(INDIANAPOLIS) — Arthur C. Brooks, president and CEO of the American Enterprise Institute, author of nearly a dozen books and columnist for The Washington Post, will be the featured speaker at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Day Dinner on March 12.

The newly-named Chamber Day Dinner (formerly the Legislative Dinner), will be held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom and annually draws a crowd of more than 700 policy, business and community leaders. Ice Miller LLP is the presenting sponsor.

Brooks has led the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy and research institute, since 2009. He’ll be taking a new role this summer to join the Harvard Kennedy School and focus on the area of public leadership.

Author of titles such as The Conservative Heart, Social Entrepreneurship and The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise, Brooks’ newest title, Love Your Enemies, will be released on March 12 – the same day as the Chamber Day Dinner. Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy of the new book at the event.

Brooks is also featured on the Indiana Chamber’s podcast, the EchoChamber, in which he discusses the potential change in extreme rule, the challenges brought forth by social media, his thoughts on Indiana and the Midwest, and why his overall view is “hopeful” (but not “optimistic”). Listen to the episode at www.indianachamber.com/echochamber.

Chamber Day Dinner tickets are $165 per person; tables are also available. Visit www.indianachamber.com/event/chamberday to purchase.

The reception sponsor is Caesars Entertainment; gold sponsors: NIPSCO, Ruoff Home Mortgage, Strada Education Network, St. Vincent and Thompson Thrift. Silver sponsors: American Chemistry Council, AT&T Indiana, Delta Dental of Indiana, First Merchants Corporation, Hoosiers Work for Health, IGT Indiana, Old National Bank, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Rolls-Royce, Smithville, The Kroger Co. and Vectren.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Jim Wagner at (317) 264-6876.

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The Indiana Chamber partners with 25,000 members and investors – representing over four million Hoosiers – to achieve the mission of “cultivating a world-class environment which provides economic opportunity and prosperity.”