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2027 Greater Des Moines Partnership Annual Dinner featuring Merril Hoge

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Name: 2027 Greater Des Moines Partnership Annual Dinner featuring Merril Hoge
Date: January 21, 2027
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:
The Partnership's Annual Dinner is the Greater Des Moines business community's celebration of the past years economic and community development successes and also provides a look forward into the future of the Greater Des Moines region. The dinner includes a reception, keynote speaker and dinner. The program includes a presentation of The Partnership's Annual Report, summarizing the accomplishments of the organization's work in 2026.

Keynote Speaker: Merril Hoge
Merril Hoge played in the NFL for 8 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears; he was also a football analyst for ESPN for 21 years. 

Hoge is an inspirational speakers who speaks all over the country, impacting people and companies to grow through self-reflection and taking action to Find Their Way.

He is also on the board of the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research and a member of the NFL Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee. 

In 2018, Hoge helped launch Your Call Football and is the author of Find a Way: Three Words That Changed My Life and Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football. 

Hoge continues to find new ways to make a positive impact with his mind, heart and energy. Through his educational work or motivational engagements, he is a force for positive change and inspiration. He lives in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. 

 

 
Location:
Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center
833 5th Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309
Date/Time Information:
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027
5 - 6:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 - 9 p.m. Dinner and Program
Contact Information:
Amelia Klatt, (515) 286 - 4917
Fees/Admission:
Advanced Pricing:
Partnership Investor Premium Seating Table of Eight: $2,400

For Partnership Investors a table of eight is located for better visuals to the stage. Includes two bottles of wine and organization featured during pre-program.


Partnership Investor General Seating Table of Eight: $2,000
Includes eight seats. 


Partnership Investor and Affiliate Chamber Executive Director Single Seat: $250
Includes one seat. 

General Seating Table of Eight: $2,600
Includes eight seats. 

Single Seat: $325
Includes one seat. 

Additional bottles of wine available for pre-purchase. Information will be sent after registration as the event date approaches. 

Advanced pricing through Jan. 7.
Price increase will begin on Jan. 8. 
Refunds will not be issued after Jan. 12.

Please note: If you are purchasing a table, names of the guests at your table are not needed.