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Featuring Ryan Augsburger, President, The Ohio Manufacturers' Association; Dr. Jeffrey Bielicki, Associate Faculty Director of Research, Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University; Timothy Chadwick, Area Operations Manager for Ohio, Google; Christopher Wyche, Member, Columbus City Council, and Chair, Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee, with moderator Karen Kasler Bureau Chief, Statehouse News Bureau.
April 22 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Sarah Goodyear, Co-Host, The War on Cars Podcast, and Co-Author, "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile"; Doug Gordon, Co-Host, The War on Cars Podcast, and Co-Author, "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile"; Devayani Puranik, Mobility Development Program Director, COTA, with moderator D'Laveance Bert-Sims, Board Member, Tra
April 29 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Dr. Joyce J. Chen, Professor of Economics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University; Stephanie Hightower, President & CEO, The Columbus Urban League; Robert L. Woodson, Sr., Founder and President, The Woodson Center, Washington, D.C., with moderator Rodney Dunigan, Evening Manager and Anchor, WSYX ABC6.
May 6 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Shereen Agrawal, Executive Director, Center for Software Innovation, The Ohio State University; Tim Grace, Managing Director, Techstars Columbus, with moderator Carrie Ghose, Senior Reporter, Columbus Business First additional panelists to be announced.
May 13 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Mike DeWine, Governor, State of Ohio, and moderator Jo Ingles, Journalist and Producer, The Statehouse News Bureau.
May 20 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Featuring Matthew Goldstein, CEO, Besa; Kerri Mollard, Founder and CEO, Mollard Consulting; Emily Toney, Senior Vice President, Local Market Executive, Bank of America, with moderator Janelle Coleman, President, American Electric Power Foundation.
July 22 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
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