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SCHEDULE.

Please visit our Panels page for detailed session descriptions​ and Panelists page for speaker biographies

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Please note that session room assignments are subject to change

TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017

​8:30 - 9:30 am

Registration & Breakfast in the Grand Ballroom

​9:30 - 9:45 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks 

10:00 - 11:15 am     SESSION I

 

Panel A in the Thurber Conference:

Ohio's Brownfields: Catalysts for Neighborhood Rebirth

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Panel B in the Seneca Room:

Bouncing Back: Revitalization in Ohio’s Small and Medium-Sized Legacy Cities

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​11:30 am - 1:00 pm    

Lunch & Keynote Address - Hon. Tom Murphy, Urban Land Institute Fellow and Former Mayor of Pittsburgh

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​1:15 - 2:30 pm     SESSION II

 

Panel A in the Seneca Room:

How Do We Build the Right Mix of Housing for Ohio's Cities?

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Panel B in the Thurber Conference:

Thinking Outside the Pipe: Modernizing Ohio's Water Infrastructure

 

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​2:45 - 4:00 pm     SESSION III

 

Panel A in the Seneca Room:

21st Century Strategies for Supporting Competitive Workforces and Regions

 

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Panel B in the Thurber Conference:

Laying the Cornerstone for Growth: Municipal Budgets in Challenging Times

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Panel C - meet in the Westin Lobby:

Neighborhood Bus Tour: The Impact of Housing Investments in Weinland Park

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4:15 - 6:15 pm

Networking Reception in the Grand Ballroom

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017

​8:00 - 8:30 am

Registration & Breakfast in the Grand Ballroom

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8:30 - 10:00 am

The Greater Ohio Sustainable Development Awards in the Grand Ballroom

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10:15 - 11:15 am     SESSION IV

 

Panel A in the Thurber Conference:

Bus, Bike, or Walk: Achieving a Competitive and Cost-Effective Transportation System

 

 

Panel B in the Seneca Room:

Financing Recovery in Ohio's Neighborhoods: Emerging Partnership Models

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​11:30 am - 12:30 pm     SESSION V

 

Panel A in the Seneca Room:

Aggregating Ohio's Strengths: Regional Economic Development Initiatives

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Panel B in the Thurber Conference:

Leveraging Neighborhood Assets: Schools as Keys to Community Stabilization and Regrowth

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12:30 - 1:45 pm

Lunch & Plenary Panel in the Grand Ballroom

The Road Ahead: Ohio's Biennium Budget and the Legislative Process

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2:00 pm

Closing Remarks in the Grand Ballroom

 

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