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Studies indicate that organizations with diverse leadership and staff are more innovative and successful. Central Ohio has a rapidly increasing, diverse population so business, government and nonprofits should adapt appropriately.
June 12, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
Our panel will feature Denise Robinson (President CEO of Alvis Inc.), Carter Stewart (Managing Director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation), Jodi Thomas (Franklin County Municipal Judge), and host Karen Kasler (Bureau Chief of Statehouse News).
June 5, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
To discuss the myriad options and indeed challenges surrounding death, we welcome Ryan Nash, MD, MA (Director of The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics and Director of Division of Bioethics, Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy), Robert Rivas (General Counsel for the Final Exit Network), and host Jo Ingles (Reporter at The Statehouse News Bureau).
May 29, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
We welcome the return of warm weather and our 4th Thursdays Happy Hours, running May through September.
May 23, 2019
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
We dive into the deep end of this discussion by inviting three people who have made it a professional priority to reform criminal sentencing: Larry Obhof (State Senator for District 22 and President of the Senate), Ron O'Brien (Franklin County Prosecutor), Zach Klein (Columbus City Attorney), and host Karen Kasler (Bureau Chief of the Statehouse News Bureau).
May 22, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
Michael Drake, M.D., President of The Ohio State University, will be interviewed by Stacia Naquin (Co-Anchor at WSYX ABC 6).
May 15, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
To understand the murky waters of educational funding, we welcome Howard Fleeter (Owner of Fleeter & Associates), Melissa Cropper (President of the Ohio Federation Of Teachers), Tracy Nájera (Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund), and host Jim Seigel (Ohio Statehouse reporter at The Columbus Dispatch).
May 8, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
The future of mobility in Ohio is at an interesting point with the state government considering increased funding for public transportation and the recently passed gas tax to maintain infrastructure.
May 1, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park
CMC members and their guests are invited to join us as we tour the collections of the Greater Columbus Convention Center and the Hilton. The tour will be led by renowned local art consultant and buyer, Michael Reese, and will feature a discussion with As We Are creator and CCAD professor Matthew Mohr. After, we will gather for a happy hour at the Hilton!!
April 25, 2019
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Greater Columbus Convention Center
We welcome Christie Angel (President and CEO of YWCA Columbus), Suparna Bhaskaran, Ph.D. (Senior Researcher at The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society), Darrick Hamilton (Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity), and host Kelley Griesmer (President and CEO of The Women's Fund of Central Ohio).
April 24, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
The Boat House at Confluence Park