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Featuring Walter Eguez, Founder, Tortilla Street Food;Â Stuart G. Hoffman, Senior Economic Advisor, PNC Financial Services Group; Inna Kinney, CEO and Founder, Economic and Community Development Institute; Ariana Ulloa-Olavarrieta, Small Business Coordinator, City of Columbus, with moderator Susan Post, Digital Editor, Columbus Business First.
November 12, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Bruce Garfield, Executive Director, MUSIC MEANS BUSINESS INC.; Amy Holihan, Deputy Director, Music Columbus; Natalie Jackson, Co-Founder, Natalie's Grandview; Rashad Thomas, CEO, Elev8tor Music with moderator Chris DeVille, Managing Editor, Stereogum, and Author, "Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion."
November 5, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Ann Bischoff, CEO, Star House; Elizabeth Brown, President & CEO, YWCA; Rachel Lustig, President and CEO, Lutheran Social Services; Densil Porteous, Executive Director, Stonewall Columbus, with moderator Brandi AL-Issa, President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity MidOhio.
October 29, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Philip Bump, Former National Columnist, The Washington Post, and Author, "The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America"; Michelle Everhart-Sullivan, Chief Audience Officer, Signal Ohio; Tareya Palmer, Co-Creator, Columbus Can’t Wait Podcast, with moderator Mike Thompson, Director of Radio, WOSU Public Media.
October 22, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
The Big Table® is an annual community-wide day of conversation designed to inspire civic engagement and connection. In an ever-changing and challenging world, prioritizing conversation and social connection are more important than ever. By meeting new people, sharing our lived experiences, and actively listening to one another, we can help build a kinder community where everyone has a seat at the table. This year, CMC's conversation topic will be Building Relationships for Civic Engagement.
October 21, 2025
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Roosevelt Coffeehouse at Gravity (Franklinton)
Featuring Dontavius Jarrells, Representative, 1st District, Ohio House of Representatives, Paula Powell, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company; Adam Sharp, Executive Vice President, The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Bill Stanley, State Director, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio, with moderator Carol Kauffman, CEO, Ohio Environmental Council.
October 15, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Dr. Melanie Corn, President, The Columbus College of Art & Design; Karen Hewitt, Founder and Principal Consultant, K Hewitt Consulting and The Culture of You, and Co-Founder and COO, The Ohio REST Collective;  Dr. Karen Williams, Founder and CEO, The International Institute of Humor and Healing Arts; with moderator Ronald Murray, CEO, PEACE OF MIND, Inc., and Community Engagement Liaison, Stonewall Columbus.
October 8, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Brooke A. Minto, Executive Director of the Columbus Museum of Art, with moderator Sophia Fifner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Columbus Metropolitan Club. Curator-led guided tour of the Pizzuti, including the featured exhibition: Las Vegas Ikebana: Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi. Your pre-party ticket includes two complimentary drinks and admission to Night Shift.
October 3, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Pizzuti
Featuring Nick Bankston, Columbus City Councilmember; Carlie Boos, Executive Director, Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio; Andrew J. Ginther, Mayor, City of Columbus with moderator Mark Ferenchik, News Director, WOSU 89.7 NPR News.
October 1, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Becky Griffin, Head of Home Lending Servicing & Support Operations, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Brian McDonald, Market Executive, Bank of America; Jordan Miller, Chairman & CEO, Adelphi Bank;Â Ilaria Rawlins, CEO, Fortuna Bank, and with moderator Derrick Clay, President and CEO, The Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
September 24, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum