CLASS
Building business relationships
The Boston chapter of Women in Technology International has organized a class on building business relationships. Attendees will learn how to nail first impressions, handle conflict, and use body language to convey professionalism. Thursday, 5:30 to 8:15 p.m., SmartBear Software, 450 Artisan Way, 4th floor, Somerville. $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers.
EVENT
Manage, market, move
The Massachusetts Technology Council is having an event for sales and marketing professionals on employee management and customer engagement. Members of the Boston-area business community, including Mike Volpe, the angel investor and former chief marketing officer of HubSpot, will present. Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m., 355 Main St., Cambridge. $125 for members, $225 for nonmembers.
NETWORK
Four fearless females
Startup Stir is having a networking event in honor of Women’s History Month. Startup employees and executives are invited to hear four female entrepreneurship experts share first-hand accounts of the Boston startup ecosystem. Thursday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., C Space, 290 Congress St., Boston. $10.
PANEL
Walkability, a better city
Data analytics company LINK has invited a panel of speakers to discuss how transportation affects urban development. Panelists include City Council President Michelle Wu (above), and the commissioner of the Boston Transportation Department, Gina Fiandaca. The Keynote speaker is city planner and urban designer Jeff Speck. Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m., Mandarin Oriental, 776 Boylston St., Boston. $55.
FIRESIDE CHAT
1 part corporate, 1 part startup
General Electric chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Immelt is the featured speaker at a members-only “fireside chat’’ sponsored by the Boston College Chief Executives Club. GE announced in January it would move to Boston’s Seaport District from Fairfield, Conn. Immelt will be speaking with MassChallenge chief executive and founder John Harthorne. Thursday, noon to 1:45 p.m., Wharf Room, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston. Free.
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