Gov. Mikie Sherrill will serve as keynote speaker at NJBIA’s 2026 Public Policy Forum on Friday, Jan. 30.
The event, which annually provides insights from policymakers and top business executives to help shape the economic landscape in New Jersey, will be held at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal starting at 8:30 a.m.
“We are delighted that Gov. Sherrill will be joining us for her first speech to the business community since her inauguration last week,” said NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka.
“We look forward to hearing more about the executive orders signed last week to reduce red tape for business and bring more accountability to permit processes, as well as her other plans for New Jersey’s economy this year.”
In addition to Gov. Sherrill’s keynote, the PPF will feature a Legislative Leaders panel discussion featuring:
- Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19)
- Republican Budget Leader Declan O’Scanlon (D-13)
- Minority Conference Leader Christopher DePhillips (D-40)
- Moderator: NJ Spotlight News anchor and Emmy-award winning journalist Briana Vannozzi.
There will also be an All-Star C-Suite panel featuring:
- Robert Garrett, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health
- Liat Krawczyk, Executive Director, New Jersey AI Hub
- Steve Sweeney, Former New Jersey Senate President, Gloucester County Administrator
- Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group
- William F. Tate IV, President, Rutgers University
- Moderator: Bill Caruso, Partner, Archer & Greiner, P.C.
NJBIA will also honor seven business leaders, including three pro-business legislators, during the event.
Winners and categories can be found here.
To see the current agenda for NJBIA’s 2026 Public Policy Foru, click here.
Sponsors and partners for NJBIA’s 2026 Public Policy Forum include:
- ACI Medical & Dental School
- Amazon
- AmeriHhealth
- Archer & Greiner, P.C.
- AT&T
- Atlantic City Electric
- CGI
- Citizens
- Cottage Four Strategic Solutions
- DSM- Firmenich
- Eastern Janitorial (Ran-R Group)
- EDGE Consulting Government Affairs LLC
- Falstrom Company
- Fidelity Investments
- Focus NJ
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
- Hermann Services
- Holman
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- IBEW Local 102
- Johnson & Johnson
- Junior Achievement
- Manufacturing Counts
- Marotta Controls
- McDonald's (Dorno)
- Minding Your Business
- Natural Allies
- New Jersey Association of Health Plans
- New Jersey Business Action Center
- New Jersey Business Magazine
- New Jersey Care Management Organizations - NJCMOs
- New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce & Economic Development
- New Jersey Department of Labor, Div. of Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance
- New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group - NJM
- New Jersey Resources
- New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
- NJ AI Hub
- Otsuka
- Planet NJ
- Porzio Government Affairs
- Prager Metis CPAs
- Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
- PSEG
- Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
- Solix, Inc.
- South Jersey Industries
- The Stevens & Lee Companies
- United Airlines
- WGL Energy
