​Greater Ohio Policy Center presents​...

 

RESTORING NEIGHBORHOODS,

STRENGTHENING ECONOMIES

 

A Summit on Innovation & Sustainable Growth in Ohio’s Cities & Regions

 

 

June 9-10, 2015

 

 

The Westin Columbus
310 S. High Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43215

 

 

The Greater Ohio Policy Center is proud to announce its 2015 Summit, Restoring Neighborhoods, Strengthening Economies: Innovation & Sustainable Growth in Ohio's Cities & Regions. This Summit will bring together national experts, state policymakers, and local leaders to discuss new strategies for transforming Ohio’s cities and regions and for making Ohio economically competitive in the 21st century. The Summit will feature cutting-edge tools and practices, effective partnerships, and policy solutions that build prosperous communities in Ohio and beyond.

 

Summit sessions will address a wide range of topics essential to comprehensive and sustainable economic growth, including:

 

• regional economic growth strategies,

• community and economic development strategies,

• infrastructure financing and improvement,

• transportation financing and options,

• financial tools and partners for strengthening neighborhoods,

• equitable development issues,

• innovative governance tools, and

• new cross-sector city and regional solutions for revitalization.

 

Click here to see the Summit agenda.

 

Summit participants will include: civic, business, philanthropic, non-profit and political leaders, including bankers, developers, and practitioners from across the state.  Overall, the Summit will host dialogues and presentations about new tools and strategies that lay the foundation for building sustainable, prosperous communities and regions in Ohio.

 

AICP continuing education credits are available at the Summit sessions! Each panel session is worth 1.25 credit hours.

 

 

Introducing the Greater Ohio Sustainable Development Awards

 

We are excited to introduce the first Greater Ohio Sustainable Development Awards. The Awards recognize individuals and entities working to create vibrant and sustainable communities, cities, and regions in Ohio.  Award recipients will be announced during lunch on June 10th at the Summit.

 

Click here for more information about the Awards.

 

 

Who's Coming?

 

Click here to see who has registered for the Summit.

 

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

 

By becoming a sponsor of the Restoring Neighborhoods, Strengthening Economies Summit, your organization will be supporting the seminal statewide Summit in Ohio that brings together national experts with state policymakers and local leaders to highlight ways to transform Ohio’s cities and metros on multiple fronts—transportation, cross-sector innovation, physical infrastructure, and neighborhoods. 

 

For questions or Summit sponsorship opportunities, please contact Marianne Eppig of Greater Ohio Policy Center (meppig@greaterohio.org or 614-224-0187).

 

 

About Greater Ohio Policy Center

 

Our mission is to champion revitalization and sustainable growth in Ohio.

 

Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Columbus and operating statewide. We develop and advance policies and practices that enhance Ohio's cities and metropolitan regions as economic drivers and preserve the state’s open space and farmland. Through education, research and outreach, GOPC strives to create a political and policy climate that advances sustainable development and economic growth.

 

For more information, please visit our website: www.greaterohio.org.