to be shared for entry to the building. Register here: bit.ly/WRISEingTrends Panelists:   Ellen G. Frank-Miller, PhD has spent her 30-year career collaborating with investors, employers, national advocates and community-based organizations to drive positive business impact through improving the quality of frontline jobs. She founded WORC in 2021 to help achieve the vision of a thriving economy where every worker has a job worth having. An organizational scholar by training, Ellen leverages scientifically-validated research, tools, and frameworks to measure correlations between better jobs, human capital KPIs, and financial KPIs to create maximum impact for companies and workers.   Julia Kimmerly has been with Invenergy since 2016 and holds the title Vice President, Renewable Development – Planning and Organization. She supports portfolio-wide planning efforts, training initiatives, and long-term strategy for Invenergy’s onshore North American renewable development group. Julia’s efforts extend outside of her direct team including her leadership in the Invenergy Women’s Network (IWN) and the mentorship program. Laura Neumeister Wright is a partner in the project finance group of the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. She focuses her practice on project finance and development of renewable energy generation projects. She advises sponsors and financing sources, including developers, private equity and financial institutions, in the acquisition/sale, development, construction, operation and financing of wind, solar, storage and other renewable energy assets.   Moderator: Selena Evans is a regulatory and ethics attorney focused on operational risk and change management. She designs, improves and implements risk, compliance and sustainability programs in regulated markets, creating systems that manage risk and ensure agility in an ever more dynamic business environment.   #WRISE #WRISEChicago #VPPAs #climateeducation #climatemisinformation #renewableenergysupplychain #renewableenergyworkforce #womeninenergy #womeninrenewableenergy #womenintech #womeninengineering #womeninleadership #womeninstem #womenofsolar #womenofwind #solarenergy #windenergy #solarpower #windpower #empoweredwomen #empoweringwomen #sustainability