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Featuring James Clear, Author, "Atomic Habits", with moderator Sophia Fifner, CEO, The Columbus Metropolitan Club.
September 30, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Everyone has a seat at the table during this day of community-wide conversation! Through intentional dialogue and connection, participants are encouraged to imagine the next steps toward a kind and just future for all. This year, CMC is partnering with National Veterans Memorial and Museum and Ohio Blue Star Families to host three Big Table conversations. | The event is free, however you must register on the Columbus Foundation's website.
September 29, 2026
12:00 am - 12:00 am
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Matt Habash, President & CEO, Mid-Ohio Food Collective; Danielle Tong, Executive Director, CelebrateOne with moderator Jerry Revish, Senior Pastor, Unity Temple, and Retired News Anchor, WBNS 10TV.
September 23, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring State Senator Kyle Koehler, 10th Ohio Senate District; Dr. David Harrison, President, Columbus State Community College; Sandra Rodriguez-Toledo, Vice President of Site Operations, Amgen Ohio; David White, Vice President, Talent Strategy, One Columbus, with moderator Angela An, News Anchor, WBNS 10TV.
September 16, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Join us at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum for an evening honoring five decades of civic connection in Central Ohio, and a look at what's ahead. This celebration is open to CMC members, partners, and the wider community. Everyone is welcome.
September 10, 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring keynote speaker and panelist Dr. Kurt Gray, Professor of Social Psychology, The Ohio State University, and Author, "Outraged: Why we Fight about Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground" with moderator Sophia Fifner, President and CEO, The Columbus Metropolitan Club.
September 9, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Suzan Bradford, Executive Director, Lincoln Theatre; Julia Noulin-Mérat, General Director & CEO, Opera Columbus; Chad Whittington, President & CEO, CAPA; Remi Wörtmeyer, Artistic Director, BalletMet, with moderator Amy Juravich, Host and Executive Producer of All Sides with Amy Juravich, 89.7 NPR News, WOSU Public Media.
September 2, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Palace Theatre
Featuring Trevor Chandler, Senior Director of Public Affairs, Flock Safety; Gary Daniels, Legislative Director, ACLU of Ohio; Assistant Chief Nick Konves, Columbus Division of Police; Emmanuel V. Remy, Columbus City Councilmember, with moderator Anna Lynn Winfrey, Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch.
August 26, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Remard Colston, InnovateOhio Platform Administrator, State of Ohio; Daniel Poliquin, Principal, Digital Trust & Privacy / Government and Public Sector, Deloitte & Touche, Angel Mumma, Chief Administrative Officer, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium with moderator Megan Kilgore, Co-Founder, BKC Group.
August 19, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Robert Alt, President and CEO, The Buckeye Institute; Rita McNeil Danish, Interim CEO, The Matriots; Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Endowed Associate Professor of History, The Ohio State University, with moderator Lee Strang, Inaugural Executive Director, Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society, and Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University.
August 12, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum