Annual Dinner

Forward Janesville’s Annual Dinner is the premier business event of the year in Janesville and Rock County.

Join us – typically in November – for a night of networking, a catered meal and a renowned speaker surrounded by hundreds of fellow business leaders and community champions.

Previous speakers have included: Frederick W. Smith, Founder and Executive Chairman of FedEx Corporation; Congressman Bryan Steil and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small; General Andrew Poppas, the 24th commander of United States Army Forces Command; former University of Wisconsin athletic director and football coach Barry Alvarez; and more.

2024 Annual Dinner

We held our 2024 Annual Dinner on Nov. 12 at the Holiday Inn Express and Janesville Conference Center.

The event was highlighted by a fireside chat with Frederick W. Smith, the Founder and Executive Chairman of FedEx Corporation. It also included time for networking, a catered meal from Hoffman House Catering and remarks from: Forward Janesville President and CEO Shar Hermanson; Board Chair Derek Greene; and past Board Chair David Hiller.

Check out the video below to view the entire program, and then browse through the photos from the event, taken by Full Spectrum Photography.

Forward Janesville Annual Dinner Sponsorship Opportunities

The 2024 Annual Dinner was presented by Platinum Sponsors: Zilber Property Group, Quint and Rishy Studer, Nowlan Law, JP Cullen, Boomerang Home Rentals, Baird, and ABC Supply Co.

Thank you to Gold Sponsors: Angus-Young, Axley Attorneys, Baker Tilly, BMO Bank, Batterman, City of Janesville, FedEx Corporation, Hendricks Commercial Properties, The Janesville Gazette, Johnson Financial Group, Mercyhealth, Meridian, Prent Corporation, Rock Road Companies, Three Pillars Wealth Management, TRICOR Insurance Agency, and Whiton House. Thank you to Wine Sponsor Turke & Steil LLP. And thank you to Table Decor Sponsors PremierBank and Avondale Roofing.

Interested in sponsoring Forward Janesville's events and programming? Email us at [email protected].