Thank you to all that attended the 2017 OEDA Annual Summit!

Below are the links to the Speaker Bios, Handouts and Presentations:

OEDA Annual Summit 2017 Program-FINAL

OEDA Annual Summit List of Attendees

Wednesday, October 18^th

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Social Media
– Colleen Walton, Marketing Strategist, Brand Acceleration, Inc.

Your Community, Your Broadband:  Approaches to Access
– Greg Dunn, Ice Miller, Partner – Broadband and Telecommunications
– Kip Wahlers, Ice Miller, Partner – Municipal Finance
– Chris Magill, Ice Miller, Economic Development Director 

Downtown Redevelopment in Ohio – Three Perspectives
– Hrishue Mahalaha, Senior Partner at Innovation Economy Partners;
– David Robinson, President of the Montrose Group;
– Mike Rose, President of Washington Properties.
– Moderator: Harry Eadon, President/Executive Director, Economic Development and Finance Alliance of Tuscarawas County

Creating a Rising Tide to Lift All Boats – Employer Talent Advising as a Workforce Innovation Strategy
– Paul Herdeg, Development Administrator, Cuyahoga County Department of Development
– Pete Bednar, Talent Advisor, Cuyahoga County Department of Development

Pace Financing: Applicability and Impact
– Margaret Comey, Senior Counsel-Public Finance Group, Locke Lord, LLP
– Caleb Bell, Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Ohio – An Insider’s Perspective
– Ken Burns, Vice President of Operations, Spectrum Brands
– Ellen Heinz, Director of Human Resources, New Horizons Baking Company
– Matt Backiewicz, Vice President, Sales & Business Development, Dawson
– Jamie Richardson, Vice President, Government and Shareholder Relations, White Castle System, Inc.
– Jeff Spridgeon, Vice President of Sales, Wiretap
– Steve Van Dyke, Owner and Founder, Tool Technologies
– Moderator: Eric Burkland, President, Ohio Manufacturers’ Association.

How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?
– Jason Hamman, President, The Hamman Consulting Group

Thursday, October 19^th

Ohio Development Services Agency Update

JobsOhio Update

Connecting Business and Education
– Ryan Burgess, Director, Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation;
– Chancellor John Carey, Ohio Department of Higher Education;
– Dr. John Richard, Deputy State Superintendent, Ohio Department of Education 

Connecting Job-Seekers and Businesses Through a Common Language-Skills
– Rebecca Kusner, Director of Strategic Planning and Policy, New Growth Group,
– Mike Longo, Director, Lorain County Workforce Development Agency
– Brenda Latanza, Director of Economic Development, Preble County Development Corporation
– Grace Heffernan, Project Manager, TalentNEO

Bond Finance:  Will Your Financing Be Taxable or Tax-Exempt?
– Todd Cooper, Esq., Partner, Locke Lord LLP

Economic Development Through Placemaking and Crowdgranting
– Rob St Mary, Director of Outreach Patronicity
– Katharine Czarnecki, Senior Vice President, Community Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Anchor-Based Strategies for Small and Mid-Sized Communities – Handout
– Allan Hooper, Downtown Strategies LLC

Better Together – Supporting Regional Businesses through Powerful Partnerships
– Matt Falter, OBRN Project Director, Workforce Initiative Association, Canton, Ohio;
– Rich Delisio, PTAC Procurement Specialist, Ohio University,
– Ken Timmings, President, KTSDI, LLC., North Lima, Ohio;
– Dave Wheeler, Director, External Affairs at American Electric Power & Chair of the Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development Board

Tapping into Data for Workforce Success: How Ohio Analytics Supports Ohio’s Business Needs and Workforce Goals
– Joshua Hawley, Director, Ohio Education Research Center;
– Keith Ewald, Project Manager, Office of Workforce Development, ODJFS;
– Ryan Burgess, Director, Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation;
– Kristin Harlow, Research Associate, Ohio Education Research Center.
– Facilitator: Erin Joyce, Associate Director, Ohio Education Research Center

Perspectives of the Effects of Heroin on a Community – A Panel Discussion
– Mark O’Brien, Policy Director, Addiction Policy Forum; – PRESENTATION
– Jeremy Gordon, Ford Sharonville Transmission Plant;
– Doug Adkins, City Manager, City of Middletown. – PRESENTATION
– Moderator: Paul Brehm, Economic Development Director, City of Forest Park

Friday, October 20^th

Data is Good but Insights are Better
– Dave Parsell, Co-founder and CEO of Localintel

Open Mic Morning
– City of Forest Park – A Tale of Two TIF
– Advantage Sharonville
– The Reluctant Facebook Fan
– Sticking Points

Right to Work vs. Non Right to Work State:  Definitions, Differences, and Debate
– Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio
– Greg Lawson, Research Fellow at the Buckeye Institute
– Michelle Comerford, Project Director, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company