June 18th, 2025 | 4 pm – 9 pm | Lancaster County Convention Center
Boldly Moving Forward
Celebrating the business impact on Lancaster County!
The Lancaster Chamber is eager to host the 153rd Annual Dinner experience – a stellar display of celebration & inspiration – bringing together Lancaster’s diverse local leaders to celebrate business’ impact on our County’s success.
Ready to Reserve Your Seat?
Tickets for this special celebration are on sale Monday, March 13th, and are first come first serve, until they’re sold out.
Single Ticket
$250/ea
Want to reserve a full table? Purchase 10 tickets.
The Evening
Gala Reception
(All Attendees) 4 pm – 6 pm
All attendees of the Annual Dinner are invited to join fellow business and community leaders for a time of networking, hors d’oeuvres and two drinks (on the house!). This opportunity is open to anyone attending with a Bronze or Patron sponsor, as well as anyone who has purchased tickets or is a guest of someone who has purchased tickets. The Gala Reception is sponsored by Wohlsen Construction.
VIP Reception
(Exclusive) 4 pm – 6 pm
Guests of high level sponsors are invited to join the Chamber’s Board of Trustees and other community & business leaders for this specially ticketed reception. Guests will enjoy networking in an exclusive VIP space, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. The VIP Reception is sponsored by Penn Medicine LGH.
Dinner & Program
6 pm – 9 pm
As we finish up networking at either of the Receptions, guests will be moved to Freedom Hall to open the evening’s festivities; Enjoy dinner, dessert and complimentary table wine, be inspired by four incredible award recipients, and celebrate Lancaster County. The experience is capped by a nationally recognized keynote speaker delivering a message to inspire and energize our Lancaster County business community!
Meet the Keynote Speaker
ZACK KASS
Zack Kass is a futurist, AI thought leader, advisor, keynote speaker, and the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI. With over 15 years of experience in AI, he has led teams at some of the industry’s most influential companies.
As the CEO and founder of ZK.AI Advisory, Zack now works with Fortune 1,000 boardrooms and executive teams—including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Amgen—to help leaders navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Zack’s mission is to ensure individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by making the technology both understandable and actionable. He is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI, with his insights featured in Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider.
Previously, as Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, Zack led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions. He has personally advised executives across dozens of industries on deploying AI at scale.
Beyond his advisory work, Zack also supports AI education and research at the University of Virginia. He holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California.
Presenting Sponsors
Diamond Sponsor
VIP Reception
Gala Reception
Opening Ceremony
Gold Sponsors
Award Sponsors
Event/Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Patron Sponsors
- Astro Machine Works, Inc.
- Baker Tilly
- Berger Communities
- Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz
- Deerin Companies, LLC
- EG Stoltzfus
- Electron Energy Corporation
- Elizabethtown College
- Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
- Four Seasons Family of Companies
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Fulton Bank
- JC Snavely’s & Sons, Inc.
- McKonly & Asbury
- Millersville University
- Murray
- Paramount Contracting
- Paul Risk Construction
- PPL Electric Utilities
- Rhoads Energy
- RLPS Architects
- The Wenger Group
- Univest Financial