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Annual Dinner

Mark Johnson, eight-time NCAA Championship Head Coach of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey program and player on the 1980 U.S. Olympic “Miracle On Ice” team, will be the featured speaker for Forward Janesville’s Annual Dinner.

The Nov. 5 event, presented by ABC Supply Co., Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Boomerang Home Rentals, JP Cullen, Nowlan Law and Zilber Property Group, will be held at the Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center.

 

 

 

 

Thank You To Our 2025 Annual Dinner Sponsors

 

PRESENTING SPONSORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.