Ready, Set, Grow: Preparing Small Businesses for America’s 250th

*Attendees to this panel discussion can attend the Barnes Foundation’s First Fridays event immediately following the panel which features songstress Laurin Talese, for just $5. Please look out for more details in your registration confirmation email from Eventbrite after you RSVP.

Join WURD Radio on Friday, September 5 at 5:00 p.m. as we launch our Ready, Set, Grow initiative to prepare small businesses for the influx of opportunities coming to Philly in 2026, where we will work to partner with various businesses, tourism and government stakeholders.

The evening will include a panel discussion of key stakeholders, including Visit Philly, Philadelphia Soccer, the PA Convention and Visitors Bureau, Philly 250, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and several others at The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

Confirmed Panelists:

· Angela Val, Visit Philly

· Chellie Cameron, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

· Michael Delbene, Welcome America

· Meg Kane, Philadelphia Soccer

· Kathryn Ott Lovell, Philly 250

· Gregg Caren, PHLCVB

· Councilman Isaiah Thomas, Philadelphia City Council

· Moderated by: Sara Lomax, WURD Radio