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Featuring Greg Davies, CEO, Downtown Columbus, Inc.; Mindy Justis, Vice President + Advocacy Chair, Downtown Residents Association of Columbus, Michael Stevens, Director of Development, City of Columbus; Brad J. DeHays, Founder & President, Connect Real Estate and Connect Construction, and with moderator Rodney Dunigan, Evening Managing Editor & Anchor, WSYX ABC 6.
July 23, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Rob Dorans, President Pro Tem, Columbus City Council; Michael Wilkos, Vice President of Community Engagement, The United Way of Central Ohio; Monica Tellez-Fowler, President & CEO, COTA, with moderator Jordan Laird, Politics and Government Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch, Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK.
July 16, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Yohannan "Yogi" Terrell, CEO at Warhol & WALL ST, and Director, Columbus Fashion Alliance; Erica Crawley, Board President and Commissioner, Franklin County Board of Commissioners; Madison Hilson and Valentina Thompson, Co-Founders, SENIQ, and with moderator Kat DePizzo, President, Justice Design Lab.
July 9, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Tom Schmid. President & CEO, The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium; Joe Gottron, President & CEO, Gladden Community House; Denise Robinson, President and CEO, Alvis; Julie Fletcher, Director of Community Impact, Crane Group, and with moderator Michael Corey, Executive Director, Human Service Chamber of Central Ohio.
June 25, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Joe Mazzola, Franklin County Health Commissioner; Dr. Mysheika W. Roberts, Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health; Dr. Andrew Thomas, Chief Clinical Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and with moderator Tracy Townsend, Anchor, 10TV News This Morning and Medical Correspondent.
June 18, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Pat Tiberi, President and CEO, Ohio Business Roundtable; Lisa Gray, President, Ohio Excels; Geena Gamble; Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist; Worthington Enterprises, and with moderator Alissa Widman Neese, Reporter, Axios.
June 11, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Oyauma Garrison, President & CEO, Maryhaven, Inc.; Rachelle Martin; Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Franklin County; Amy Bush Stevens, Amy Bush Stevens Consulting, LLC, Consultant to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, and with moderator Greg Moody, Director of Professional Development, The John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University.
June 4, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Colin Bird, Consul General of Canada in Detroit; Allison Russo, Ohio State Representative, District 7, and House Minority Leader; Bala Sathyanarayanan, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Greif, and with moderator Dan Eaton, Reporter, Columbus Business First.
May 21, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Greg Lawson, Research Fellow, The Buckeye Institute; Michael D. Cole, President, Columbus City School Board; Michael Stinziano, Franklin County Auditor, and with moderator Anna Staver, State Government & Politics Reporter, Cleveland.com/The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
May 14, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis
Featuring Duwain Pinder, Partner, Ohio - Columbus, McKinsey & Company; Jason Reece, Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University; Keith Jones, President & CEO, Oakwood Management; Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, Columbus City Councilmember, and with moderator Mataryun "Mo” Wright, President & CEO, RAMA Consulting Group.
May 7, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Ellis