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Featuring The Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu, Daughter of Archbishop Desmond and Nomalizo Leah Tutu, and Priest Associate, All Saint's Episcopal, Atlanta, Georgia, and with moderator Colleen Marshall, Anchor, NBC4.
November 6 2024
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Matt Martin, Director of Community Research, The Columbus Foundation; Kenny McDonald, President and CEO, The Columbus Partnership, Padmini Roy-Dixon, Economic Development Director & Regional Innovation Officer, MORPC, and with moderator Doug Buchanan, Editor in Chief, Columbus Business First.
November 13 2024
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring J. Averi Frost, Executive Director, Central Ohio African American Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Gina Ginn, CEO, Columbus Early Learning Centers; Matt Martin, Director of Community Research, The Columbus Foundation, and with moderator Autumn Glover, Senior Vice President, Provider + Community Partnerships, AndHealth.
November 20 2024
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Daniel Juday, Founder + Facilitator, Space Creator LLC; Dr. Tina Pierce, Chief of Strategy and Belonging, The Ohio State University Alumni Association; Jennifer Robinson, Chief Human Resources Officer and Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Veterans Services and with moderator Margaret Finley, Head of DEI and Corporate Affairs, ADS, and President, Board of Directors, Central Ohio Diversity Consortium.
December 11 2024
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring The Honorable Nicholas J. Bankston, Columbus City Council; Amy Taylor, President, Downtown Columbus, Inc., with an additional panelist and panel moderator to be announced.
December 18 2024
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Dr. Bill LaFayette, Owner, Regionomics, Kathy Bostjancic, Chief Economist, Nationwide Mutual, and moderator Benjamin Lanka, Business Editor, The Columbus Dispatch.
January 8 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Dr. Stephen Markovich, President and Chief Executive Officer, OhioHealth; Timothy Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Dr. John Warner, Chief Executive Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Executive Vice President, The Ohio State University; Tauana McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mount Carmel Health System, and with moderator Greg Moody, Director of Professional Development and the State of Ohio Leadership Institute
January 22 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring John Comerford, President, Otterbein University; Dr. Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, President, Central State University; Dr. James Orr, Vice Provost, Strategic Enrollment Management, The Ohio State University; Dr. David Harrison, President, Columbus State Community College; moderator Sheridan Hendrix, Higher Education Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch.
January 29 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
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