Economic Forum 2014 Highlights

Buck co-owner Marc Lasry

Highlights from 2014

■Sell out crowd of over 650 guests who represented an array of local business, finance and non-profit organizations
■Keynote presentation by new Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Mark Lasry
■Panel discussion with Milwaukee business leaders: Matthew Bronfman, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Bronfman E.L. Rothschild; John W. Daniels, Jr., Board Chair of the Greater Milwaukee Committee; Katherine Gehl, President and CEO of Gehl Foods, Inc.

Panel Discussion

Past News Coverage

■Milwaukee Business Journal: Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, power-networking attract full house to Jewish Federation forum
■WISN: Milwaukee Bucks make major move
■Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marc Lasry says Bucks owners didn’t buy Shops of Grand Avenue
■Milwaukee Business Journal: Lasry, Edens offered $1M to help local bid for Grand Avenue

Our 2014 Sponsors

Anchor Bank, Associated Bank, Atid Properties, Aurora Health Care, Bank Mutual, BMO Harris Bank, Bader Philanthropies Inc., Brewers Community Foundation Inc., Bronfman E.L. Rothschild, Brothers Business Interiors, Bruce Gendelman Insurance Services, Cardinal Stritch University, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig & Major League Baseball, Eppstein Uhen:Architects, First Merit Bank, Foley & Lardner LLP, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, G Strategies LLC, Gehl Foods, Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Goldstein Law Group S.C., Graef, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Gruber Law Offices LLC, Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., HNTB Corporation, Irgens, Israel Bonds, Johnson Controls, Jomela Properties, Kapco, Kenco Label & Tag Co. LLC, Marlene Lauwasser, Life Productions Inc., Lubar & Co., M A Mortenson Co., Mandel Group, Manpower Group, Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Marquette Associates, Marquette University, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Miller Coors, Marcus Millichap, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Business Journal,Park Bank, PNC Bank, Quarles & Brady LLP, ROS Foundation, Hannah Rosenthal, Sattell Johnson Appel, SJA Financial Advisory, TCF Bank, Total Cleaning Systems, U.S. Bank, Von Briesen & Roper, S.C., Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Wipfli LLP, Wisconsin Energy Foundation.

Who We Are

For more than 100 years, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation has been dedicated to building a strong Jewish community. We distributed $20 million last year to Jewish and non-Jewish organizations locally and around the world, and manage philanthropy through our $150 million Jewish Community Foundation.