Missed a forum and want to catch up? Watch full video recordings, listen to the podcast of that forum, check out the photo gallery, and more! Looking for older forum recordings not listed here? Check out our YouTube channel!
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 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
Featuring Brenda Councill, Ohio Women's Monument Artist and Sculptor; Stephanie Kunze, Chair of the Ohio Women’s Monument Commission, Capitol Square Foundation Board Member, and Former State of Ohio Senator; Charley Moses, Capitol Square Foundation Board Chair, and Former Ohio Statehouse Representative with moderator Charlene Brown, Co-Host, WOSU Public Media's Columbus Neighborhoods TV Series.
August 5, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Brian Brackeen, Managing Partner, Lightship Anchor Fund; Shannon McGhee, CEO, SEED SPOT; Ted Velie, CEO, Midwest House, and Co-Founder, Start Midwest, with moderator Wolf Starr, Founder and CEO, Venture Atlas. | Please note this CMC forum will take place at The Idea Foundry.
July 29, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Idea Foundry
Featuring Matthew Goldstein, CEO, Besa; Carrie Maun-Smith, Assistant Vice President, Inclusive Culture, Change & Community Impact, Grange Insurance, and Foundation President, Grange Enterprise Gives; Kerri Mollard, Founder and CEO, Mollard Consulting; with moderator Janelle Coleman, President, American Electric Power Foundation.
July 22, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Daren Griffin, President & CEO, The Columbus Regional Airport Authority; Deborah Scherer, Senior Vice President, Global Trade & Investment, One Columbus; with moderator Jerod Smalley, Anchor, WCMH NBC4, and Host, Columbus 2.0.
July 15, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum