Annual Signature Events

Signature Events

Knowledge & Networking Lunch

The Chamber hosts seven Knowledge & Networking Lunches throughout the year, each featuring a different speaker and topics relevant to the Chamber community. These events are open to Chamber member and non-members, and lunch is included in the registration fee. Previous topics include:

Updates from Oxnard's City Manager
Optimizing business energy costs
State of the Port of Hueneme
Protecting your company from hackers and security breaches

Oxnard Business Outlook

Every year, the Oxnard Chamber hosts the “Oxnard Business Outlook,” an informative luncheon that features brilliant speakers who shed light on current business and economic climate and trends that help and hinder growth in the Oxnard area and throughout California. Previous speakers include:

Caroline Beteta, President & CEO of Visit California
Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce
Lenny Mendonca, Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO‐Biz)

State of the City

The annual State of the City Address is a luncheon that brings together local residents and the business with the Mayor of Oxnard for an update on the city's economic progress and plans for the year to come.

Annual Meeting & Installation of Directors

The Annual Meeting & Installation of Directors luncheon is a wonderful opportunity to thank our Board members for their service to the organization. During the meeting, the outgoing Chair of the Board has an opportunity to highlight the Chamber's accomplishments and bestow some well-deserved awards to the people who helped achieve those successes. The Chamber also installs the Board for the coming year. The Board of Directors is responsible for setting policy for the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, as well as direction for the organization.

Community & Business Awards

For more than 60 years, the Oxnard Chamber has been honoring our community’s finest individuals, businesses and organizations. Nominations are received from the community and winners are finalized by a selection committee. Awards include Large Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, Best Place to Work, and Innovative Business of the Year.

Military Appreciation Dinner

Each year the Oxnard Chamber holds a Military Appreciation Dinner to show our gratitude to the brave men and women who serve our country and our community. Honorees are chosen by commanding officers from the area’s Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy based on their military service, community involvement and volunteer efforts. The dinner is coordinated by the Military Appreciation Committee and held annually in September.