Featuring Columbus City Councilmember Nancy Day-Achauer, Lauren Hagan, CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Beth Johnson, Executive Director, Honor Flight Columbus, and with moderator Dr. Frederic Bertley, President & CEO, COSI and CEO National Veterans Memorial and Museum. Additional panelist to be announced.
October 7, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Vivek Ramaswamy, Candidate for Ohio Governor with moderator Karen Kasler, Bureau Chief, Statehouse News Bureau.
October 14, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Dr. Ravi V. Bellamkonda, President, The Ohio State University with moderator Sheridan Hendrix, Higher Education Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch. | Columbus Metropolitan Club Annual Meeting to precede the forum.
October 21, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Morgan Harper, Executive Director, Columbus Stand Up with moderator Walker Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Columbus Underground. Additional panelists to be announced.
October 28, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Dr. Amanda Scott, Principal, Illuminology; Jennifer Sharma, CEO, Huckleberry House, with moderator Kara B. Wente, Director, The Ohio Department of Children and Youth. Additional panelists to be announced.
November 18, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Charles Hillman, President & CEO, The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority with moderator Michael Wilkos, Vice President of Community Engagement, The United Way of Central Ohio.
December 2, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Dr. Bill LaFayette, Owner, Regionomics; Dr. Joyce Chen, Professor of Economics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University; Ben Ayers, Senior Economist, Nationwide Economics with moderator Ben Lanka, Business Editor, The Columbus Dispatch.
January 6, 2027
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum