Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities
The 2008 Ohio Summit – Restoring Our Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities convened more than 1000 government, corporate, civic, neighborhood and academic leaders from around the state, including Governor Ted Strickland, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Senate President Bill Harris and Speaker of the House Jon Husted confirmed as speakers. The Summit was co-convened by the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and GreaterOhio.
The purpose of The Summit was to elicit reaction to a draft set of proposals for state policy reforms that reflect a critique of past policies, aimed at revitalizing communities throughout Ohio. Each of the recommendations was carefully tailored to the unique assets and challenges of Ohio’s 32 core communities whose revitalization is the springboard to a more prosperous and competitive state as a whole. Comments derived from this gathering will help to shape the final report to be released in early 2009.
Event Presentations:
- Bruce Katz Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
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Download written remarks - Scott Bernstein President, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Download presentation slides - Rob Greenbaum Professor, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University
Download presentation slides - Mark Partridge Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy, The Ohio State University
Download presentation slides - Jane Dockery Associate Director, Center for Urban and Public Affairs, Wright State University
Download presentation slides - Alan Mallach Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
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Event Resources:
- Welcome Letter
- Summit Agenda
- Sponsor List
- Biographies of the Speakers
- Executive Summary- Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities
- A Restoring Prosperity Case Study: Akron, Ohio
- Working Draft: Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities
- Working Draft: Our Joint Future: Rural-Urban Interdependence in 21st Century Ohio
- Restoring Prosperity to Ohio: Fact Sheet
- Ohio Summit in the News
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Lavea Brachman and The Honorable Michael Coleman |
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The Honorable Ted Strickland | Douglas Kridler, The Honorable Jon Husted, Nancy Zimpher, Al Ratner, The Honorable David Burger |
Agenda
Welcome
Honorable Michael B. Coleman
Mayor - City of Columbus
Summit Introduction and Overview
Presentations
Panelists
Eric Fingerhut
Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents
The Honorable Jay Williams
Mayor, City of Youngstown
Lunch Plenary
Jerry Jurgensen
President and CEO, Nationwide Insurance
Concurrent Panel Discussions
Bob Milbourne
President and CEO, The Columbus Partnership
The Honorable Donald Plusquellic
Mayor, City of Akron
Ty Marsh
President and CEO, Columbus Chamber of Commerce
David Abbott
President, Gund Foundation
Ellen van der Horst
President, Cincinnati USA Chamber of Commerce
Brad Whitehead
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro
Senior Advisor - Fund for Our Economic Future
Luis M. Proenza
President, University of Akron
Plenary Discussion
Douglas Kridler
CEO, Columbus Foundation
Nancy Zimpher
President, University of Cincinnati
Al Ratner
Co-Chairman, Forest City Enterprises
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